Funded by NASA and by UMass Amherst, STEM Earth Central is designed to promote the teaching of concepts and processes articulated in the Earth and Space Science strand of the Massachusetts Science and Technology/ Engineering Framework in the middle and high school. It includes a two-week summer institute and academic year online discussion forums, and features a variety of proven techniques for effective teaching, including inquiry-based teaching, cooperative learning, and methods for formative assessment of student learning.
Submissions from 2007
Eratosthenes' Proportion - Measure the diameter of the earth, Stephen E. Schneider
Global Warming - some Astrophysical Perspectives, Stephen E. Schneider
Measuring Carbon Dioxide with BTB, Stephen E. Schneider
Ozone: What Is It?, Stephen E. Schneider
Planet Longitudes, Stephen E. Schneider
True Scale Solar System Models, Stephen E. Schneider
NASA’s S'COOL Program, Rob Snyder
Global Warming or Climate Hysteria?, Richard Yuretich
The Earth's Energy Balance, Richard Yuretich
The Hydrologic Cycle, Richard Yuretich
Overview: Exploring Earth System Science, Richard F. Yuretich, Stephen E. Schneider, Rob Snyder, and Morton Sternheim
Map the Campus with GPS, Richard Yuretich and Rob Snyder