Category Archives: Science Education

Earth is Home, Home is Earth

Posted on March 19, 2022 by astroteacher

Reminding ourselves of our planetary home helps create emotional attachment As astronomy educators, we frequently have learners write out their addresses in a manner to encourage them to broaden their definition of home and to see themselves as part of … Continue reading →

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Infecting Students with Enthusiasm For Astrobiology

Posted on December 12, 2020 by astroteacher

The virus that causes COVID-19 offers a teachable moment for thinking beyond our earthly limits In Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel Aurora (2015, Orbit Books), a starship undertakes a multi-generation voyage to the star Tau Ceti to colonize the moon of … Continue reading →

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Chasing Shadows and Eating the Moon

Posted on May 10, 2020 by astroteacher

Several years ago, a speaker told the audience at a conference I was attending how elementary teachers have very few opportunities for professional development in the area of science, and take advantage of fewer.  The amount of professional development in … Continue reading →

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A Teachable Moment?

Posted on June 1, 2019 by astroteacher

This past April, while attending the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in St. Louis, Missouri, a friend came up to me and asked what I thought of the image of the black hole.  My reply: “what black hole?” The … Continue reading →

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