Solar Science (eBook)

Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More

Andrew Fraknoi, Dennis Schatz (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
360 Seiten
NSTA - National Science Teaching Association (Verlag)
9781941316474 (ISBN)

Infos

Solar Science offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the Sun's motions, space weather caused by the Sun, the measurement of time and seasons in our daily lives, and much more. The authors are award-winning experts in both astronomy and science education, so they know just how to encourage students to work like scientists by asking questions, doing experiments, comparing notes, and refining and reporting results. They also know you have to make the most of every instructional minute. The book contains plenty of ideas for related writing projects; grade-appropriate math examples; and connections to music, art, fiction, and history. It s also aligned with the three-dimensional learning encouraged by the Next Generation Science Standards and connects to the Common Core State Standards. Solar Science is ideal for teachers, informal science educators, youth group leaders, curriculum specialists, and teacher trainers. You can use these versatile activities one at a time, as the basis of a stand-alone unit on the Sun, or as a comprehensive curriculum. You get to determine the best way for your students to learn a lot while having fun with the Sun.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 280 x 280 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: 3d learning • Activities • Astronomy • common core • Curriculum • earth science • Eclipse • informal instruction • inquiry-based activities • inquiry-based learning • instructional materials • Interdisciplinary • Lesson Plans • Mathematics • Next Generation Science Standards • NGSS • NSTA • NSTA Press • Science • science experiments • Science teachers • Scientific research • Seasons • solar astronomy • Solar eclipse • Solar Science • Standards • Sun • three-dimensional
• ISBN-13: 9781941316474 / 9781941316474