Mirramontes Arts & Sciences Program (MASP) Program for Excellence in Academics & Community (PEAC): this team of scientist/engineer educators designed and taught an inquiry lab activity through ISEE’s Professional Development Program

L-R: Sam Van Kooten, Katherine McCormick, Chris (Gilly) Gilbert, Daniel Everding

Venue: CU Boulder Mirramontes Arts & Sciences Program (MASP) Program for Excellence in Academics & Community (PEAC)

Team Members: 

Chris (Gilly) Gilbert (Design Team Lead): Graduate Student, Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

Daniel Everding: Graduate Student, Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

Katherine McCormick: Graduate Student, Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

Sam Van Kooten: Graduate Student, Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

Audience: 41 graduated high school students, entering college

Activity Name: Motions of the Sun and Moon

Learning Goals: Developing and using models of the Earth-Moon-Sun system to describe observed phenomena.

Funding for this team was provided by: National Science Foundation (AST#1643290)