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Joint Astronomy Centre Outreach - Galileo Teacher Class
Galileo Teacher Class
A year-long once-a-month free college-level astronomy class for teachers
taught by JAC's Inge Heyer in Hilo and Kona involved
hands-on activities for the class room. The publisher of the text book (W.H. Freeman)
provided the books free of charge.
Free facilities for the class were provided by the HWL DOE (Hilo) and WHEA (Kona).
Please email us if you have questions.
Schedule
Classes were scheduled on the weekend of the third Saturday of each month.
During this weekend, the Kona class at WHEA was on Saturday from 12:30pm
until 4:30pm. The Hilo class was that Sunday at the Hilo DOE Conference Room #2
from 10am until 2pm. There were no classes in April, as I was away overseas almost
the entire month.
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Location |
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Chapters/Topics |
| Jan 17 |
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Nelha (Kona) |
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Introduction: A Walk through the Field of Astronomy
NOTE: This class only starts at 1:30pm, due to Nelha business! |
| Jan 18 |
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Hilo DOE |
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Introduction: A Walk through the Field of Astronomy |
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January Class Notes:
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| Feb 21 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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Constellations, the History of Astronomy II
Note: This class has been moved from Nelha to WHEA (West Hawaii Explorations Academy)! |
| Feb 22 |
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`Imiloa, Hilo DOE |
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Constellations
Note: The first hour of this class will be held at the `Imiloa Planetarium from 10-11am! |
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February Class Notes:
- Guest Speaker: Koa Omphroy "Hawaiian Scientists: Kalakaua and the Venus Transit"
Details on Venus Transits (Wikipedia)
- Guest Speaker: Shawn Laatsch (at `Imiloa, Hilo class only) "Our Place in the Cosmos: Celestial Coordinates"
- The Orion Constellation Construction:
- Photos:
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at WHEA in Kona: Re-enacting a Venus transit (21 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 6.6 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at WHEA in Kona: Calculating star distances (21 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 6.8 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at WHEA in Kona: Building the Orion Constellation (21 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 6.7 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at WHEA in Kona: Building the Orion Constellation (21 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 7.0 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at WHEA in Kona: Building the Orion Constellation (21 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 6.3 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at DOE in Hilo: Building the Orion Constellation (22 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at DOE in Hilo: Building the Orion Constellation (22 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 7.5 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at DOE in Hilo: Building the Orion Constellation (22 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 6.9 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at DOE in Hilo: Building the Orion Constellation (22 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 7.1 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class: The Orion constellation model as seen from Earth (21/22 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class: The Orion constellation model as seen from the side (90 degrees clockwise) (21/22 February 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 4.9 MB) |
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| Mar 21 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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Kepler, Newton, Earth-Moon Calculations, The Nature of Light, Cereal Box Spectroscope |
| Mar 22 |
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Hilo DOE |
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Kepler, Newton, Earth-Moon Calculations, The Nature of Light, Cereal Box Spectroscope |
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March Class Notes:
- The Cereal Box Spectroscope Construction:
- Zodiac Constellation Circle Exercise:
- Tim Slater's Exercises:
- The Book: Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy (2nd edition), by Edward E. Prather, Timothy F.
Slater, Jeffrey P. Adams, Gina Brissenden; ISBN 0-13-239226-7. The entire book is
posted below courtesy of Tim Slater.
- Tides:
- Photos:
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| May 16 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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The Nature of Light II, The Milky Way |
| May 17 |
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Hilo DOE |
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The Nature of Light II, The Milky Way |
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May Class Notes:
- Photos:
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at WHEA in Kona: Building a cereal box spectroscope and examining sunlight (16 May 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.0 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Taking a break before venturing out into the Milky Way (17 May 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.3 MB) |
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| Jun 21 |
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Hilo DOE |
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Guest Speaker: Kumiko Usuda from Subaru
NOTE: There will be no Kona class this month due to too many absences.
Please all come to the Hilo class this month. |
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June Class Notes:
- Guest Speaker: Kumiko Usuda of Subaru Telescope (3 topics, see links below)
- Photos:
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Building a model of our Milky Way Galaxy (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Finished model of our Milky Way Galaxy (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.5 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Building a 360-degree panoramic view of the Milky Way (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.1 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Being inside the Milky Way looks like this (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Combining the model and the panoramic view (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.1 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Aligning the longitudes shows us what's where in the Milky Way (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.5 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Model and panoramic view combination (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.5 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: These lamps look the same to our eyes (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: With our new spectrograph we can tell the difference between the lamps (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 4.9 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: We can't see the infrared signal of a remote control... (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: ... but our digital camera can (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 4.8 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Exploring the universe and everything in it with Mauna Kea Brand Trading Cards (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.3 MB) |
IYA Galileo Teacher Class at the DOE in Hilo: Playing with trading cards can be very educational (21 June 2009).
(Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB) |
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| Jul 18 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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The Moon (Ch.10), Comparative Planetology I+II (Ch.7+8), Extrasolar Planets |
| Jul 19 |
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Hilo DOE |
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The Moon (Ch.10), Comparative Planetology I+II (Ch.7+8), Extrasolar Planets |
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July Class Notes:
- PowerPoint for Extrasolar Planets (PPT, 16.0 MB)
- A picture of the Apollo landing sites on the Moon can be found here.
