A "Thinking Journey" to the Planets Using Scientific Visualization Technologies: Implications to Astronomy Education.

Yair, Yoav; Schur, Yaron; Mintz, Rachel

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ERIC Number: EJ665268

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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A "Thinking Journey" to the Planets Using Scientific Visualization Technologies: Implications to Astronomy Education.

Yair, Yoav; Schur, Yaron; Mintz, Rachel

Journal of Science Education and Technology, v12 n1 p43-49 Mar 2003

Presents a novel approach to teaching astronomy and planetary sciences centered on visual images and simulations of planetary objects. Focuses on the study of the moon and the planet Mars by means of observations, interpretation, and comparison to planet Earth. (Contains 22 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Astronomy, Educational Technology, Science Education, Space Sciences, Teaching Methods, Virtual Reality, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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