http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:33 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:33 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=329148 In many US states, religious fundamentalists are not only challenging the teaching of evolution but also attacking astronomy, for teaching that the universe is much older than these believers would prefer it to be. In response, the American Astronomical Society and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific issued an information packet for educators, students, and the public about how we know the age of the universe and that it evolves. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=533184 This document is the sample lesson plan that we were to upload to MERLOT for our online class through MSU (CEP 811). Lesson topics include Plate Tectonics, Continental Drift, and material associated with convergent/divergent zones. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=346460 This report describes how students in the Geology Department in California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) were assessed, and the results used for further improvement in the department.