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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 1988
This material discusses supernova, the violent death of a massive star, at a level appropriate for upper elementary students. Background information on Supernova 1987a is presented. Observation techniques using visible light, ultraviolet waves, radio waves, neutrinos, X-rays, and gamma-rays are described. A vocabulary list, 11 questions, and 6…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Science Activities
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Committee on the Conduct of Science. – 1989
This booklet was written for students and describes some of the basic features of a life in contemporary research and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers will encounter in their work. This booklet divides the decisions that scientists make into two overlapping categories. Much of the first half of the booklet looks at…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Science and Society, Science Education