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Carleton College
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Position Paper: Where to Send NASA's Next Big Mission part of Carleton College Learning and Teaching Center:Writing Across the Curriculum with Numbers:Assignments
An opinion essay (in the style of an Op-Ed) wherein students argue for sending NASA's next large mission to a particular solar system target. Arguments are based on data and (where possible) numbers.
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Introduction to Astronomy part of Carleton College Learning and Teaching Center:Writing Across the Curriculum with Numbers:Courses
A class aimed on non-science majors, we look at our understanding of the solar system and how we know what we know. The class is aimed at active learning with students spend a great deal of time in the class in ...