- Solar System Ballet activity.
- The hexagon on Saturn: During class at WHEA, one of you pointed out a truly weird feature on Saturn,
a hexagon formation in the cloud layers near the northern pole. I had no idea what this is, so I
asked one of my friends on the Cassini mission. Here is his answer: "Nobody has any idea what causes it.
Really. Experimentalists can reproduce it (fluid in a spinning spherical containment vessel), but
still don't know why a hexagon forms." See this weirdness for yourself here.
- Photos:
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| Aug 15 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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The Sun (Ch.18), Stellar Evolution I (Ch.20), Stellar Evolution II (Ch.21), Stellar Evolution III (Ch.22) |
| Aug 16 |
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Hilo DOE |
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The Sun (Ch.18), Stellar Evolution I (Ch.20), Stellar Evolution II (Ch.21), Stellar Evolution III (Ch.22) |
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August Class Notes:
- I mentioned a bunch of upcoming training opportunities. They are listed below under "Other Events".
- We did a number of little exercises:
- Photos:
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| Sep 19 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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Neutron Stars (Ch.23), Black Holes (Ch.24), The Nature of Stars (Ch.19) |
| Sep 20 |
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Hilo DOE |
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Neutron Stars (Ch.23), Black Holes (Ch.24), The Nature of Stars (Ch.19) |
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September Class Notes:
- I mentioned a bunch of upcoming training opportunities. They are listed below under "Other Events".
- We did three little exercises:
- Photos:
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| Oct 17 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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Galaxies (Ch.26), Building a GalileoScope |
| Oct 18 |
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Hilo DOE |
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Galaxies (Ch.26), Building a GalileoScope |
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October Class Notes:
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| Nov. 22 |
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`Imiloa, Hilo DOE |
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Visit to `Imiloa Plantetarium: astronomy visualization, Celestia Desktop Planetarium Demo
Note: Guest speaker: Dr. Andy Adamson (JAC/UKIRT) on Celestia
Note: The first hour of this class will be held at the `Imiloa Planetarium from 10-11am! Please be early!
The second part will be in the `Imiloa class room, since I couldn't get the DOE keys on Friday because
of furloughs. There will be no Kona class this month because the Kona class voted to come to Hilo to
attend the session at `Imiloa. Please all come to the Hilo class this month. |
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November Class Notes:
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| Dec 19 |
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WHEA (Kona) |
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Navigation, Attendance Certificates, Cosmology (Ch.28)
Note: Guest speaker: Kalepa Baybayan on navigation (Kona class only)! |
| Dec 20 |
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Hilo DOE |
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Attendance Certificates, Cosmology (Ch.28) |
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December Class Notes:
- We did three little exercises:
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Website and Poster on Careers in Astronomy
There are many different jobs needed to run an observatory. Follow
this link,
and find out more about our employees, their jobs and their skills. And this link
shows a poster
(PDF, 11x17, 24 MB) illustrating the various jobs that are needed to run an observatory
(hint: it's not just astronomers).
The Great 2012 Scare, and what you can do about it!
There's been a lot of nonsense going around about the supposed end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012
and the corresponding end of the world. This has no basis in fact, so please tell your students and their
parents not to worry about this. To help you with your arguments, here is Your
2012 Defense Kit put together by Sky and Telescope Magazine and distributed by the American Astronomical
Society (and hopefully many other groups).
See also:
NASA 2012 Comments
ASP Astronomy Beat
Cornell University Comments
Resources
- Other Events:
- 10/03: Galileo Teacher Training Workshop at NELHA in Kona (free, PDF flyer, contact Janice Harvey for details)
- 10/06: Journey/Project Astro Teacher/Astronomer Workshop at Gemini in Hilo (free, PDF flyer, contact Janice Harvey for details
- 10/24: Mauna Kea Observatories Block Party at Aohoku Place in Hilo (free, details here)
- 11/14: Mentoring Workshop at `Imiloa in Hilo (free, flyer).
- Book: Universe, by Roger A. Freedman and William J. Kaufmann III, W.H. Freeman, ISBN 0-71676-995-6, provided courtesy of the publisher to all students.
- Book: Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy (2nd edition), by Edward E. Prather, Timothy F.
Slater, Jeffrey P. Adams, Gina Brissenden; ISBN 0-13-239226-7. The entire book is
posted here courtesy of Tim Slater.
- Book: Stop Faking It! Light, by William C. Robertson, NSTA Press, ISBN 0-87355-215-6
- Book: Stikky Night Skies, Laurence Holt Books, ISBN 1-932974-01-6 (Jan. 2003), www.stikky.com
- Call from ISS: Call for Proposals (TXT)
- Coloring Astro Pictures and Other Games (PDF)
- Perseid Meteor Shower (Aug 11-12)
- Eratosthenes Teachers Guide (PDF), courtesy of Melina Peebles
- GalileoScope Instructions (PDF), GalileoScope Website
Note: If you want to order these, they are currently $20 apiece (+shipping). As of 1 Jan. 2010 they will be $100 apiece.
- Hawai`i Island Amateur Astronomy Clubs
- Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee
Many more education resources and information can be found on the JAC Teacher Page.
A large number of science and educational links can be found on our
Links Page.
Resources will be added here as they become available.
If there are any resources you'd like to see here, please
email us.
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