Susan Lee

Tue, Feb 21, 2012 4:13 PM
Great Resource for Teaching

This is definitely a helpful handout for teachers who are teaching whatever grade because it includes useful guides for each level from Elementary to High School. It also shows teachers what each grade is expected to learn and it gives a few examples and ideas for each lesson the students are expected to learn.

Scope on the Skies: And then there were eight

Tue, Feb 21, 2012 4:06 PM
Interesting Read on Poor Pluto

Growing up in the 90's, I will forever know Pluto as the ninth planet. When learning about the planets, I was always taught the mnemonic, My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us the NIne Planets which I still use today regardless of what recently happened. Nowadays, it's interesting how the new standby mnemonic has changed as well. Nevertheless, this article was definitely an interesting read. I never really understood why Pluto had to be classified as a dwarf planet, so this was an insightful reading. It is also useful for teachers because it even includes a "Question for Students" section and displays a chart of the planets and dwarf planets and how they compare with each other. Overall, this article definitely helped explain the reasoning for Pluto's new classification in way that teachers can explain to their own students as well.