In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to plan and carry out investigations in a mini-lesson on Investigations. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. <br/>

2022 was a pretty exciting year for space science, but what news might we expect in the coming year?

Your dog might seem like a bit of a goof, but they might be capable of more tricks than you think. A new study from researchers in Hungary investigated whether dogs can distinguish between new and familiar languages.

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on structure and function.


TERMS
Structure - parts in a mater
ial object
Function - an activity or purp
ose for a thing
Shape - extern
al form of...

A mini-lesson on patterns at varying scale.

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on scale and perspective.


TERMS
Phenomena - observable events in the natural world (require exp
lanations)
Time - an irreversible s
eries of...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on causal relationships.

T
ERMS:
Cause - a thing that gives rise t
o an event
Ef
fect - an event
Relationship - interconnection betwe
en parts of...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on causal patterns at varying scale.


TERMS
Patterns - regularity in
the world
Scale - the relative size or exte
nt of something
System - a set...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on describing scale.


TERMS
Scale - the relative size or extent of
something
Objects - a material thing that can be s
een and touched
Phenomena...

Here it is, folks: the end. In our final episode of Crash Course Astronomy, Phil gives the course a send off with a look at some of his favorite topics and the big questions that Astronomy allows us to ask.

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on inputs, processes and outputs in a system.

T
ERMS:
System models - a representation o
f a system
Interactions - reciprocal (two-way) acti
on...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on systems as parts working together. TERMS System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together Part - a piece of an object or organism This progression is...

Two astronauts are about to embark on the One Year Mission which can help us understand more about the long-term effects of being in space, and there is an upcoming total lunar eclipse (the shortest one this century)!

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on components and interactions within systems.

T
ERMS:
System - a set of components (e.g. things) workin
g together
Components - a part of
a larger...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on testing causes.

T
ERMS:
Tests - a planned act that is done to learn
something
Cause - a thing that gives r
ise to an event
Support - t
o give...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on Objects and Pieces. TERMS Characteristic - a feature or quality belonging to a thing Object - a material thing that can be seen and touched Piece - a part or...

A blank spot on a digital map can signal much more than a gap in data -- it can mean something is being intentionally hidden. Sharing the remarkable discovery of massive alleged detention camps in Xinjiang, China, Pulitzer Prize-winning...

The Dawn spacecraft has been exploring the two largest objects in the asteroid belt since 2007, and here's what we've learned so far!

NASA is launching a mission to send a probe into the sun, and it's the first to be named after a living scientist: Eugene Parker and the Parker Solar Probe! Astronomers have found another hot topic, and it's the hottest planet we've ever...

A mini-lesson on patterns of change.

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on probability and prediction.

T
ERMS:
Cause - a thing that gives rise t
o an event
Ef
fect - an event
Relationship- interconnection betwe
en...

Your dog might seem like a bit of a goof, but they might be capable of more tricks than you think. A new study from researchers in Hungary investigated whether dogs can distinguish between new and familiar languages.

A mini-lesson about patterns in data.

Afflicting nearly 1 in 10 Americans, syphilis was ravaging the U.S. in the 1930s. Many doctors believed syphilis affected Black and white patients differently, and the Public Health Service launched an experiment to investigate,...