In the sixteen week fall or spring semester the course is taught one evening per week for 3 hours so that teachers can participate in the class without requiring release time. Different themes are developed in each semester in order to accommodate the schedules of the faculty who teach the course. This allows the development of different modules.

The general theme of this interdisciplinary course is "Powers of Ten".

Laboratory experiments will include use of microscopes and telescopes to study objects at the smallest and largest scales. The course emphasizes topics of current interest in astronomy, geology, physics and engineering, and is intended for in service and pre-service elementary teachers. The course is divided into three basic 4-week parts: Part I. Astronomy (Wyckoff 8/309/20), Part II: Microscopy (J. Mayer 9/27-10/18), Part III: Geology (Reynolds 10/2511/15). Additional time is scheduled for instruction in the use of Macintosh computers and Hypermedia (Chesney), and in developing portfolios (E. Mayer).

The course schedule is as follows:

Week	Date	Topic	Instructors
1	23 August	Intro/Hypermedia/Portfolio	E. Mayer/K. Chesney
2	30 August	Hypermedia/Jupiter	S. Wyckoff/K. Chesney
3	06 September	Light, Optics, Telescopes	S. Wyckoff
4	13 September	Orbits and Jupiter	S. Wyckoff
5	20 September	Comet Shoemaker-Levy	S. Wyckoff/K. Chesney
6	27 September	Optical Microscopy	J. Mayer
7	04 October	Electron Microscopy	J. Mayer
8	11 October	Lava and Meteorites	J. Mayer
9	18 October	Images and Portfolio	E. Mayer/K. Chesney
10	25 October	Stereo Microscopy	J. Mayer
11	01 November	Geology in the Field	S. Reynolds
12	08 November	Observing Landscapes	S. Reynolds
13	15 November	Exploring the Earth	S. Reynolds
14	22 November	Arizona Geology	S. Reynolds
15	29 November	Overview/Portfolio	J. Mayer
16	06 December	Assessment	S. Wyckoff

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