2013 VHS Scholarship Winner – Emily B. – Learning Astronomy and Epidemics Online – Video




2013 VHS Scholarship Winner – Emily B. – Learning Astronomy and Epidemics Online VHS selected Emily as a 2013 Scholarship Winner. Emily used VHS to explore the solar system in Astronomy and investigated the world of diseases in Epidemics…. Continue reading

NASA's Center for Astronomy Education Teaching Excellence Workshops

NASA’s Center for Astronomy Education, or CAE, announces a series of educator workshops for astronomy and space science educators. These workshops provide participants with experiences needed to create effective and productive active-learning classroom environments. Workshop leaders model best practices in implementing many different classroom-tested instructional strategies Continue reading

Astronomy group puts the focus on Saturn for visitors

Topics: saturn, scenic rim astronomy association TONIGHT’S the night to get up close and personal with the most recognisable planet in our solar system. The Scenic Rim Astronomy Association is hosting Saturn Night – appropriately tonight – in Ivor Marsden Park in Leichhardt. Saturn was the Roman name for Cronus, the lord of the titans in Greek mythology, and is the root of the English word Saturday. Continue reading