Homeschool Program: The Big Picture: Galaxies, Clusters, Quasars and more on Wednesday, Jan 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Homeschool Program: The Big Picture: Galaxies, Clusters, Quasars and more
Wednesday, Jan 21 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Today’s Homeschool Program will be a literal Big space lesson, by looking at the universe through the lens of the “big” things in the universe.
Join Dr. Dan Polsgrove, Astronomer, Planetarium educator and former Astronomy professor here at the Academy, for a detailed discussion about the large things in our universe (galaxies, galaxy clusters, quasars, and more) and how we know what we know about them. This will include information about and from the James Webb Space Telescope.
In addition to the Live portion, this program will also include the short film, From Earth to 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.
UPDATE BASE PASS PROCESS:
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 by clicking the appropriate button on the planetarium webpage (https://www.usafa.edu/facilities/planetarium/) for a Planetarium Visit.
Related NGSS Science Standards:
ESS1-2 Gravity & Structures (e.g. Students model how gravity shapes galaxies and the solar system, understanding that gravity holds them together and dictates orbits, even explaining why spinning galaxies need extra mass (dark matter).
MS-ESS1-3 Gravity & Structures: Galaxy Evolution (e.g. Analyzing redshift data helps understand how the universe’s structure (matter distribution) changes over vast distances and time, showing galaxies forming and evolving.)
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars (e.g. the study of stars’ light spectra and brightness is used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.)
Homeschool Program: The Big Picture: Galaxies, Clusters, Quasars and more on Wednesday, Jan 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Homeschool Program: The Big Picture: Galaxies, Clusters, Quasars and more
Wednesday, Jan 21 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Today's Homeschool Program will be a literal Big space lesson, by looking at the universe through the lens of the "big" things in the universe.
Join Dr. Dan Polsgrove, Astronomer, Planetarium educator and former Astronomy professor here at the Academy, for a detailed discussion about the large things in our universe (galaxies, galaxy clusters, quasars, and more) and how we know what we know about them. This will include information about and from the James Webb Space Telescope.
In addition to the Live portion, this program will also include the short film, From Earth to 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.
UPDATE BASE PASS PROCESS:
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 by clicking the appropriate button on the planetarium webpage (https://www.usafa.edu/facilities/planetarium/) for a Planetarium Visit.
Related NGSS Science Standards:
ESS1-2 Gravity & Structures (e.g. Students model how gravity shapes galaxies and the solar system, understanding that gravity holds them together and dictates orbits, even explaining why spinning galaxies need extra mass (dark matter).
MS-ESS1-3 Gravity & Structures: Galaxy Evolution (e.g. Analyzing redshift data helps understand how the universe's structure (matter distribution) changes over vast distances and time, showing galaxies forming and evolving.)
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars (e.g. the study of stars’ light spectra and brightness is used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.)