Solar Filters, Galileoscopes and Students: Analysis of Two Curricula and Attitudes Toward Science

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Jan 2012

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #350.08

Computer Science

Learning

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One of the lasting legacies of the International Year of Astronomy in 2009 is the Galileoscope. People around the world have one, but there is a major astronomical object they aren't supposed to look at - the Sun! But in order to facilitate observations during the actual school day, one best incorporate the Sun. We report on a project to build and use solar filters for the Galileoscope, incorporate them into the standard daytime classroom, and measure attitudes toward science.
We describe the solar filters and construction thereof (best done beforehand), use of Galileoscopes by students, and the joining of the two worlds. We have developed two curricula - one more-mathematics intensive and one less-mathematics intensive (suitable for advanced students and for middle-school students respectively) which we will describe. We will also describe some trials and tribulations that may be encountered (such as actually finding the Sun, personnel management, lack of sunspots, clouds, amount of time devoted to the observations, varying equipment abilities, etc.). Measurements of attitudes toward science show an increase in favorableness toward science and an increase of feeling like a scientist through this curriculum.
We acknowledge a SEED grant from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and that this work is supported in part by the Vanderbilt University Learning Sciences Institute (LSI).

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