Session 87. Innovations in Teaching Astronomy II

Joint Display, Wednesday, January 10, 2001, 9:30am-7:00pm, Exhibit Hall

87.01 Research Experience for Teachers at NRAO-Green Bank: Measuring HI Luminosity-linewidth Profiles of Faint Galaxies\\

T. S. Spuck (Oil City Area Sr. High School), J. R. Fisher (NRAO)

87.02 Research Experience for Teachers at NRAO-Green Bank: Predicting Good Observing Periods for High Frequency Radio Astronomy

A.A. Maciolek (Grosse Pointe North High School), R.J. Maddalena (NRAO)

87.03 Research Experience for Teachers at NRAO - Green Bank: Measuring the Opacity of the Sky at 86 GHz

J. N. Ford (Spencer Middle School), J. A. Braatz (NRAO)

87.04 Research Experience for Teachers at NRAO-Green Bank: HI Clouds in the Ursa Major Region of the Milky Way

T. A. Boyd (Garaway High School), F. J. Lockman (NRAO)

87.05 Research Experience for Teachers at NRAO-Green Bank: Comparing the Galactic Plane at 8.35 GHz and 14.35 MHz

R. H. Welsh (Carver High School of Engineering and Science), G. I. Langston (NRAO)

87.06 A Radio Astronomy Curriculum for the Middle School Classroom

J. Davis (Cloudcroft Schools & NRAO), D. G. Finley (NRAO)

87.07 A Virtual Tour of the Radio Astronomy Process

S. B. Conrad (Espanola Public Schools & NRAO), D. G. Finley, M. J Claussen, J. S. Ulvestad (NRAO)

87.08 Molecules in Space: A Chemistry lab using Radio Astronomy

M. J. Lekberg (Chelmsford High School), P. Pratap (MIT Haystack Observatory)

87.09 Real Research In The Classroom - Solar Active Longitudes

T. Stagg (Girard College), M. Gearen (Punahou HS), S.H. Jacoby (NOAO/EO), H.P. Jones (NASA/GSFC), C.J. Henney, F. Hill (NSO)

87.10 Using Stardial in the Classroom

R. D. Dietz (U. of Northern Colorado), P. R. McCullough (U. of Illinois), M. W. Richmond (RIT), J. N. Heasley (U. of Hawaii)

87.11 Light Pollution in Lowndes County, Georgia: An Observational Project for Introductory Astronomy Students

K.S. Rumstay (Valdosta State University and SARA), VSU Astronomy Students Team

87.12 An Urban Remote-Control Observatory

H.O. Thurman III, G. E. Copeland, D. B. Hanna (Old Dominion University)

87.13 Reaching towards 20th Magnitude from a Central Campus Observatory

D.T. Durig (The University of the South)

87.14 Some Astronomy 101 Activities Using Internet Resources

M.L. West (Montclair State University)

87.15 Immersion Astronomy Education at Biosphere 2

C. D. Garmany (Columbia University: Biosphere 2)

87.16 The SARA REU Site Program

M.A. Wood, T.D. Oswalt (Florida Inst. of Technology and SARA Observatory), SARA Collaboration

87.17 Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

D. W. Hoard, R. C. Smith (CTIO)

87.18 21-cm Observations with the Morehead Radio Telescope: Involving Undergraduates in Observing Programs

B.K. Malphrus, M.S. Combs (Morehead State University), J. Kruth (Kruth Microwave Electronics)

87.19 Computer Spreadsheet Recreations of Historical Astronomical Observations

M.H. Slovak, M.I. Kingham (LSU)

87.20 "The Search For Object X", a Capstone Laboratory Exercise from Project CLEA

G.A. Snyder, L.A. Marschall, P.R. Cooper (Gettysburg College)

87.21 The Little Thompson Observatory

A. Schweitzer (Little Thompson Science Foundation (LTSF)), K. VanLew (Front Range Community College), T. Melsheimer (LTSF; Meridian Controls), C. Sackett (LTSF; Johnstown-Milliken school district)

87.22 StarTeach Astronomy Education: Building a Comprehensive Educational Outreach Program for K-12 Students

L.A. Welser, D.H. Bennum (University of Nevada, Reno)

87.23 Telescope Technology for Teachers

M. K. Hemenway, B. J. Armosky (Univ. TX - Austin)

87.24 DOING Astronomy Research in High Schools.

M. A. Nook (St. Cloud State University), D. L. Williams (St. Cloud Apollo High School)

87.25 Bringing Pulsating Stars Into the Physics Classroom

B. W. Carroll, D. A. Ostlie (Weber State University)

87.26 Update on the Haystack Observatory Undergraduate Education Program

P. Pratap, J. E. Salah (MIT Haystack Observatory)

87.27 A Small Radio Telescope for Education

M. L. Cobb (Southeast Missouri State University), P. Pratap, A. E. E. Rogers (MIT Haystack Observatory)

87.28 Observational Astronomy for Undergraduate Majors: A Hands-On Approach for Learning Professional Techniques

G. Doppmann, M. K. Hemenway (Univ. TX - Austin)

87.29 A Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes (GNAT) Node as a Tool for Student Research Projects

R.B. Culver (CSU, GNAT), E.R. Craine (WRC, GNAT)