by Moriah Dufrin | Oct 31, 2022 | Astronomy
When teaching astronomy to your middle and high school students, it’s important to have books on astronomy that optimize learning while keeping your student engaged! Astronomy on its own is a fascinating subject that kids of all ages love, but books on astronomy can...
by Chris Klongpayabal | Aug 23, 2022 | Astronomy
There are a lot of ways you can teach kids about the seasons of the year, but often we miss teaching them why there are seasons in the first place. What causes the changes in temperature and different weather patterns we see throughout the cycle of the year? This...
by Moriah Dufrin | Aug 8, 2022 | Astronomy
“What’s your zodiac sign?” I was in college, and it was the first time someone had ever asked me that question. My response was pretty simple: “I have no clue.” And that was true; I didn’t even know what the zodiac signs were or what they meant. When I told my friend...
by Moriah Dufrin | Jul 31, 2022 | Astronomy
It’s a clear night and the sky is lit up with a full moon and bright twinkling stars. You step outside and shift your gaze up; there’s the Little Dipper! Could that group of three stars be Orion’s Belt? Ah, look! It’s the Big Dipper! How incredible is it that though...
by Moriah Dufrin | Jul 28, 2022 | Astronomy
Have you ever taken a pair of binoculars and looked directly into the sun? No? Just me? As my mom used to say, “Stop it, you’re going to go BLIND!” (Good news, my vision is still perfect. Sorry, Mom.) Both binoculars and telescopes are widely known tools used to, put...
by Moriah Dufrin | Jul 18, 2022 | Astronomy
Walk into my children’s bedroom and you will be hit with a massive wave of space. They’ve got planet sheets, space shuttle pillows, moon lamps…the list goes on and on. It’s safe to say astronomy has infiltrated our home, and so I’ve taken advantage of this by...
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