Colorado Space Science
Teachers Summit
http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/teacherssu
mmit/
Pamela Harman pharman@seti.org
June 11, 2008
Agenda
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Housekeeping
VTT
What is Gravity
Origin of Life Overview
Origin of Life Activities
Origin of Life Peer Presentations
Dr. Norm Pace
Assessment Peer Presentations
Housekeeping
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How do astronomers know mass of
star?
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Luminosity and mass are directly
proportional
http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/haggart/whatsup/howweknow.htm
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Why does Earth’s magnet field reverse?
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conductive region that is spinning, and a
convecting region, dynamic, changes over
time
Housekeeping
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Mars’ changing obliquity
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http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?
N=4294828060
Concept maps, scan for afternoon
session
Kepler Materials, PDFs on website,
contact PH for hard copies
Worlds = Planets and moons
Continuing discoveries of
VTT
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Lesson – Activity decisions based on six
modules = 1 year. Module is < 6 wks.
Meta Questions
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What is changing?
What is the rate of change?
What are the mechanisms of change?
Scope and Sequence on Website
Intro “Tour” on Sampler and Web
Contact Emily CoBabe-Ammann for
VTT Navigation
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Glossary
Materials and Prep 2 places
Print Files
Science includes web resources
and recommended print resources
What is Gravity?
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An Inquiry Approach
Cosmic Module Sample Activity
Origin of Life Overview
I. What is Life?
a. Life's Basic Unit
b. Chemistry of Living
Organisms
c. The Genetic Molecule
d. Synthesizing Proteins
II. History of Life
a. Rock & Fossil Record
b. The Genetic Record
c. Timeline of Life of
Earth
III. Life Gets Started
a. Origin of Life
b. Requirements of Life
c. Microbial Diversity
IV. Life Keeps Evolving
a. Evolution of
Eukaryotes
b. Cell Structure &
Functions
c. Evolution of
Multicelled
Organisms
Group Roles - Switch
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Everyone completes SAS
 Materials Handling
 Image handling (hard copy or from
CD, Videos from CD)
 Homework Assignment summary
 Teacher copy TAKs as necessary
 Recorder for peer presentation
 Reporter for peer presentation
Origin of Life Activities
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Everyone – SAS, Switch roles
 Materials Handling
 Image handling (hard copy
or from CD, Videos from
CD)
 Homework Assignment
summary
 Teacher copy TAKs as
necessary
 Recorder for peer
presentation
 Reporter for peer
presentation
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Peer Presentations @ 2:15
pm
Learning Goal(s)
Prior Knowledge
Misconceptions
Previous Activity
Following Activity
Atlas insights
Highlight the activity
Teacher and learner view
points
Peer Presentations
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Learning Goal(s)
Prior Knowledge
Misconceptions
Previous Activity
Following Activity
Atlas insights (aha!)
Highlight the activity
Teacher and learner view points
Peer Presentations
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Concept maps as Assessment
Peer Presentations
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Learning Goal(s)
Prior Knowledge
Misconceptions
Previous Activity
Following Activity
Atlas insights (aha!)
Highlight the activity
Teacher and learner view points