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The Moon Also Rises: Investigating celestial motion models

Journal Article

The Moon Also Rises: Investigating celestial motion models

Investigating celestial motion models is the focus of this Earth-Moon-Sun (EMS) astronomy unit. The model involves relevant motions of these objects that can be used to explain Earth-based astronomical phenomena—day and night, sunrise and sunset, m...

A Case of Mistaken Identity?

Journal Article

A Case of Mistaken Identity?

This case explores the fundamental principles of memory, eyewitness accuracy, and police questioning techniques in witness identification in a criminal case. Studying the details of an actual series of attacks and subsequent police investigation, stu...

The “Lady” of Charleston

Journal Article

The “Lady” of Charleston

This case uses the story of Dawn Langley Simmons, who may have been misidentified as male at birth, to illustrate the developmental basis of human sexual dimorphism and how gender misidentification may occur: Students also consider the emotional, leg...

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