Laura Kay

Stacy Palen

George Blumenthal

Informed by astronomy education research, the Sixth Edition reflects an emphasis on learning by doing. This emphasis is reinforced through thoughtful pedagogy and an innovative teaching and learning package. Students get to interact with astronomy while instructors receive the resources they need to incorporate active learning into the classroom.

21st Century Astronomy: The Solar System

"Author Stacy Palen knows that introductory astronomy may be the only science course your students take in college. Understanding Our Universe, Fourth Edition motivates students to understand the concepts and value science by experiencing astronomy before, during, and after class. By expanding the active learning pedagogy, Stacy strives to help you help students feel more comfortable and confident with the content and evaluating and responding to science in the media"--

Understanding Our Universe

Stars and Galaxies

21st Century Astronomy

Influenced by astronomy education research, 21st Century Astronomy offers a complete pedagogical and media package that facilitates learning by doing, while the new one-column design makes the Fifth Edition the most accessible introductory text available today.

21st Century Astronomy 6th Edition + Smartwork 5, 6th Edition + Reg Card

Bradford Smith

Teaches students to think like scientists.

The Solar System

Includes Vocabulary Alert, Working It Out (mathematics), Reading Astronomy News, and Exploration boxes throughout the text.

Fifth Edition

Brad Smith

Students learn astronomy by doing astronomy.

Understanding Our Universe (Third Edition)

Research shows that active learning supports deeper, long-term understanding. The Third Edition text and media package gives students more opportunities to interact with astronomy--both in real life and online. The new edition provides all the resources you need to make it easy to incorporate active learning into the classroom.

Stacy Palen

Books

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