ASTRO-Tucson News
Fall 2004 Workshop a Success
On September 17 and 18, Project ASTRO hosted another successful workshop partnering 37 astronomers with 33 Arizona teachers from grades 2-8. Many thanks to all of the helpful hands and particularly to the 7 astronomer volunteers from NOAO, NSO and GONG.
The event included about a dozen hands-on, minds-on solar system activities most from the Project ASTRO book, a solar system talk by David Levy, a kinesthetic astronomy activity by an affiliate of Space Science Institute in Boulder, a NASA missions talk by a NASA solar system ambassador from LPL, a talk on misconceptions in astronomy by a science education specialist from the UA “CAPER” group and, of course, an inspiring nightly observing program experience on Kitt Peak.
