Public Understanding of Planetary Science

March 12, 2006
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Houston, Texas

	Agenda

	8:00 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration

	8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Overview Dr. Marilyn Lindstrom and Dr. Stephanie Shipp

	8:45 a.m.	The Moon Hoax Hoax Dr. Phil Plait

	9:15 a.m.	Audience Discussion Small Group Discussions: Favorite Media Misconceptions

	9:30 a.m.	Mining the Data -- Student and Teacher Results on a Space Science Concept Inventory Dr. Phil Sadler

	10:30 a.m.	Audience Discussion Small Group Discussions: Brainstorm Approaches to Addressing Misconceptions

	10:45 a.m.	Bteak

	11:00 a.m.	The Research Perspective on Teaching and Learning Science Ms. Claudine Kavanagh


	11:45 a.m.	Audience Discussion

	12:00 p.m.	Lunch

	1:00 p.m.	Small Group Discussions: Strategies to Address Specific Misconceptions

	2:00 p.m.	Regroup: Share Strategies for Addressing Common Misconceptions

	2:30 p.m.	Closing/Evaluation

	2:45 p.m.	Close of Workshop


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