Mon, Jul 28, 2014 11:26 AM in Waves!
Use practical every day items that depend on the E-M spectrum, like cell phones, radios, TV, lights, and so forth. Students can relate to these items.
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Mon, Jul 28, 2014 11:23 AM in Three Supermoons in a Row!
For students who were confusing apogee and perigee, I told them to think of apogee as "away" since both words began with an "a". Rather simple but seems to have worked.
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Mon, Jul 28, 2014 11:19 AM in Space Unit
Perhaps start with the Earth's atmosphere, followed by the international space station and the history of space exploration, and then move outward to the Moon, sun, solar system, galaxy, and universe. As part of my lesson plans I include a "Science in the News' segment most days for reasons of relevance to what we're learning.
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