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Visual Literacy—the 3Rs or STEAM?

By Bob Riddle

Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Literacy STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Parker Solar Probe Close Up View of the Sun’s Environment, November 18, 2021

Launched on 12 August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is venturing closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft. It is revolutionizing our understanding of the long-standing mysteries of the near-Sun environment. The new science data show new phenom...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Astronomy Chemistry Earth & Space Science Engineering Physics STEM Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, June 1, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Astronomy Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics New Science Teachers News NGSS Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Q: What Color Is the Sun?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Early Childhood Elementary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Physical Science

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, May 4, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

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Earth Watch

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Our Universe through Sight, Sound & Touch, September 23, 2021

Information of our Universe doesn't have to be just a two-dimensional snap shot. We can transform these data to be able to listen, feel, or (virtually) move through cosmic objects.  Listen to the debris from an exploded star, walk thro...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Astronomy Chemistry Computer Science General Science Mathematics Physics STEM Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 9, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

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Journal Article

Give Them the Tools and They Will Explore

By Bob Riddle and Betsy Stefany

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

Getting to the Core of Climate Change

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Climate Change Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

The Moon’s Inclined Orbital Plane

By Timothy Young and Mark Guy

Middle School Astronomy Physical Science

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Keep Space Scurvy Away With Ascorbic Acid a Day

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Astronomy Citizen Science Physical Science

Journal Article

How Can We Better Move From Data to Meaning?

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

Mission Cognition

By Ronald W. Rinehart, Benjamin D. Olsen, Lisa Freese, and Mason Kuhn

Elementary Aerospace Astronomy Physical Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: NASA's Perseverance Rover Landing on Mars...What to Expect!, February 17, 2021

The main goal of NASA's Perseverance Rover mission is to seek for signs of ancient life on Mars and collect samples of rock and regolith for possible return to Earth.  The Rover is expected to land on the surface of the Red Planet on Thursday, F...

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