Camp Universe:
discover the universe at the Montgomery College Planetarium and at
Green Bank, West Virginia explore it in the visible and the radio
wavelengths, have fun with us!
Astronomy and Astrophysics for Gifted and Talented,
Intellectually
Curious, Students, their parents, and teachers
What happens when a sun explodes? What causes the stunning "Northern
Lights"? What mysterious and powerful force holds the universe
together? When did the
universe all start and where is it going? Learn the answers
to
these questions and have fun doing hands-on activities that will
stimulate
your imagination and curiosity. The class will meet in the modern
Montgomery
College Planetarium and use real data collected by spacecrafts and
observatories.
Algebra and use of Texas Instruments graphing calculators is required.
Investigate
topics in astronomy and learn the physics necessary to make sense of
the
universe. This course is designed so that you could start
or
continue a meaningful science
fair project in space science
using real data perhaps collected by a spacecraft or earth borne
observatory, if you chose to. This is a research based course
where
instead of learning about science you actually are expected to do
science. Science as a verb not a noun.
The instructor for the course is
Dr. Harold Williams, and I want to be your mentor.
- Monday, June 22 through Friday, July 24,
2009
- Start in the planetarium on June 22 from 9AM to noon.
- Travel to the 6th Annual
Green Bank Star Quest at the Green Bank Radio Telescope in
Pocahontas County, West Virginia to a dark sky site in to do astronomy
in the visible June 24 to June 27 then attend The
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) Annual Meeting
and Technical Conference also at Green Bank Radio Telescope in
Pocahontas County, West Virginia to a radio quite zone to do astronomy
in the radio June 28 to July 1. Then come back to the Washington
Metro area. To travel to Greenbank in Pocahontas County,
West Virginia if you are a minor you must travel and camp with a parent
or some other responsible adult that your parents trust like another
parent in your school.
- After enjoying the 4th of July with your family we will resume
our fun and exploraiton of the universe Monday, July 6 through Friday,
July 24 in the Planetarium from 9AM to noon every week day for three
weeks.
Send e-mail
to Dr. Harold
Williams at Harold.Williams@montgomerycollege.edu
Links to Sites we will use during the class:
To register for the course call Sharon Wolfgang 240-567-7264 or
240-567-7917. The course is SCH?
and the section
number is CRN?.
Tuition is $320+ Fee $70 = $390
(Non-resident, outside of Maryland, additional fee of
$160).
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Web page by Dr. Harold Alden Williams, last modified 9:37PM
February 9,
2009.