Dr. Walter J. Bisard's GrandDaughters and GrandSon

Michigan's Benchmarks, Activities for Students, and Workshops for Teachers on the science and best activites for meeting the benchmarks of K-12:
Contact Dr. Bisard (bisard@.phy.cmich.edu) of the CMU Physics Department and the Michigan Curriculum Framework-Science Benchmarks .

Dr. Bisard has been at CMU since 1967:

• Physics, B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University:  Physics, Mathematics, Physical Science, Secondary Education,
• Physics, M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University:  Physics, Astronomy, Higher Education Administration, Planetarium Learning Research Thesis

Dr. Bisard's Research Interests:  Science Education at all levels; Physics Education and Learning Research; K-12 Science Curriculum Improvement; Assessment

Bisard's Short List of  Selected Web References for Science Educators:

Abrams Planetarium--One of the best references for astronomy: http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/

Earth Science: This has many excellent earth science and astronomy sources.

An excellent source of information for the astronomy instructor or student:  http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/

Astronomical Almanac Date Information: One of the best sources for astronomical information http://www.aa.usho.navy.mil/

Latest Solar Images: These are the latest solar images in several different wavelengths including visual--good for watching sunspots and seeing the sun's rotation.

An excellent multimedia tour of our Solar System:Bill Arnett:

An excellent resource with regard to the periodic table.

For one of the best resources in physics dealing with many topics

The About.com with respect to all the sciences is a very rich starting point.

An excellent source for all kinds of space-related news called SpaceDaily--many resources attached to this source.

Walker's Astronomy References for Earth & Moon:  http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

Collions of Asteroids with Planets: http://janus.astro.umd.edu/astro/impact.html

Science Education Organizations:

Michigan Science Teachers Association :This has good information about the new science benchmarks, the MEAP tests, and TIMMS.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Homepage : Some of the most outstanding images are found here.

ENC: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse For Science and Mathematics : References to majority of published educational works in science and mathematics.

NASA homepage; This source has many good resources in astronomy, science, and the current space program.

Abrams Planetarium : This has several excellent current sky resources and many links to astronomy/science resources.

CMU SMTC : A great resource for science education links especially for elementary,middle, and high school teachers.

StarDate Online--nightly skies, planets, Comet Hale-Bopp, Moon, This Week's Skies : Excellent links to the current sky and especially, Comet Hale-Bopp.
 
 

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Phone : (517) 774-3463
Email : bisard@phy.cmich.edu