Moon Phases - EAGER

Moon Phases is an NSF-funded project that developed and tested a prototype visualization lab designed to help middle schoolers understand why the moon appears to have phases when observed from Earth. This project leveraged a partnership between the World Wide Telescope Ambassadors program and learning scientists on the WISE team to combine the big data and visualization capabilities of astronomers with technology-rich middle school science curriculum in order to enhance online learning and educational research. The approaches developed through this project offer a model for engaging students and promoting learning through access to the big data and tools of scientists and resulted in free curricula for learning about moon phases, astronomy, and how astronomers do science. (IIS-1254535)

NSF-EAGER Moon Phases Publications

2015

Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sadler P, Johnson E, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A-M, Zhang Z, Sunbury S, Wang Q, et al. Optimal Model-Order for a Moon Phases Lab with Virtual and Physical Components. In: American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL ; 2015.
Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sadler P, Johnson E, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A-M, Zhang Z, Sunbury S, Wang Q, et al. Optimal Model-Order for a Moon Phases Lab with Virtual and Physical Components. In: American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL ; 2015.

2014

Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sunbury S, Zhang Z, Sadler P, Dussault M, Block S, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A. Visualizing Moon Phases with WorldWide Telescope. In: Cosmos in the Classroom, 125th Annual Meeting. San Jose, CA: Astronomical Society of the Pacific; 2014.
Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sunbury S, Zhang Z, Sadler P, Dussault M, Block S, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A. Visualizing Moon Phases with WorldWide Telescope. In: Cosmos in the Classroom, 125th Annual Meeting. San Jose, CA: Astronomical Society of the Pacific; 2014.
Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sunbury S., Zhang Z, Sadler P, Dussault M, Lotridge E., Jackson J, Constantin A. Visualizing Three-Dimensional Spatial Relationships in Virtual and Physical Astronomy Environments. In: International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Boulder, CO; 2014.
Udomprasert P, Goodman A, Sunbury S., Zhang Z, Sadler P, Dussault M, Lotridge E., Jackson J, Constantin A. Visualizing Three-Dimensional Spatial Relationships in Virtual and Physical Astronomy Environments. In: International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Boulder, CO; 2014.
Udomprasert P, Goodman AA, Sunbury S, Zhang, Sadler PM, Dussault ME, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A. Visualizing Moon Phases in the Classroom with WorldWide Telescope. In: American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223. Washington, DC: American Astronomical Society; 2014.
Udomprasert P, Goodman AA, Sunbury S, Zhang, Sadler PM, Dussault ME, Lotridge E, Jackson J, Constantin A. Visualizing Moon Phases in the Classroom with WorldWide Telescope. In: American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223. Washington, DC: American Astronomical Society; 2014.

NSF-EAGER Moon Phases Presentations

2014

Visualizing Three-Dimensional Spatial Relationships in Virtual and Physical Astronomy Environments. 2014.
Visualizing Three-Dimensional Spatial Relationships in Virtual and Physical Astronomy Environments. 2014.
WWT Teacher Workshop. 2014.
WWT Teacher Workshop. 2014.
Visualizing Moon Phases in the Classroom with WorldWide Telescope. 2014.
Visualizing Moon Phases in the Classroom with WorldWide Telescope. 2014.

2013

Cosmos in the Classroom Meeting. 2013.
Cosmos in the Classroom Meeting. 2013.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL-1502798, DRL-1503395, and IIS-1254535. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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