Slater, Investigating Astronomy, 2e

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LaunchPad Instructor's Manual
Slater, Investigating Astronomy, 2e
LaunchPad contains resources for you and your students. In this tutorial, we'll take a
detailed look at both types separately. Let's begin with student resources. Click here to
go to the landing page of LaunchPad for Investigating Astronomy.
What resources are available for my students?
From your LaunchPad home page, click Resources, then Content by Type. You'll see a list of all the
resources available to your students. We'll now take a closer look at each.
Page 1
Animations
Concise 2-D animations help students visualize and understand key concepts and figures from the text,
and are accompanied by brief explanations.
Page 2
e-Book
LaunchPad’s e-Book is a complete online version of the textbook with an assortment of media-powered
learning tools and a variety of customization options for students and instructors.
Page 3
Flashcards
Virtual flashcards are provided for key terms. Students can view these in stack mode, table mode,
definitions shown, terms shown, or use quiz mode to test themselves.
Page 4
Image Map Activities
These activities use figures and photographs from the text to assess key ideas, helping students to
develop their visual literacy skills. Students must click the appropriate section(s) of the image and
answer corresponding questions.
Page 5
Interactive Exercises
These simple exercises allow students to interact with figures from the text while answering questions
about key concepts in astronomy.
Page 6
LearningCurve
Based on the latest findings from learning and research, LearningCurve combines powerful adaptive
quizzing, personalized study plans, immediate valuable feedback, and state-of-the-art analysis reports.
LearningCurve’s unique game-like nature keeps students engaged in the material while helping them
learn and remember the concepts. For instructors, LearningCurve is a perfect resource for those looking
to flip the class, or for those who would like students to come to class prepared to discuss the content.
LearningCurve is tailored to each specific text.
Page 7
SkyTracker Constellation Game
SkyTracker was developed to help students identify the constellations through name matching,
flashcards and sky maps.
Page 8
Star Charts
Star Charts are visual displays showing the position of the stars in the night sky in the Northern
Hemisphere for each month of the year.
Page 9
Summative Quizzes
Each chapter includes a summative quiz with pre-loaded questions covering all content learned in the
unit. These quizzes are easy to edit and can include instructor-authored questions.
Page 10
Tutorials
These self-guided, concept-driven experimental walkthroughs engage students in the process of
scientific discovery as they make observations, draw conclusions, and apply their knowledge.
Astronomy tutorials combine multimedia resources, activities, and quizzes.
Page 11
Videos
Select NASA videos illustrate and expand upon key concepts from the text. These are accompanied by
brief explanations.
Page 12
Visual Literacy Tasks
These brief quizzes from the text ask students to interpret a key figure from the text, tying visuals in with
the key concepts just covered and increase visual literacy.
Page 13
What resources are available for instructors?
From the same screen where you've been viewing student resources, you can scroll down to see those
available to instructors. Let's now take a closer look at each.
Page 14
Answers to End of Chapter Questions
Answers to End of Chapter Questions are provided for you on one convenient Word document per
chapter.
Page 15
Answers to Observing Projects Workbook
This PDF document provides the full solutions for the optional print workbook, Observing Projects Using
Starry Night College, 2014 Version.
Page 16
Clicker Questions
Clicker Questions are a selection of multiple choice questions designed for in-class use with clickers.
Page 17
Image PowerPoint Presentations
Image PowerPoints Presentations include all the figures, photos, and tables from the chapter displayed
on slides in the order they appear.
Page 18
Images
Images are a zip file with all the figures, photos, and tables from the chapter in JPG format.
Page 19
Lecture PowerPoint Presentations
Lecture PowerPoints are pre-assembled presentations for the chapter which can be used for lectures,
or as an outline for your custom lecture presentations.
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Slater, Investigating Astronomy, 2e

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