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EarthSpace is your One-Stop Shop for information and resources for undergraduate education in planetary science and solar and space physics. Here, you will find the latest news, funding opportunities, and educational research for undergraduate faculty. Most importantly, the clearinghouse is a place where you can submit and find materials for your classroom, including lectures, activities, home work, and other assets.

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Search here for course descriptions, lectures, activities, home works and resource guides that you can use in your classroom.

Surfing the Solar System: In this treasure hunt game, from the "Family ASTRO" Project, players are given clues in words and pictures to worlds or features in the solar system. Posted 2/14/2013 by Andrew Fraknoi
The Discovery of Pluto: Unknown Aspects of the Story: In this article, Pluto's discoverer Clyde Tombaugh tells the behind-the-scenes story of how he discovered what was once known as the ninth planet. Posted 2/14/2013 by Andrew Fraknoi
Ten Science Fiction Writers for Scientists: This article lists and discusses ten science fiction writers whose stories may be of particular interest to science educators and their students. Posted 2/6/2013 by Andrew Fraknoi
Galileo: The Man and His Science: This selective resource guide offers printed and web materials about Galileo. Posted 2/2/2013 by Andrew Fraknoi
Astronomical Pseudoscience: A Skeptic's Resource Guide: Annotated catalog of resources for responding to claims on the fringes of astronomy, such as astrology, UFO's, or the notion that NASA faked the Moon landing. Posted 1/31/2013 by Andrew Fraknoi

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What's the Latest on Teaching Undergrads?

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Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching : Seven ideas, culled from astronomy education research, on how to be an effective teacher in the classroom, written especially for those new to teaching. Posted 2/6/2013 by Andrew Fraknoi
Building a Diverse Geoscience Workforce : Building a strong and diverse geoscience workforce is a critical national challenge. An important role is played by 2-year colleges in increasing both the number and diversity of geoscience graduates. Posted 1/22/2013 by Heather Dalton
Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering : Recognizing Discipline-Based Education Research’s (DBER) emergence as a vital area of scholarship and its potential to improve undergraduate science and engineering education, the National Science Foundation requested that the National... Posted 10/23/2012 by Emily CoBabe-Ammann
Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit : Given the increasing importance of community colleges in the U.S. STEM education system, the National Research Council of the National Academies and the Carnegie Academy for Science Education of the... Posted 10/23/2012 by Emily CoBabe-Ammann
Timeline of Solar-Terrestrial Physics : A timeline of key ideas, concepts, discoveries that have led to our present understanding of the Sun-Earth Connection. Focused around individual scientists, the timeline includes citations (and electronic links if... Posted 6/12/2012 by Mark Moldwin

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News and Funding

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MAX PLANCK RESEARCH GROUP LEADER IN COMETARY SCIENCE : The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) offers outstanding young scientists the opportunity to set up and lead a Max Planck Research Group (MPRG) in the field of... Posted 3/25/2013 by Renee Frappier
Dear Colleague Letter: FY 2013 Career-Life Balance (CLB)-Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Supplemental Funding Requests : Instituted in 2012, NSF’s Career-Life Balance (CLB) Initiative is an ambitious, ten-year initiative that will build on the best of family-friendly practices among individual NSF programs to expand them to... Posted 3/20/2013 by Renee Frappier
STEM Graduate Students Challenged to Submit Innovative Ideas to Improve Graduate Education : The National Science Foundation is calling for currently-enrolled graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields to share their unique perspectives on graduate education. Entries are solicited for... Posted 3/20/2013 by Renee Frappier
NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS : NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 25th... Posted 3/20/2013 by Renee Frappier
NASA SEEKS UNIVERSITY PARTICIPANTS FOR SUMMER ROCKET WORKSHOP : University faculty and students interested in learning... Posted 2/21/2013 by Renee Frappier
[NASA] ROSES NRA IS NOW AVAILABLE : NASA's Science Mission Directorate announces the release of its annual omnibus solicitation, Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) for 2013.... Posted 2/21/2013 by Renee Frappier
PLANETARY GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM (PGGURP) : The Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program (PGGURP) pairs PGG-funded PIs with qualified undergraduates for 8 weeks during the summer. PGGURP covers the cost of intern travel to and... Posted 2/21/2013 by Renee Frappier
Moving FORWARD in SPACE Workshop for Early Career Planetary Faculty : We are pleased to announce the Moving FORWARD in Space Workshop, to be held in the Grogan's Mill Room at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel on Sunday March 17, 2013... Posted 2/5/2013 by Renee Frappier
2013 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer Faculty Research Program (Apply by April 1) : Applications are currently being accepted for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2013 Summer Faculty Research Program. This program provides opportunities for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, faculty to engage... Posted 2/2/2013 by Renee Frappier
AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project Course Implementation Workshop for Qualifying Faculty (Apply by March 15) : (Apply by March 15; May 19-24, 2013, Washington, D.C.)... Posted 2/2/2013 by Renee Frappier

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