Session 81. Astronomy Education and Public Outreach

Oral, Thursday, June 6, 2002, 10:00-11:30am, Mesilla

81.01 Color in Astronomy

K. Brecher (Boston U.)

81.02 Turning a problem into an opportunity using the Fox Network's ``Conspiracy Theory: Did we land on the moon?" as a tool to improve student thinking on science and pseudoscience.

G. E. Mechler (Pima Community College)

81.03 The Development of an Interactive Web-Based Astronomy Course

N. Duric, G. Heald (University of New Mexico)

81.04 Incorporating Service Learning into the Introductory Astronomy Course

K. Mukherjee (Slippery Rock University)

81.05 The Radio JOVE Project: An Interactive, Hands-on, Radio Astronomy Experience for Students or the General Public

J. Thieman (NASA/GSFC)

81.06 Astronomy Outreach for Kids: Using Informal Education to Support Education Reform

J. Noel-Storr (Columbia University)

81.07 The Canadian Astronomy Education and Public Outreach Initiative

J. R. Percy (U. Toronto)