NSF Org:	DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education
Recipient:	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	June 6, 1991
Latest Amendment Date:	June 6, 1991
Award Number:	9152152
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Duncan E. McBride DUE  Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	June 1, 1991
End Date:	November 30, 1993 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$18,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$18,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1991 = $18,000.00
History of Investigator:	Horace Smith (Principal Investigator) smith@pa.msu.edu Timothy Beers (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Michigan State University 426 AUDITORIUM RD RM 2 EAST LANSING MI  US  48824-2600 (517)355-5040
Sponsor Congressional District:	07
Primary Place of Performance:	DATA NOT AVAILABLE
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	R28EKN92ZTZ9
Parent UEI:	VJKZC4D1JN36
NSF Program(s):	UNDERGRAD INSTRM & LAB IMPROVE
Primary Program Source:
Program Reference Code(s):	9267
Program Element Code(s):	740000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

An introductory astronomy course for non-science majors, previously a lecture and demonstration course, is being upgraded to include a strong laboratory component. Observations, both qualitative and quantitative play a major role in the new laboratory. Small telescopes make the observational component of this new course possible. A variety of observing projects are generating an appreciation of natural phenomena unobtainable from lectures alone, and also giving students the experience of obtaining, reducing, and explaining experimental data.

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