CSI - Community Science Interns

We will begin this week with scaling the solar system!
Here is a picture of deep space. Can you tell what is a new star and what is an old star?

Next Year

What a great first start to our CSI program and next year promises to be even better!

Stay tuned for information on our next meeting.

Thank you,

David

CSI - APL to receive awards at SCOE Board Meeting

Thank you CSI! you made me proud
Mr. Ewart

May Events - Make a Comet with Dry Ice and more

CSI join our online Space Class!

Go to www.spaceclass.org and start the missions.
Go into "virtual lessons" and select "Orion's Path"
there are 42 lessons in this theme alone so pace yourself, a rule-of-thumb is to do two to four video sessions per day when you can.

April 8, 2009

Today we spent a good portion of the time merging and editing the PowerPoint Presentation on Seeds in Space. You can see our working version at the website.
Click here.

We also watched "400 Years of the Telescope" A journey of science, technology and thought.

We did some brainstorming on last weeks field trip and shared out ways to improve the activities.

The students took a pre-assessment on What are your ideas on the Earth? and we will then perform observations and experiments on each in the weeks to come.

Some students took projects home to work on or build over the next few weeks since we are not meeting till formally till May.

CSI in action

Two Assignments:
Create a 2 to 5 PowerPoint slide presentation on what you have done with the Seeds in Space science experiment. We will take all the presentations and blend them together for one presentation to be showcased on the blogspot and to APL School.
Email me your draft prior to next weeks class.

Reflections on Wednesday's science stations and field activities.
Provide a paragraph for each:
1. your thoughts of the program from the planetarium star gazing, building star clock, planisphere
2.the activities you ran,
3.finally our "make a space game" in the park ideas
Prepare to share orally next meeting.

Mr. E

Mark your calendar!!!
April 8th regular class session
April 15th Class canceled, STAR testing week, spring break, etc.
April 22nd Optional, can volunteer to help with shows for young ones during Week of the Young Child
April 29th Mr. Ewart out of town
May 6th resume regular class session

First CSI outdoor science activity stations !!!

Stations: Comet Building, UV beads and electromagnetic spectrum, Airplane, sun clock, bubbles, night time viewer for flashlight, star clock and planisphere.

March 25 Assignment

No new assignments for this week.
I really appreciate those of you who brought in the basil seed growing cups.
Celeste your dad has the guide on Hydroponics you can look over.
Any parents that can help out next week would be appreciated. I need supervision in the field as the CSI - students help run stations in the park behind the planetarium while I run shows. This is a non-typical scenario and your help is greatly appreciated.

Mr. E (Mystery)

March 25, 2009

Today we viewed the Science of Stars and how light travels.
We did the experiment below on how light reflects on different surfaces (concave vs convex)
We looked at a Meade telescope.
We also made an electromagnet and an electric motor.

March 18, 2009

Today we built moon globes and looked at moon phases
Built and tested comets
Checked out Noah's Bed of Nails and Francesca's Pendulum experiment

We have begun our astronomy curriculum!!!

I am leading the APL interns through a curriculum designed for the planetarium. These lessons provide ready-to-go ideas and practical suggestions for planning and presenting entertaining and educationally effective programs for students.

Sequence"

A general orientation to astronomy and space science education

• Day and Night
• Patterns in the sky

The other eight modules each present a complete planetarium program and related classroom activities.

Assignment:
Bring Basil Seeds to next class for project completion
Bring any project you have built or researched for discussion you have 5 minutes to share
Read and do the Space Odyssey, Telling Time at Night Activity. Bring the STAR CLOCK back to use in the planetarium.

Noah - Showed 8th graders the human circuit ball. AWESOME!
Francesca - Glow paper, creates shadow of person on paper. GREAT FUN!!!
Ivy - Mirror illusion using plastic mirror and rod. COOL!

Wednesday March 11, 2009

Using cow magnet on color TV










Kids playing with awesome LEGO simple machines









Celest shows preschoolers how to build truck.










Marissa helps student with creating constellations from simple shapes.

Sun, Solar System, and Sundials!

Student interns help class of first graders build sundials after viewing a planetarium program on the solar system and stargazing.

Learning Astronomy From the Groud UP

We will be starting our first of many activities around the program "Astronomy From the Ground Up"

You have all made sundials, a star clock, and planisphere...but there is so much more!
Our own Sundial Bridge is a fuctional piece of science

Check out our annual solstice event because we want you involved!
http://schrederplanetarium.blogspot.com/


See you Wednesday. Arrival Time 8:30am, departure time 1:00pm
David

Assignment

Seeds in Space, your basil seeds that went into space on STST-118
Read a lesson guide
Write a plan on what to do

Present your project idea from the handout you took

CSI Session 2

Discussion on the uniqueness of a planetarium facility
Maintaining an educational program facility and its exhibits
Cleaning, repairs, looking out for potential problems. Safety first
Developing exhibits: What goes into the things we play with....
Consider the following questions:
How does one think? how does one learn? how does one have fun?

Guest Speaker from REU on the Icebear cooling system.
www.ice-energy.com
Presentation and exhibit ideas with Dave Jackson

11:00 am Field trip: Check in Turtle Bay School students. Program: The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket. Spring Constellations, Comet Lulin, Saturn and Venus after sunset.

Pick a model exhibit to work on or research.

CSI Orientation

Next Meeting February 18, 2009 8:30 am to 12:30
Bring: Folder, Smile, and Energy (F x S x E (2)) = Great Things!


February 11, 2009 8:30 am to 1pm
Orientation - Overview of facility, program and expectations
Exhibit Hunt
View Planetarium Program "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket"
Brainstorm on student reactions
NASA Website
Molecularium Kid Site
View Planetarium Program "Molecularium - Riding a Snowflake"
Can you cut a piece of paper in half 31 times???

Experiments...surface tension on a penny, data collection, structure of an experiment

Squid's - Cartesian Divers

Assignment: Basil Seeds in Space Program!
Read over Basil Seed materials and check out website.
Brainstorm on a growing chamber, light source, soil type, etc.
How should we track these on the BLOG site?