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McDonald Observatory Workshop Debrief
I spent 3 days at McDonald Observatory in late June at a workshop for astronomy and physics teachers called “light and optics” and it was fantastic. The observing was the most incredible part of the whole experience although the workshop content … Continue reading
Astronomy Fall Final Exam Info
The fall 2010 astronomy final has 45 multiple-choice questions and it’s open notes. I reserve the right to refuse non-hand-written notes or anything else I don’t like during the exam. There is a review question-set but it is NOT a … Continue reading
Fall 2010 Comp Sci Final Review
FINALS ARE COMING!!!!1!11 Bellaire doesn’t have dead week but the students want and perhaps NEED dead week. At least we are done learning new material and we don’t have any tests or quizzes. The final exam for computer science will … Continue reading
Lunar Research Project
Bellaire will be participating in the Lunar and Planetary Institute lunar research program which gets students involved in actual lunar science research work and a chance to publish the results. This program is designed to get high school students involved … Continue reading
Unknown Moon Day 4
The lights in the LPI Great Room are placed such that they look like Taurus and the single red light represents the red giant star Aldebaran. Note the V shape in the image from LPI and in this image from … Continue reading
Posted in astronomical history, astronomy eduction, Education, Houston, Lunar Exploration, Lunar Planetary Institute, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, moon, NASA, observing, robotic astronomy, solar system
Tagged Comparative Planetology, ice signature, lunar permanently shadowed craters, Mini RF, Paul Spudis, president's vision for space exploration
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Unknown Moon at the Lunar and Planetary Institute
Starting tomorrow and running through Friday I will be attending an education workshop called Unknown Moon at the Lunar and Planetary Institute near Johnson Space Center. NASA and Houston have a history. The fact that LPI and JSC are the … Continue reading
Posted in amateur astronomy, astronomical history, Astronomy, astronomy eduction, Education, Houston, Lunar Exploration, moon, NASA, observing, sidewalk astronomy, solar system, space, urban skies
Tagged Apollo Landings, clementine, human spaceflight, Johnson Space Center, LCROSS, lpi, LRO, moon, my moon, president's vision for space exploration, selenology, todd the moon, unknown moon
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My Hero Zero and Other Schoolhouse Rock Songs
What can I say, I love Schoolhouse Rock. We have the cover CD from the 90s and we have the complete set on DVD. Most of these campy 80s educational cartoons (to quote Lisa Simpson) can be found on online. … Continue reading
BlueJ 3 Brings Welcome Features for CodeMonkeys
BlueJ was good already but the latest changes bring some great features to this free multi-platform Java IDE. Continue reading
2010 Bellaire AP Comp Sci Scores: a mixed bag
There were more 3s, 4s, and 5s for my AP comp sci classes than ever but also more 1s and 2s than I find acceptable. People need to take AP exams seriously and not use them as a way to get out of final exams. Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Placement, Computer Science, Education
Tagged ap comp sci, ap exams, AP scores, computer science
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