Learning About Webquests

What is a Webquest?
Webquests
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Webquests
Best Webquests
The Learning Power of Webquests - Tom March
Creating a Webquest
Plant Webquest
Weather Pleasing Cities

Technology Workshop 3-28-07

Pluto Demoted from Planetary Status

Fair or Unfair?

"I'm embarassed for astornomy," said Alan Stern, leader of NASA's New Horizon's mission to Pluto and a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute. "Less than 5 percent of the world's astronomers voted. It won't stand. It's a farce."

The backlash has begun. Should Pluto have been demoted from planetary status?
What are the repercussions? How fair was the criteria used? How well thought out was the decision? Do you agree? Look at the links below and send your comments.

BBC NEWS: Pluto Loses Status as a Planet (Video available on sidebar - Why pluto has been stripped of its status as a planet?)
BBC NEWS: Pluto's Planetary Demotion
Hubble Site: Show 54 - Pluto Gets Demoted (A podcast episode)
Pluto Gets Cut Down to Size
ABC NEWS: Astronomers Fight to Restore Pluto's Planet Status
BBC NEWS: Pluto Vote "Highjacked" in Revolt
Pluto Demoted: No Longer a Planet in Highly Controversial Definition
Gale Schools - When Pluto Loses Its Status, What Happens in the Classroom?
NPR: Dwarf Planets May Finally Get Respect (Podcast Available)
NPR: Is Pluto Too Puny to Be a Planet (Podcast Available)
NPR: Astrologers Join Debate of Pluto's Planetary Status (Podcast Available)
NPR: Astronomers May Add Planets to Solar System (Podcast Available)
NPR: Astronomers Consider Pluto, Increasing Planet Count (Podcast Available)