Close the textbooks and 'experience' space science at the University of Arizona!

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Issues are presented describing how the University of Arizona's Department of Planetary Sciences worked to meet the University's goal of engaging non-major students in scientific inquire. The University sought to transform passive lecture courses of high enrollment into technology-rich, collaborative learning environments.

author: Larson, Harold P., Lebofsky, Larry
Curricula, Study and teaching, Science, The University of Arizona

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Communicating space with science writing

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Science writing plays a vital role in developing support for space exploration by familiarizing the general public with the concepts and exigencies of the underlying intellectual grid that supports such efforts.

author: Whitman, Diana
Discovery and exploration, Outer space, Space exploration, Communication in science, Scientific communication, Educational aspects

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Philadelphia Area Space Alliance report (PASA)

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The educational and public outreach activities of the umbrella organization PASA are described. Members of the multiple space activist groups pool talents in working together to open the space frontier for all.

author: Baker, Michelle
Services, Philadelphia Area Space Alliance

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