More than 60 educators crowded into room C124 at the Convention Center this afternoon to ponder the imponderable: the size and scale of the universe?
With humor and knowledge Herb Koller, a retired high school teacher representing Imaginova Corp, demonstrated how teachers can use the Starry Night astronomy program in the classroom to help students gain perspective on distances in space. Whether you were looking to learn about our solar system or prefer to consider all that is beyond, the program had something, and lesson plans, too.
I show the kids in school tons of information regarding the distance between stars. The speed of light is also one they really seem to enjoy. Thanks for the ideas.
This is a great idea. The Starry Night astronomy program looks like a neat way to teach kids. Unfortunately, a Solar Hot Water Systems won’t work in space!
When I think of envisioning the scope of the Universe i think how small and insignificant our lives are. So much things we don’t know and we will probably never know. Kinda sad :p