Cris Dewolf
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Mecosta, Michigan, United States
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Five years as a department of one at a small Catholic High School where I taught Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics, 32 years in public schools teaching Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Earth Systems Science, Astronomy, Weather and Climate and Oceanography. Also two years as an adjunct professor at a community college teaching Astronomy and 28 summers at a boy's science and adventure camp in NEPA teaching Chemistry, Aquatic Biology, Astronomy, Earth Science, and Archery.
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Climate Change Modeling
You will be exploring how Earth’s climate responds to various climate forcing agents – including solar irradiance and atmospheric CO2. Solar irradiance is the amount of solar radiation, in watts per square meter, that reaches Earth’s surface. Once it reaches Earth, the amount of heating that takes place depends on the reflectivity, or albedo, of Earth materials. Clouds, ice, and snow all have high albedos and reflect a large amount of incoming sunlight. Other surfaces, soil, vegetation, and wat
9th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
NGSS
HS-ESS3-5
NOVA Solar System - Strange Worlds
This video is part of a multi-episode series from PBS NOVA called Solar System. I use these films as materials for days I have a sub for my students - and choose ones that relate to what we are currently studying. This episode uses recent discoveries about how moons and planets in our solar system have been shaped by gravitational interactions.
9th - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, General Science
NGSS
HS-ESS1-4
The Solar Cycle Graphing Lab
Students work with archival data on solar activity to determine the length of the solar cycle. Prior to doing the activity there should have been prior instruction on variations in solar activity and their influence on us here on Earth.
9th - 12th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
HS-ESS1-1
Our Planet - Frozen Worlds
This video covers how global warming is impacting both life in Antarctica, and in the Arctic. Challenges now faced by those that live in these locations are covered.
9th - 12th
Biology, Environment, Science
NGSS
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS2-2
Solving Kepler's 3rd Law Problems with Excel
Students will use formulas written with Excel to find wither the orbital radius of a planet or its orbital period through an application of Kepler's 3rd Law.
9th - 12th
Astronomy, Physics
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About the store
Experience
Five years as a department of one at a small Catholic High School where I taught Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics, 32 years in public schools teaching Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Earth Systems Science, Astronomy, Weather and Climate and Oceanography. Also two years as an adjunct professor at a community college teaching Astronomy and 28 summers at a boy's science and adventure camp in NEPA teaching Chemistry, Aquatic Biology, Astronomy, Earth Science, and Archery.
Teaching style
Hands on, Inquiry Based.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Michigan Outstanding Earth Science Teacher 2012
Heart of MESTA Award 2023
SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors 2010
My own education history
B.S. and B.A. Central Michigan University 1982
Majors in Biology and Earth Science, Minor in ELA
M.A.T. in Biology CMU 1992, M.A.T. in Geosciences WGU 2015
Additional Coursework in Astronomy, GIS, Meteorology via
AMS Datastreme, NTEN, TLRBSE Program, THEMIS E/PO workshops
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