PDF-(EBOOK)-Learning Astronomy by Doing Astronomy: Collaborative Lecture Activities

Written by two expert teachers and based on astronomy education research this workbook guides students through concepts promotes quantitative literacy and increases student confidence in their understanding of how the universe works. Presenters: Jill Leonard & Matt Smock. Objectives. Characterize the relationship between lecture and in-class activities. Describe different types of active learning activities. Link activities to assessment goals. Day One. the universe, astronomy and cosmology. Universe. – totality of all space/time, matter and energy. Astronomy. . – the study of celestial objects, space and the physical universe. Cosmology. in . Sri Lanka. (. plus how I ended up here in Campos, RJ, . Brasil. ). Prasanna. . Deshapriya. President. Mathematical & Astronomical Society. University of Colombo. Sri Lanka. http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com. ENGL 2900: Methods for Teaching Writing. The Collaborative Pedagogy. Pedagogy: the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction.. . Presented by:-. Mohit. . Shashwat. . Ankit. What is X-ray Astronomy?. X ray astronomy is an observational branch of . astronomy. which deals with the study of x ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.. A new kind of project…. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rZ5Ga70bP8&list=PLh-d4Qi_GoVGJg4FEIhNQmjXWo5q7Tx5l&index=1. We won’t do once a week, or an hour a day, but rather every class for several weeks…. David Baker, Sid Banerjee, David Cooper, . Ashish. . Goel. , Elizabeth . Lorns. , . Sandeep. . Neema. , Andrew . Sallans. The Need. Social networks and Internet communications have revolutionized many other collaborative tasks. social. interactions for children with . Autism. Spectrum Disorders through . multi-touch . tablet applications. Juan Pablo Hourcade, Natasha Bullock-Rest and Thomas Hansen. Department of Computer Science. OUR PLACE IN SPACE. Earth is not special. We do not have any unique place in the Universe. We live on an ordinary rocky planet called Earth, one of nine known planets orbiting an average star called Sun. We are near the edge of a huge collection of stars called the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one galaxy among countless billions of other galaxies spread throughout the observable universe.. 9/11/17. Due . 9/18/17. 1. The eccentricity of a comet is 0.967. Its . semimajor. axis is 17.8 AU. What is its distance from the Sun at perihelion? Aphelion?. 2. An asteroid has a mean orbital radius of 4.12 AU. What is its period?. objects outside the Earth (astronomical objects). Ancient Astronomy. “Ancient” means from . time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D.. Many ancient peoples, including in ancient China and India, made detailed observations about the objects in the sky. Cases from Humanities and Social Sciences at QMUL. Dr Ana Baptista – . a.baptista@qmul.ac.uk. . Learning & Teaching Advisor. Learning Development, in collaboration with Engagement Retention and Success. Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. . It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. . Tables, Graphs & Maps . Source: Global Tuberculosis Control Report 2013. http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/. The 2012 WHO Policy. Estimated number of lives saved globally by the implementation of TB/HIV interventions, 2005-2011.