As if we all need one more thing to do, right?
But we're going pretty fast, and a lot of teaching ideas are being described with no time to record them for posterity.
Here's a spot for you to - pretty please! - summarize your idea so the rest of us can use it. You can do so by making your own post (get your email to me so I can add you as an author here) or in the comments section of any post. I'll organize this on a day-by-day basis.
It's normal to be thinking "but my ideas aren't that great!" Oh, yes they are! Sure, it takes guts to share, but that's how we'll all improve.
Here we go!
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Great Idea. Thanks for maintaining.
Great Idea. Thanks for maintaining.
AGI ANNOUNCES CONTEST THEMES FOR EARTH SCIENCE WEEK 2007
The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests in conjunction with Earth Science Week 2007 (October 14-20, 2007). This year's theme is "The Pulse of Earth Science." Earth Science week is organized annually by AGI with support from a number of other geosciences organizations, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation. The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists.
This year, all U.S. residents are encouraged to enter "People Discovering Earth's Treasures," the Earth Science Week photography contest. Submissions should depict an aspect of earth science as it appears in your community. Contributors are encouraged to look at their surroundings through a geoscientist's eyes and photograph what they discover. Students in grades K-5 are eligible to enter the visual arts contest, "Changing Earth." Submissions should illustrate how geologic processes are constantly changing Earth's landscape. Contributors will draw a picture, make a collage, or create another piece of two-dimensional artwork that highlights the continuous changes on planet Earth. The essay contest "Earth Science in My Community" is open to students in grades 6-9. Entries should be short essays of no more than 300 words explaining a unique geologic aspect of their community, discussing current earth science research in their geographic area, or indicating why it is important to study local geology. To learn more about how to celebrate our understanding of the planet and for more information on these contests, visit www.earthsciweek.org . More details about the American Geological Institute, a Triangle Coalition member, are at www.agiweb.org .
NASA Explorer Schools
Applications are now available for educators interested in joining NASA Explorer Schools during the 2008-2009 school year. Schools from the 50 states, the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands may apply for the NES 2008-2009 school year. NES offers unique opportunities designed to engage and educate the future scientists who may someday advance U.S. scientific interests through space exploration.
Teams composed of full-time teachers and a school administrator develop and implement a three-year action plan to address local challenges in science, technology and mathematics education for grades 4-9. Schools that are selected are eligible to receive funding during the three-year partnership to purchase technology tools. The project also provides educators and students with content-specific activities that can be used within the curricula to excite students about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Applications are due Jan. 31, 2008 . For more information, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov/portal/site/nes/menuitem.3a9dc5f6e0302a448258f708c41a5ea0/
We have just opened a new web site with an exciting opportunity for the
public called through a new web site called Galaxy Zoo: www.galaxyzoo.org
. It's a chance for you to participate in research efforts of the SDSS.
It's an interesting and useful question to ask whether a galaxy is a
spiral or elliptical galaxy. In addition to their different shapes,
spirals and ellipticals have different properties, and they are home to
different populations of stars. And it's easy to tell a galaxy's type just
by looking at it.
The SDSS has images of millions of galaxies - far more than any single
person could look through in a lifetime. Computers can't help with the
task of classifying galaxies, because they have trouble recognizing
images. So classifying galaxies is a task that is nearly impossible for
computers, but easy for humans - but there are so many galaxies that a
person could never look through all of them.
This is where you come in. If thousands of people all look at the galaxies
together, they can classify the galaxies reasonably quickly. The web site
www.galaxyzoo.org lets you classify the galaxies. Read the main page and
"How to Take Part", then register to join the project. "How to Take Part"
includes a tutorial on classifying galaxies. After the tutorial, you will
take a simple test of your classification skill. Once you pass the test,
you can start classifying by clicking "Galaxy Analysis." Your
classifications will be sent to a database that astronomers can see.
We are working on a star system to recognize people who have classified
the most galaxies - galaxies that you classify now will count toward your
total.
If you're a teacher, your students can help too!
Let me know if you have trouble with the site. If you're a teacher and
you'd like to have your students help, let me know that too. I'm planning
some student activities using Galaxy Zoo, and I'd love to get your
thoughts on how they should work.
Enjoy, and happy classifying!
Clear skies,
Jordan Raddick
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This is the mailing list of the SkyServer web site of the Sloan Digital
Sky Survey.
Here is the correct address for Rodney's Homepage for Earth Science Teachers.
http://formontana.net/home.html
Here are some websites with videos and informaiton all you need to do is highlight the web address then cut and past in address box to go to the site.
I think this is the same as the videos DR. Z was talking about.
A Video Introduction to Geology
This is a video instructional series on geology for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. There are 26 half-hour video programs.
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Science/EarthSci/Geology/Geology02_VOD.asp
Earth Sciences
A Video Introduction to the Earth Sciences A series of 1-hour videos dealing with each of the seven major disciplines of earth science.
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Science/EarthSci/EarthSpace01_VOD.asp
Fundamentals of Meteorology information site
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Science/EarthSci/MeteorAcad/default.asp
You write very well.
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