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Teaching Physical Concepts in Oceanography: An Inquiry Based Approach

09.01.2009

Tested in University of Maine semester courses and summer workshops, this supplement to Oceanography magazine focuses on educational approaches to help engage students in learning and offers a collection of hands-on/minds-on activities for teaching physical concepts that are fundamental in oceanography.

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From Stargazers to Starships: Seasons of the Year

11.04.2007

As part of a high school course on astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, and spaceflight by Dr. David P. Stern, this webpage chapter explores the link between the tilt of the Earth's axis to the ecliptic and seasons of the year -- length of day, effectiveness of sunlight, polar day and night, and seasons south and north of the equator, as well as near it.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant # NSF OCE-0707385. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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