Peggy McNeal
Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences
Towson University
Website Content Contributions
Activities (2)
Absorption and Reflection of Solar Energy part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Friday
As part of an overall lesson on Earth's energy budget, the objective of this inquiry activity is for students to describe how surface material type and color affect absorption and reflection of solar energy. ...
Sunrise, Sunset: Using Personal Observations to Understand Changing Sun Patterns from an Earth Perspective part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Tuesday B
When students learn about Earth-Sun relationships from models of the solar system, they discover that Earth's axial tilt is the cause of variable sun angle and the seasons. However, they experience this using ...
Conference Presentations (12)
Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER): Reflections On a Three-Day Workshop part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday Oral Session B
In May 2023, we held a three-day workshop, Developing Expertise and Building Collaborations to Advance Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER). The workshop was NSF funded with goals to address needs for ...
Other Contributions (6)
Pedagogies and Practices for Boosting Spatial Understanding of Fluid Earth Processes part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Thinking and learning about fluid-Earth processes can be uniquely challenging for students. This workshop targets instructors of fluid-Earth science courses including meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, ...
Communities
Eastern Section, Geoscience Education Research Division
20 activities reviewed
July 2022 Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2017 Attendees
July 2017 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 TIDeS Interest
NGSS Tagging Camp EER 2019
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2016
Ocean Sustainability Interest Group
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
Teaching Geoscience Online
JGE Associate Editors
NAGT All
Workshop Leader (4 workshops)
EER 2021 Writing Retreat
EER 2024 - Pedagogies and Practices for Boosting Spatial Understanding of Fluid Earth LEADs
Workshop Participant (42 workshops)
July 2021 Early Career 2019
July 2019 Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2019 Attendees
July 2019