From: Linda Shore (lindas@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 11:05:59 PST
Message-Id: <a05010400ba44c9facff5@[192.174.3.229]> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:05:59 -0800 From: Linda Shore <lindas@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Astronomy Activities In Spanish!
El Universo a sus pies:
A New Collection of Hands-on Astronomy Activities in Spanish
El Universo a sus pies, a 490-page Spanish-language collection of
some of the very best astronomy and space science activities has just
been published by the non-profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(ASP).
Selected by a panel of veteran educators and reviewed by a panel of
bilingual scientists and educators, El Universo a sus pies includes
55 ready-to-use classroom activities. The collection is drawn from
the Society's own programs and from projects and curricula from
around the U.S. and Canada. A number derive from NASA missions and
workshops. They include such favorites as "The Reasons for the
Seasons", "The Venus Topography Box", "The Toilet Paper Solar System
Model", "Inventing an Alien", "Galaxy Sorting", and "Creating Your
Own Constellations." The target age range is for students 10 - 15
years old.
Part of Project ASTRO (a program to link volunteer astronomers with
local teachers in 13 regional sites around the country), the
collection is published in loose-leaf format for easy use in the
classroom, and has master handouts for many of the activities. Also
included are 13 articles with basic astronomy background information,
a non-technical astronomy glossary, and 4 guides to effective
astronomy teaching and learning.
The cost of the book is $29.95 and can be ordered through the ASP
catalog, by calling 1-800-335-2624 or going to the web site:
http://www.astrosociety.org/online-store/scstore/ (look for it under
the "Teacher's Resources" section.)
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THE PRODUCTION OF EL UNIVERSO A SUS PIES HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY A
GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. THE TRANSLATIONS (WHICH
INCLUDE CAREFUL ATTENTION TO CULTURAL ISSUES AND TO OBSERVING FROM
THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE) WERE REVIEWED BY A PANEL OF BILINGUAL
SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS FROM THE U.S. AND SEVERAL SPANISH-SPEAKING
COUNTRIES.
The materials in El Universo a sus pies are selected and translated
from The Universe at Your Fingertips and More Universe at Your
Fingertips, two widely-praised collections of activities and
resources published by the ASP.
--Linda S. Shore, Ed.D. Director, Exploratorium Teacher Institute 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Phone: (415) 561-0313 Fax: (415) 561-0307
"It's not as complicated as you think."
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