Does the universe go on forever?

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Does the universe go on forever? Could it have
an edge? What would be on the other side? Is
there other intelligent life out there in the
universe? On planets orbiting other stars.
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You are interested in astronomy questions, but
dont like science.A paradox!
You need a different kind of science class!
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Scientific questions affect your lifeIs global
warming a serious problem?Will there still be
skiing in Colorado when youre my age?Do
Americans your age die because of our dependence
on oil?Are there viable alternatives to oil?
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The most important scientific questions many
people deal with involve medicine, life, and
death.This class will improve your judgment to
make good decisions.
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Lets start by visiting the class website.
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In a lecture class with an interesting, clear,
engaging teacher, what fraction of the material
presented during the semester does a student
typically learn?

1. 90
2. 70
3. 50
4. 25
5. 15

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Force Concept Inventory
In a traditional lecture class, students learn
about 25 of the concepts (that they dont
already know).
traditional lecture
R. Hake, A six-thousand-student survey AJP
66, 64-74 (98).
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What difference does interactive engagement make?
red trad, blue interactive engagement
ltggt post-pre 100-pre
Finkelstein and Pollock (2005). Physical Review,
STPER, 1,1
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The Monotillation of Traxoline
It is very important that you learn about
traxoline. Traxoline is a new form of zionter.
It is monotilled in Ceristanna. The
Ceristannians gristerlate large amounts of fevon
and then bracter it to quasel traxoline.
Traxoline may well be one of our most lukized
snezlaus in the future because of our zionter
lescelidge.

• DIRECTIONS Answer the following sentences in
  complete sentences. Be sure to use your best
  handwriting
• What is traxoline?
• Where is traxoline monotilled?
• How is traxoline quaselled?
• Why is it important to know about traxoline?

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Traditional Model of Education
Instruction via transmission
Individual
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If you dont plan to paddle, dont get in the
boat.
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What happens when this gas hits the earth?!
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Scale of the galaxyIf we made a scale model of
the solar system with the sun as a grapefruit,
the planets would be various small objects (pea,
grape) scattered at distances from feet to tens
of yards. On the same scale, where would the
next star (next grapefruit) be?

1. Across campus
2. At the edge of Boulder
3. Near Denver
4. Across the USA

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