Homeschool Program: Wednesday, Sept 29 at 10:30 a.m.

Homeschool Program: Space Systems: Earth-Moon-Sun and their formation

Monday, Sept 29 from 10:30 – 11:45am

Today’s Homeschool Program will focus on the Space Systems, specifically how these systems form out in space.

Join Dr. Dan Polsgrove, Astronomer, Planetarium educator and former Astronomy professor here at the Academy, for an in-depth look at the formation of solar systems, highlighting how our Earth – Moon – Sun system in our own solar system are a guide to learning about space systems anywhere. These lessons are fundamental to the understanding of space and the universe.

In addition to the Live portion of the show, the film Volcanoes will be shown. This may seem counterintuitive, but volcanoes are actually one of the most important, and simple to understand, forming forces in space – from our Moon and Earth, to moons and planets throughout the universe.

With our limited seating, please only reserve seats if you know you will be attending. If you RSVP and your plans change for any reason, please email Jeff our Planetarium Director at planetarium@afacademy.af.edu so we can release your seats.

BASE PASS:
Everyone who RSVPs for this event will receive an email days prior to the event with a QR code which can be used to request a base pass for the event. All visitors to the Air Force Academy, 18 years old and older need to either be accompanied by a DoD card holder or request a base pass.

Related NGSS Science Standards:

• 1-ESS1-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe (e.g. Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted) 
• MS-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions  (e.g. Apply Newton’s 3rd Las to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects)
• MS-ESS1-3 Earth’s Place in the Universe (e.g. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system)