Professor
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2019 College of the Sciences Faculty/Staff Member of the Year
2009 Professional Education Advisory Board (PEAB) Crystal Apple award for outstanding teacher educator.
2005 Washington Professor of the Year, Awarded by the Carnegie Foundation and Council for Advancement and Support of Education
2004 Central Washington University Distinguished Professor - Public Service
Augsburg College, B.A., 1984
University of Minnesota, History of Science, M.A., 1990
University of Minnesota, Physics, M.S., 1992
University of Minnesota, Science Education, Ph.D., 1993
Courses I have taught:
I am currently give shows, develop content, and mentor student workers at the CWU Lydig Planetarium.
I also mentor students on small scale science education curriculum or action research projects.
Palmquist, Bruce (2015). The Itsy-Bitsy Spider. [Case Study] Buffalo, NY: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University of Buffalo, State University of New York.
Palmquist, Bruce and Jackson, Michael (2015). Strengthening a physics teacher preparation program using key findings from the SPIN-UP report. In Recruiting and Educating Future Physics Teachers: Case Studies and Effective Practices. College Park, MD: American Physical Society, 187-197.
Palmquist, Bruce (2014). Sorting Trash with Static Electricity. [Case Study] Buffalo, NY: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University of Buffalo, State University of New York.
Piacsek, Andy and Palmquist, Bruce (2013). Community-based Inquiry: An example involving wind turbine noise. Journal of the Accoustical Society of America, 134, 4014.
Palmquist, Bruce (2013). Inquiry in Astronomy Textbooks. The Classroom Astronomer. 5(1), 38-39.
Palmquist, Bruce (2013). Learning Progressions, Washington Science Teachers Journal. 54(1), 18-21
Palmquist, Bruce (2011). Star Motions With Sky Simulators. The Classroom Astronomer. 3(1), 20-23.
Hunt, Vanessa, Sorey, Timothy, Balandova, Evguenia, and Palmquist, Bruce (2010). "Juan’s Dilemma: A New Twist on the Old Lemon Battery." The Science Teacher, 77(7), 52-56.
Palmquist, Bruce (2008). "Promoting a Contemporary View of the Nature of Science in Your Classroom." Washington Science Teachers Journal, 49(2), 13-16.
Palmquist, Bruce (2002). "Interactive spectra demonstration." The Physics Teacher, 40(3), 140-142.
Faix, Timothy and Palmquist, Bruce (2002). "Guided practice for oral lab reports." The Science Teacher, 69(2), 68.
Palmquist, Bruce (2001), "Assessing motion graphs." The Science Teacher, 68(8), 75-77.
Palmquist, Bruce (2000). "Facilitating communication in a distance education setting." Journal of College Science Teaching, 29(4), 337-340.
Palmquist, Bruce (1999). "Star search." The Science Teacher, 66(3), 55-56.
Palmquist, Bruce (1998). "Moon theory." The Science Teacher, 65(3), 59-62.
Palmquist, Bruce and Finley, Fred (1997). "Preservice teachers' views of the nature of science during a postbaccalaureate science teaching program." Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(6), 595-615.
Palmquist, Bruce (1997). "Scoring rubric for interview assessment." The Physics Teacher, 35(2), 88-89.
Palmquist, Bruce (1996). "Interview assessment in physics labs." The Physics Teacher, 34(8), 510-511.
Weekly observational astronomy column called "What's up in the Sky" published in The Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA (circulation: about 5500), May, 2001 to present.
Palmquist, Bruce, and Li, Guian, "Three things we can learn from comparing the Chinese and American education systems." Ellensburg Daily Record (July 18, 2007). Online English version.
Palmquist, Bruce (2006). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Activities in Astronomy (3rd edition). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.
Palmquist, Bruce (2003). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Activities in Astronomy (2nd edition). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.
Palmquist, Bruce (1999). Instructor's Manual for Contemporary Activities in Astronomy. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.
Pumpkin Drop/Trashcano Decoration and Submission Day Come join us on Saturday Oct. 29th
Pumpkin Drop And Trashcano EventThe 2022 Pumpkin Drop & Trashcano Event will be held on Sunday, Oct 30, 2022 beginning at 12 pm
Astronomy Club - MondaysAstronomy Club will meet each Monday at 6pm in the Lydig Planetarium (Discovery Hall room 101) for W