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Interaction and Collaboration between Formal and Informal Instruction
Rebecca Jordan, B.S.

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Lectures

School Setting

Cookie Cutter Lessons

Formal

Power Points

Teacher=Presenter Students=Audience

Creativity

Variety of Locations

Original Lesson Plans

Informal

Interactive

Teacher=Facilitator Students=Participants

•Benefits of Combining Formal and Informal Instruction More interest Reaches the students Students get to participate The content is given in a formal way then explored informally

Research done in my college course
SCIE:3350 (Descriptive Astronomy)
Question: Can the use of the portable planetarium help correct misconceptions in high school earth/space science? Lesson: Can you tell the difference between a star and a planet in the sky? Hypothesis: I believe that with the aid of the informal planetarium tool and a formal lesson misconception can be lesson, corrected. Materials: Planetarium, Assessment, Solar system picture

Research done in my college course
SCIE:3350 (Descriptive Astronomy)
Step 1: Take first assessment Step 2: Formal lesson on the movement of the planets Step 3: Planetarium Presentation Step 4: Take second assessment Step 5: Analyze Data Step 6: Make a conclusion

Research done in my college course
SCIE:3350 (Descriptive Astronomy)
Step 1: Take first assessment •Misconceptions Found •Stars Twinkle •Planets are larger •Stars are brighter

Research done in my college course
SCIE:3350 (Descriptive Astronomy)
Step 2: Formal lesson on the movement and order of the planets •Planets have elliptical orbits •Order of the planets

Research done in my college course
SCIE:3350 (Descriptive Astronomy)
Step 3: Planetarium presentation •Students pick which objects they think are planets •How do we tell if they are or not? •Fast-Forwarding time •Planet Tracks •Zooming in

Research done in my college course
SCIE:3350 (Descriptive Astronomy)