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1. The Power of a Hurricane: Using Memorable Storms to Teach Inference and Graphing Skills

   ... inferences from scientific data plotting data learning how meteorological observations at a location change as a hurricane approaches ... are able to report complete records during hurricanes, it may be beneficial to direct students to certain stations for a given storm. ...

   Gregory Collins - Feb 17 2017 - 9:04am - 0 comments

2. Teaching Scientific Controversy

   ... to seek consensus. This website contains the what, why, and how to teach with a structured academic controversy approach, as well as ...

   PAESTA Webmaster - Sep 27 2016 - 9:26am

3. Inquiry-based learning

   ... children are naturally curious. They care enough to ask "why" and "how" questions. But if adults dismiss their incessant questions as silly and ...

   Laura Guertin - Dec 19 2014 - 1:25pm

4. A Six-Day Unit on Coal and Energy

   ... and Energy Unit Coal is a part of our daily lives, but how often do we think about its importance? Coal generates over half our ... environmental conditions necessary for its formation How the rock cycle and plate tectonics influence coalification How the U.S. ...

   Meredith Bembenic - Oct 24 2016 - 12:49pm - 0 comments

5. About the Coal and Energy Unit

   ... and Energy Unit Coal is a part of our daily lives, but how often do we think about its importance? Coal generates over half our ... environmental conditions necessary for its formation How the rock cycle and plate tectonics influence coalification How the ...

   PAESTA Webmaster - Jul 24 2013 - 3:47pm

6. Earth System Science

   ... ice, soils, and vegetation growing on the land surface. It involves making connections between the soil and atmosphere, plus energy ... ) The objective of Earth System Science is to understand how the Earth is changing and the consequences for life on Earth with a focus ...

   Laura Guertin - Aug 26 2013 - 9:30am

7. What is a thunderstorm? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 33

   ... podcast Hi everyone! My name is Alexis and I am an undergrad student at Penn State Brandywine. Today I will be answering a ... about them. For example, we still do not fully understand how nighttime thunderstorms form. We have a clear understanding of daytime ...

   Laura Guertin - Aug 6 2017 - 6:56pm - 0 comments

8. Energy

   ... An Introduction Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate Outside of PAESTA - Science and ... focus on those that are essential for all citizens K-Gray. It presents energy concepts that, if understood and applied, will help ...

   Laura Guertin - Mar 14 2017 - 9:38pm

9. Focus Day 1: International EarthCache Day

   ... with Geocaching.com and other partners around the world. Why not explore and find an EarthCache in Pennsylvania? There are many ...

   PAESTA Webmaster - Oct 9 2016 - 8:12am

10. What are the impacts of climate change on water resources? - PAESTA Podcast Series: Episode 44

    ... Hello my name is Nick Malorgio and today I will be answering the question: what are the impacts of climate change on ... that sounds like a significant amount of fresh water… So why are we so worried about preserving it? Well, water scarcity is actually a ...

    Laura Guertin - Aug 6 2017 - 9:37pm - 0 comments

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