Title Bar - Cosmology

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1. How useful do you find this web site?
Not at all1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Extremely

2. How clear do you find this web site?
Very Confusing1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Perfectly Clear

3. Should there be more or less background material?
Needs more1 2 3 4 Just right5 6 7 Needs less

4. Should the directions be more or less specific?
More Specific1 2 3 4 Just right5 6 7 Less specific

5. After seeing this material are you more or less likely to teach origins and evolution of the universe in your classroom?
More likely1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Less likely

6. Does this web site load too slowly?
Too slowly1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not too slowly

7. Do you find this web site visually appealing?
Not appealing1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very appealing

8. Are there enough pictures and diagrams on this web site?
Enough1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not enough

9. Is the level of the material in this web site appropriate for your classroom?
Too hard1 2 3 4 Appropriate5 6 7 Too Easy

10. Overall, how would you rate this web site?
Poor1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Excellent

11. How familiar are you with National Education Science Standards?
Familiar1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not familiar

12. How familiar are you with inquiry based investigation and learning?
Familiar1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not familiar

13. How encouraged are you by your administration to align your teaching with these standards?
Not encouraged1 2 3 4 Encouraged5 6 7 Required

14. How aware are you of National Science Education Science Standard D which states, "As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all student should develop an understanding of...Origin and evolution of the universe."?
Not aware1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Aware

15. About how many days do you currently spend teaching the Origins and evolution of the Universe in your classroom?
0 1 2 3 4 5 More than 5

16. How often do you look outside the textbook for lesson plan advice?
Never1 2 3 Once a month 4 5 Once a week6 7 Every day

17. How often do you use the WWW for any purpose?
Never1 2 3 Once a month4 5 Once a week6 7 Every day

18. How often do you use the WWW to look for lesson plans?
Never1 2 3 Once a month4 5 Once a week6 7 Every day

19. If lesson plans were made more easily available over the WWW (i.e. They were more easily sorted by subject, grade level and Science Standard) how much more likely would you be to use them?
Not likely at all1 2 3 4 A little more likely5 6 7 A lot more likely

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If you do not currently discuss the origins and evolution of the universe in your classroom why not?

  • Is it offered elsewhere?


  • Do you feel you have inadequate resourses to teach the material?


  • Is the topic simply uninteresting or of less importance than other topics?


If you do currently discuss the origins and evolution of the universe in your classroom, how do you convey the information?

  • What exact topics do you cover?(Big Bang, Cosmic Background Radiation, Cosmological Red Shift...)


  • Are you happy with this method?


  • Do you feel it is effective?


Where(if anywhere) did you learn about the evolution of the universe?

If required to teach at least a three day unit on the origins and evolution of the universe in the classroom, what materials and/or information would you need to feel best prepared for the lesson?


Please include any other questions or comments you have about this survey or the web site. Thank you for your time and patience.