Research shows that students learn best by doing. This workbook, written by two master teachers, contains 36 field-tested activities, including nine new to the Second Edition, that span the introductory astronomy course and can be used in any size of classroom. Each activity is now self-contained with an introduction that provides necessary background material for students. Activities are built around a concept that leads students from basic knowledge to a deeper understanding through guided interactions. The Second Edition is supported by Smartwork5, so instructors can easily assess student understanding.
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Format: Mixed media product
Weight: 570g
Dimensions: 218 x 279mm
Publication Date: 03 Jul 2020
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780393419849
About Ana LarsonStacy Palen
Stacy Palen is an award-winning professor in the physics department at Weber State University. She received her BS in physics from Rutgers University and her PhD in physics from the University of Iowa. As a lecturer and postdoc at the University of Washington she taught Introductory Astronomy more than 20 times over 4 years. Since joining Weber State she has been very active in science outreach activities ranging from star parties to running the state Science Olympiad. Stacy does research in formal and informal astronomy education and the death of Sun-like stars. She spends much of her time thinking teaching and writing about the applications of science in everyday life. She then puts that science to use on her small farm in Ogden Utah. Ana Larson received a double bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Washington in 1990. She obtained her PhD from the University of Victoria Victoria B.C. Canada in 1996 and it was during her time there that she started developing activities for the undergraduates to enhance their lectures in astronomy. Upon her graduation she joined the University of Washington where she is now a senior lecturer in astronomy. On average she has taught introductory astronomy at least twice a year for the past 17+ years most frequently for the large lecture-based course. Her developing and thorough testing of introductory lecture-related activities has been an on-going effort for over a decade. Having recognized that students need to see connections between what is read in the textbook taught in class and practiced she has made sure that the activities remain relevant as well as challenging. Ana is also the director of the Jacobsen Observatory on the University of Washington campus and guides undergraduates in all majors in their educational outreach efforts as they give their talks and introduce the night sky to the public during public viewing nights.