Name: How to succeed teaching sky science
Start: 2025-02-20T15:00:00-0700
End: 2025-02-20T16:00:00-0700

Welcome to SWATCA 2025 on SCHED!

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Thursday February 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

M1040

In our time together, Rod will provide examples of teaching methods along with visual resources to make learning sky science both memorable and effective. We will become aquainted with space, its size and scale, its contents and our place in the observable universe. Astronomy fills our every day culture. We actually know more astronomy than we realize and Rod will uncover these amazing cultural touchstones. For example, how the artcic gets its name, what the "dog days of summer" really means, or what does a zoo have in common with the zodiac? We will use visuals, hands on demonstrations as well as a PowerPoint presentation.

Speakers

Rod DeVries

Owner/Operations Manager, Eagle Butte Observatory

I have worked in the FASD field for 15 years and currently work as the FASD Prevention Conversation Facilittor in the SE of Alberta. When not working my day job, I spend as much time as possible in Eagle Butte Observatory hunting down faint and distant deep space objects. As owner/operations... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
M1040

Science (TQS 3), Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12

SWATCA 2025 - South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention

Rod DeVries

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