FINESSE

Resources

FINESSE Online Discussions and Presentations
Dr. Jennifer Heldmann, LCROSS

FINESSE Workshop Handouts and Links
ABC Classrooms (also known as "What Do Teachers Do?") (Word doc)
Carousel of Prior Knowledge (powerpoint)
Locating Useable NASA Data (powerpoint)
Other NASA Resources (powerpoint)

About Inquiry
Inquiry Unpacked (powerpoint)
What Teacher Educators Need to Know about Inquiry-Based Instruction (external link)

Inquiry Project Using Data
Inquiry in Action (Structured to Open, using Galilean Moons; powerpoint)
Inquiry Science Mini-Conference Call for Papers (Word doc)
Inquiry Project Evaluation Guide (Word doc)
Electronic Poster Slides (powerpoint)

Assessment and Evaluations
Assessment and Inquiry document (powerpoint)
Attitudes toward Science Assessment (Word doc)
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (external link)
Rubistar: Create Rubrics for your Project=Based Learning Activities (external link)
Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Survey (Word doc)

Structured Inquiry Data Sets Teacher provides the Problem or Question AND THE Strategy to Pursue Evidence BUT NOT THE Answer	Guided Inquiry Data Sets Teacher provides the Problem or Question BUT NOT THE Strategy to Pursue Evidence AND NOT THE Answer	Open-Ended Inquiry Data Sets Teacher DOES NOT provide Problem or Question AND NOT THE Strategy to Pursue Evidence AND NOT THE Answer
Earth GEMS Guide: The Real Reason for Seasons My NASA Data THEMIS: In the Classroom	Earth CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network Discovering Plate Boundaries Home Earthquake Hazard - Did You Feel It Great World Wide Star Count MY NASA DATA Home Ornithology Projects - Citizen Science	Earth U. S. Census Bureau Earth from Space Earth Impact Craters Database Earth Observatory Global Maps Global Monitoring Division (Atmosphere) Globe at Night Goddard Earth Sciences Meteorological/ Atmospheric Data Google Earth Hurricane Portal--Goddard Earth Sciences Integrated Vegetation Mapping Viewer Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Latest Earthquakes Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity Research MY NASA DATA National Climatic Data Center Ocean ColorWeb Precipitation Frequency Data Server SSEC Weather and Satellite Images and Data Stratospheric Ozone Data Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer US Climate Atlas NOAA National Geophysical Data Center USGS Water Resources of the United States Volcano Hazards Program WaterWatch: Current Water Resources International Real-time Magnetic Observatory Network
Solar System Galilean Moons Activity GEMS: Earth, Moon, and Stars GEMS: Living with a Star GEMS: The Moons of Jupiter NASA Student Observation Network NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator SON: Tracking a Solar Storm Sunspot Cycle	Solar System Clickworkers for HiRISE Dawn Mission Clickworkers Lunar Eclipse Preview 2001 - 2020 MSIP - Mars Student Imaging Project NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator NASA's Radio JOVE Project Home Page Night Sky Network Astronomy Outreach and Education Resources PlanetQuest Downloads Welcome to 100 Hours of Astronomy	Solar System Craters: Earth Impact Craters Craters: Ganymede Impact Craters Craters: Callisto Impact Craters Craters: Venus Impact Craters Craters: Moon Impact Craters Google Mars NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator NASA Sun-Earth Media View of Solar Images USGS Spectroscopy Lab of Planetary Spectra US Naval Observatory Astronomical Data: (times, positions & phases of Sun, Moon, planets)
Beyond the Solar System Project CLEA: Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy Galaxy Hunter Galaxy Zoo Lab How Fast Do Galaxies Move? Hubble Deep Field Academy Project Spectra @ LASP GEMS: Invisible Universe GEMS: Messages from Space Modeling the Universe	Beyond the Solar System Galaxy Zoo 2 Spacehack Hubble Deep Field Images	Beyond the Solar System Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets Google Sky Hubble Deep Field Images PlanetQuest New Worlds Atlas Sloan Digital Sky Survey SkyServer SkyView Virtual Observatory US National Virtual Observatory

Other Resources and Catalogues
Amazing Space (from the Hubble Space Telescope)
Astronomy Education Review
Climate Change Compendium at LASP (Lessons)
Space Weather Education at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory
The Astronomy Center: Education Resources for Astronomy 101