Session 112. Astronomy Teaching Through Humanities

Poster, Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall

Associated with Special Session 124.

112.01 Using Blackboard to Explore Astronomy in Art and Music

L.G. Reed (SVSU)

112.02 Developing Scientific Literacy in Non-science Majors

C. Winrich, S. Holt, J. Philips, S. Laprise, L. Simons (Babson College)

112.03 A Very Liquid Heaven: An exhibit exploring the human perception of stars

M. M. Crone (Skidmore College)

112.04 Diamonds in the Sky

M. Brotherton (Wyoming)

112.05 Adventures Under the Dome: Presenting Astronomy through the Use of Art, Music, Astrophotography, and Storytelling in the Planetarium

C.C. Petersen (Loch Ness Productions)

112.06 Songs of the Universe - The AstroCappella Project

P. T. Boyd (UMBC, NASA/GSFC), K. M. Smale (SP Systems, Inc., NASA/GSFC), A. P. Smale (The Chromatics)

112.07 Enhancing the Teaching of Astronomy with Science Fiction

A. Fraknoi (Foothill College & ASP)

112.08 Teaching Critical Thinking through a course on Science and Religion

H. L. Shipman, J. J. Jordan (U. of Delaware)