Crafting a Moonless Earth: Growing STEM Interest Through 'What-if' Simulations
April 17, 2018
April 17, 2018
ORONO, Maine, April 17 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
What if you could explore, first-hand, an alternate Earth in which the moon did not exist? What if there were two moons? What might you observe if the Earth was larger or smaller, or perhaps if it's atmosphere was thicker?
These are the experiences University of Maine astrophysicist Neil Comins and a team of researchers are working to bring to middle school learners through the virtual . . .
What if you could explore, first-hand, an alternate Earth in which the moon did not exist? What if there were two moons? What might you observe if the Earth was larger or smaller, or perhaps if it's atmosphere was thicker?
These are the experiences University of Maine astrophysicist Neil Comins and a team of researchers are working to bring to middle school learners through the virtual . . .