Making an International Impact: A Joint International Astronomy Project

Autor/inn/en	Scott, Robert; Shen, Xinrong; Mulley, Ian
Titel	Making an International Impact: A Joint International Astronomy Project
Quelle	In: School Science Review, 94 (2012) 346, S.67-73 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6811
Schlagwörter	Astronomy; Foreign Countries; Mathematical Models; Secondary School Science; Grade 11; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Prediction; Intercultural Programs; Equations (Mathematics); Photography; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; China; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; Ausland; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Vorhersage; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Fotografie; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Großbritannien
Abstract	Early in 2010, a group of year 11 students (age 15-16) studying GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) Astronomy at The Radclyffe School, Oldham, in the UK, teamed up with a similar age group from Tianyi High School, Wuxi City, in China, to undertake a joint astronomy investigation. This article outlines the outcome of the first stage of the project and is designed to provide the reader with data and equations that can be used for physics- and/or mathematics-based investigations. Using data extracted from the scientific literature, students were tasked with deriving a theoretical mathematical model that could be used to predict the depth of simple lunar primary and secondary impact craters. (Contains 8 figures and 3 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10