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Individual Program Descriptions1. Workshop 1. Shine and Shadow Light is a form of energy that affects all facets of our lives. In this workshop we will explore how light travels and how shadows are formed. 2. Workshop 2. Laws of Light Light energy has predictable properties when it interacts with matter. In this workshop we will investigate the absorption, reflection, and refraction of light. 3. Workshop 3. Pigments, Paint, and Printing The colors that surround us provide a rich visual experience. In this workshop we will investigate the effects of mixing colors of light and colors of pigment. 4. Workshop 4. Color, Cones, and Corneas Humans are able to see objects when light energy enters the eye. In this workshop we will investigate human vision and the perception of color. 5. Workshop 5. Sunlight to Starch Green plants convert light energy into chemical energy. In this workshop we will examine green plants grown with and without light and discover how they use light energy to produce food in the process known as photosynthesis. 6. Workshop 6. Energy and Ecosystems The food made by plants is a source of energy for other organisms living in ecosystems. In this workshop we will investigate the flow of energy from plants to animals as we construct food webs and energy pyramids. 7. Workshop 7. Sun and Seasons Light energy from the Sun is absorbed all over the Earth. In this workshop we will examine how the transformed energy heats the Earth unevenly, causing seasons. 8. Workshop 8. Wind and Weather Storms, fronts, and other atmospheric phenomena derive energy from sunlight striking the Earth's surface. In this workshop we will investigate mechanisms that set the air in motion and cause weather. A Private UniverseA video documentary on education research for grade 5-12 educators; 1 twenty-minute video program and guide With its famous opening scene at a Harvard graduation, this classic of education research brings into sharp focus the dilemma facing all educators: Why don’t even the brightest students truly grasp basic science concepts? This award-winning program traces the problem through interviews with Harvard graduates and their professors, as well as with a bright ninth-grader who has some confused ideas about the orbits of the planets. Equally useful for education methods classes, teacher workshops, and presentations to the public, A Private Universe is an essential resource for science and methodology teachers. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 1987. ISBN: 1-57680-404-6 Individual Program Descriptions1. A Private Universe This video brings into sharp focus the dilemma facing all educators: Why don't even the brightest students truly grasp basic science concepts? Interviews are held with high school students and Ivy League graduates asking them to explain what causes the seasons and the phases of the moon. Even the brightest students in the class has false ideas based on enduring misconceptions that traditional instructional methods cannot overcome. Private Universe Project in ScienceA video workshop on teaching science for grade K-12 educators; 9 ninety-minute video programs, 1 fifteen-minute facilitator's video, workshop guide, and Web site; graduate credit available This innovative workshop for teachers explores the reasons why teaching science is so difficult and offers practical advice to help you teach more effectively. Each program focuses on one theme and one content area and uses specific examples to show how students' preconceived ideas can create critical barriers to learning. Education experts also review classroom strategies and results and recommend new ways to involve students and approach difficult topics. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 1995. ISBN: 1-57680-370-8 Individual Program Descriptions1. Workshop 1. Astronomy: Eliciting Student Ideas (90 min.) Introduces constructivism by examining student beliefs on what causes the seasons and their explanations for the phases of the moon. 2. Workshop 2. Biology: Why Are Some Ideas So Difficult? (90 min.) Focuses on the need for conceptual understanding and examines the scope of student ideas by exploring the central idea of photosynthesis, that the substance of plants comes mostly from the air. 3. Workshop 3. Physics: Hands-On/Minds-On Learning (90 min.) Examines overcoming obstacles to conceptual thinking. Is hands-on the same as minds-on? Why are concepts taught again and again, such as electricity and circuits, but still difficult to explain and put to work? 4. Workshop 4. Chemistry: A House With No Foundation (90 min.) If abstract fundamental ideas are not taught because students are considered too young to comprehend them, how will older students have the foundation of facts they need to build on? 5. Workshop 5. Vision: Can We Believe Our Own Eyes? (90 min.) Explores the origins of student ideas to find out whether experience equals learning. Shows how experience can work for or against learning because students can disbelieve concepts that they have “learned.” 6. Workshop 6. Energy: Where Should We Start? (90 min.) Examines selecting an appropriate strategy and goal for conceptual learning when a student’s experience is not consistent with science. Friction, gravity, and pendulums are used as a basis for discussion. 7. Workshop 7. Environmental Science: Taking a Risk (90 min.) Though educators agree that new approaches to teaching science are compelling, few use them. This program examines the obstacles to change, and explores how educators can create a safe place to innovate. 8. Workshop 8. Progressive Education: Finding Solutions That Work (90 min.) Examines the obstacles teachers meet as they consider changes necessary for reform,and lays out common issues any solution should address. 9. Workshop 9. Constructivism: A Vision for the Future (90 min.) Ponders what the classroom of the future might look like, and offers steps to approach constructivist learning as well as the obstacles along the way. Directory: Uploads Uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 Uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers Uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? 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