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Inn, Kristina; And Others – Kamehameha Journal of Education, 1995
Three articles focus on many classroom activities and experiments inspired by the voyage of two canoes, built of traditional materials, from Hawaii's Hilo Harbor in 1995. Nationwide, students followed daily satellite tracking, accessed the Internet for updated accounts of the canoes, talked directly with navigators, and watched television…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Creative Teaching
Peer reviewedBarna, John; Winstead, Jim – T.H.E. Journal, 1993
Describes undergraduate projects at Harvey Mudd College (California) that use advanced laboratory equipment and procedures normally reserved for graduate students. Examples are given in experimental biology (e.g., digital imaging and DNA analysis), in physics (e.g., using satellites to study earthquake faults), and in mathematics (e.g., teaching…
Descriptors: Biology, College Mathematics, College Science, Communications Satellites
