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What is Relativity? Author Q&A

March 1, 2014 / JeffreyBennett / Jeff in the Media, Relativity, Resources for Teachers

I was recently asked to answer a series of questions about What is Relativity?, so I’ve posted the Q&A set below. For additional information about the book, please see book web page. 1. Your book is titled “What is Relativity?” Ok, then, so what is it? Nearly everyone has heard of Einstein’s theory of relativity, […]

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Alvin Drew Interview on Space Station Live

January 17, 2014 / JeffreyBennett / Resources for Teachers, Story Time From Space

Astronaut Alvin Drew, who co-founded the Story Time From Space program with Patricia Tribe, was interviewed about the origins of the program for the NASA TV show “Space Station Live.” Here’s the video.

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Story Time From Space — Books in Orbit!

January 11, 2014 / JeffreyBennett / Most Popular, Resources for Teachers, Space News, Story Time From Space

Note: The release below was pre-launch. The Orbital 1 mission carrying the books launched successfully on January 9, and the books will be read by the astronauts some time in the next few months. For updates on the program status, please “like” the Story Time From Space page on Facebook. And to read about Max’s […]

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Latest Textbooks

January 3, 2014 / JeffreyBennett / Resources for Teachers

For those of you who use (or may be interested in using) my college textbooks, we have recently completed new editions of four of my books: The Cosmic Perspective, 7th Edition: This is the full version of the introductory astronomy textbook that I write with Megan Donahue, Nick Schneider, and Mark Voit, designed primarily for […]

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Gravity Takes A Starring Role — But It May Not Be What You Think

November 29, 2013 / JeffreyBennett / Op/Ed Pieces, Resources for Teachers

Note: An illustrated version of this article, with a list of additional teaching resources, was published as the Fall 2013 issue of The Universe in the Classroom (PDF). Gravity plays a starring role in the new movie of the same title, but it’s not the role that most people think. Before I explain, let me […]

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Math for Life author Q & A

November 22, 2013 / JeffreyBennett / Math/Stats, Resources for Teachers

I was recently asked to answer a series of questions about Math for Life, so I’ve posted the Q&A set below. For additional information about the book, please see the Math for Life web site. 1. How is “math for life” different than the math we learned in school? A: There’s math involved in virtually […]

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Teaching Children about Climate Change

September 1, 2013 / JeffreyBennett / Climate/Global Warming Science, Resources for Teachers

Originally posted at Earth Protect. “Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.” — H.G. Wells, The Outline of History, 1920 There may be no better illustration of the sentiment in the H.G. Wells quotation than that which we find in the issue of climate change, aka global warming. The evidence […]

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Astronomy Beat Article – How My Dog Made It Into Orbit

September 13, 2011 / JeffreyBennett / Jeff in the Media, News Features, Op/Ed Pieces, Resources for Teachers, Story Time From Space

Download the formatted article from Astrobeat Magazine (PDF) Editor’s Introduction To those of us who teach astronomy, Dr. Bennett is known as the lead author of one of the most popular introductory astronomy textbooks in the U.S. He also writes textbooks in other fields and popular books for adults. Less well known is the fact […]

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VIDEO: School Presentation – Max Goes to Mars Grades 4-5

May 4, 2010 / JeffreyBennett / Resources for Teachers, School Presentations, Videos

After doing assemblies at close to 100 schools, Jeff finally got around to having one of his school visits videotaped. Here is a 40 minute presentation of Max Goes to Mars for grades 4-5. Note that for different age kids, he adjusts the science and activity level appropriately.

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VIDEO: School Presentation – Max Goes to Jupiter Grades 2-3

May 4, 2010 / JeffreyBennett / Resources for Teachers, School Presentations, Videos

After doing assemblies at close to 100 schools, Jeff finally got around to having one of his school visits videotaped. Here is a presentation of Max Goes to Jupiter for grades 2-3. Note that for different age kids, he adjusts the science and activity level appropriately.

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