Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 Formative Assessment ProbesNSTA Press, 2012 - 255 síður What do your students know-- or think they know-- about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a star? Find out with this book on astronomy, the latest in NSTA' s popular Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. The 45 astronomy probes provide situations that will pique your students' interest while helping you understand how your students think about key ideas related to the universe and how it operates. The book is organized into five sections: the Nature of Planet Earth; the Sun-Earth System; Modeling the Moon; Dynamic Solar System; and Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe. As the authors note, it' s not always easy to help students untangle mistaken ideas. Using this powerful set of tools to identify students' preconceptions is an excellent first step to helping your students achieve scientific understanding. |
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1 Is Earth Really Round? | 5 |
2 Where Do People Live? | 11 |
3 Falling Through the Earth | 15 |
4 What Causes Night and Day? | 21 |
5 The Two Rs | 27 |
6 Where Did the Sun Go? | 33 |
Section 2 | 37 |
24 Crescent Moon | 127 |
25 How Long Is a Day on the Moon? | 131 |
26 Does the Earth Go Through Phases? | 135 |
27 Is the Moon Falling? | 139 |
Section 4 | 143 |
28 Whats Inside Our Solar System? | 147 |
29 How Do Planets Orbit the Sun? | 153 |
30 Is It a Planet or a Star? | 159 |
7 Sunrise to Sunset | 43 |
8 No Shadow | 48 |
9 Whats Moving? | 51 |
10 Pizza Sun | 55 |
11 How Far Away Is the Sun? | 61 |
12 Sunspots | 65 |
13 Shorter Days in Winter | 69 |
14 Changing Constellations | 75 |
15 Why Is It Warmer in Summer? | 79 |
Section 3 | 85 |
16 Seeing the Moon | 91 |
17 Sizing Up the Moon | 95 |
18 Does the Moon Orbit the Earth? | 99 |
19 Earth or Moon Shadow? | 103 |
20 Moon Phase and Solar Eclipse | 109 |
21 Comparing Eclipses | 113 |
22 Moon Spin | 119 |
23 Chinese Moon | 123 |
31 Human Space Travel | 165 |
32 Where Do You Find Gravity? | 171 |
33 Gravity in Other Planetary Systems | 177 |
Section 5 | 181 |
34 Shooting Star | 185 |
35 Is the Sun a Star? | 189 |
36 Where Are the Stars in Orion? | 193 |
37 Which Is Bigger? | 199 |
38 What Are Stars Made Of? | 203 |
39 What Happens to Stars When They Die? | 209 |
40 Do Stars Change? | 215 |
41 Are We Made of Star Stuff? | 219 |
42 Seeing Into the Past | 223 |
43 What Is the Milk Way? | 227 |
44 Expanding Universe | 233 |
45 Is the Big Bang Just a Theory? | 239 |
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