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7th National Convention for Professors of Natural Science

Teachers at a workshopPuebla, Mexico
9-12 November 2006

Our presentations included several hands-on activities from the Teacher Resources section of the Windows to the Universe web site.

PowerPoint slideshow

Members download PowerPoint Presentation

List of Hands-on Activities

Write-ups of most of the hands-on activities conducted at the convention can be found at the links below:

Images, Animations, and Interactives shown during the Presentation

Most of the images, animations, and interactives shown as part of the presentations at the convention are available online at the links listed below:

Last modified November 8, 2006 by Randy Russell.

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