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Astronomy in Seattle: 2015 AAS Conference Day 1
From January 4th through 8th, 2015, I travelled with four of my students to Seattle to present posters at the American Astronomical Society Conference. Our experiences will be detailed in the next several posts. Not many high school teachers … Continue reading
Making Spectral Energy Distributions
During our training at Caltech in the summer of 2014, my NITARP students and I learned how to create spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of our target K-giant stars. I wanted to develop a more general lesson plan for my astronomy … Continue reading
Turning Infrared Images into Representative Color Photos
During fall semester, 2014, I taught the first half of a year-long astronomy course. This semester focused on constellations, cosmology, galaxies, and stars, whereas winter semester will focus on planetary science and the solar system. Because of my work … Continue reading
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Recent Developments: Spring, 2014
I haven’t written any posts recently for this blog for several reasons: partly because I’m not actively teaching astronomy or astrobiology this semester (winter 2014) and partly because I’ve been so busy with so many things that I haven’t had … Continue reading
The SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors Program
It’s official! I’ve been chosen, along with Carolyn Bushman from Wendover Jr/Sr High School and 24 other teachers and informal educators, to be a SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador. SOFIA is the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, a converted Boeing 747SP … Continue reading
The Spaced-Out Classroom 