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written by
Edward E. Prather, Jeffrey P. Adams, Daniel Loranz, Gina Brissenden, and Tim P. Slater
This resource provides instructors with tips on using Lecture Tutorials for moon phases, light, telescopes, the solar system, our sun, stellar astronomy, characteristics of the Milky Way, and cosmology. Each section provides questions, activities, and a tutorial guide.
This online supplement is provided to instructors at no cost. For access, once on Pearson's site click the "Download Resources" tab and IG for the Lecture Tutorials for Intro Astro 2e (pdf) link. You will then be asked to login to Pearson's Instructor Resource Center. If you are not a member, you may register for free.
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December 20, 2007
Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
Author: Carolyn Stonecipher
Posted: November 2, 2009 at 10:31AM
I am using this in my (first time) high school astronomy class (grades 10-12) and I think it is great. The students really get involved in discussing the questions and understand the concepts much better. There is little preparation on my part and the tutorials can be done in a regular non-lab classroon setting. The questions lead to more questions that the students really want to know; for example, Causes of Moon Phases led to a discussion of what the moon phases would look like to someone in the Southern Hemisphere. I bought the 2008 second edition for the additional exercises. Keep them coming!
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=1084">Prather, E, J. Adams, D. Loranz, G. Brissenden, and T. Slater. Instructor Guide for Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy. 2nd ed. 2008.</a>
E. Prather, J. Adams, D. Loranz, G. Brissenden, and T. Slater, , 2nd ed. (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Prather-Instructor-s-Guide-Download-only-for-Lecture-Tutorials-in-Introductory-Astronomy-3rd-Edition/9780321855725.html).
E. Prather, J. Adams, D. Loranz, G. Brissenden, and T. Slater, Instructor Guide for Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy, 2nd ed. (2008), <https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Prather-Instructor-s-Guide-Download-only-for-Lecture-Tutorials-in-Introductory-Astronomy-3rd-Edition/9780321855725.html>.
Prather, E., Adams, J., Loranz, D., Brissenden, G., & Slater, T. (2008). Instructor Guide for Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy (2nd ed.). Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Prather-Instructor-s-Guide-Download-only-for-Lecture-Tutorials-in-Introductory-Astronomy-3rd-Edition/9780321855725.html
Prather, E, J. Adams, D. Loranz, G. Brissenden, and T. Slater. Instructor Guide for Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy. 2nd ed. 2008. https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Prather-Instructor-s-Guide-Download-only-for-Lecture-Tutorials-in-Introductory-Astronomy-3rd-Edition/9780321855725.html (accessed 12 November 2024).
Prather, Edward, Jeff Adams, Daniel Loranz, Gina Brissenden, and Tim Slater. Instructor Guide for Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy. 2nd ed. 2008. 20 Dec. 2007. 12 Nov. 2024 <https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Prather-Instructor-s-Guide-Download-only-for-Lecture-Tutorials-in-Introductory-Astronomy-3rd-Edition/9780321855725.html>.
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