Category Archives: Science Education

Changing Minds

Posted on October 17, 2014 by astroteacher

” Be very, very careful what you put in that head because you will never ever get it out.” – Attributed to Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (b 1473, d 1530) Take a moment to think about what you know about the … Continue reading →

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The Eclipses of October

Posted on September 30, 2014 by astroteacher

Twice a year, the geometry of the Sun-Earth-Moon system brings the three bodies into alignment, causing the circumstances leading to solar and lunar eclipses. For viewers in North America, October 2014 features the chance to see both: a total eclipse … Continue reading →

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Finding Perspective and Meaning with the Moon

Posted on September 18, 2014 by astroteacher

A couple years ago, the theme for the annual International Observe the Moon Night was “What does the Moon mean to me?”  Expressing meaning can take a lot of forms, most of them in the form of stories.  Humans have long told … Continue reading →

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