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Astronomy and physics education research and comments, think-pair-share (peer instruction) clicker questions, flashcard questions, in-class activities (lecture-tutorials), current events questions, backwards faded scaffolding laboratories, Hake gains, multiple-choice and essay exam questions, indices of discrimination, presentation slides, photos, ephemerae, astronomy in the marketplace, unrelated random sketches and minutiae.

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Astronomy current events question: my so-called "equinox"

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Astronomy 10L, Spring Semester 2007 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy e...
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Pluto demotion humor

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Pluto-nium by harlanm Eyewitless News: Save Pluto Contest ( worth1000.com ) Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.5 Well, Pluto is not classifed a...
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Astronomy midterm question: Eris and Ceres

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Astronomy 10 Midterm 2, Spring Semester 2007 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.5 [Version 1] [3.0 points.] ...
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Astronomy clicker question: what's wrong with the IAU?

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Astronomy 10, Spring Semester 2007 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.5 Students were asked the following cli...
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Astronomy clicker question: why shouldn't Pluto be demoted?

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Astronomy 10, Spring Semester 2007 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.5 Students were asked the following cli...
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Astronomy clicker question: why is Pluto not a planet?

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Astronomy 10, Spring Semester 2007 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.5 Students were asked the following cli...
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Bon mot: Burns' hog-weighing method

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Physics 8A learning goal Q6.5 "Burns' Hog-Weighing Method: (1) Get a perfectly symmetrical plank and balance it across a sawhorse. ...
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Dynamic-axis ("rolling") system

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grasswheel Originally uploaded by jessehudson . Physics 8A learning goal Q6.4 Example of a dynamic-axis system where there is rolli...
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Thinking about blinking

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"Under the Tuscan Sun," Touchstone Pictures movie, 2003 Astronomy 10 learning goal Q8.1 Students can demonstrate the method of ste...
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Moon and Mercury confusion

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"The Earth's Moon" movie (frame from 06'01") Starry Night Pro 5.0 DVD , starrynight.com Santa Maria Rupes (detail) NA...
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