Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aas...211.0607b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #06.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.737
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
In Fall 2007, staff from Flandrau Science Center, Astronomy 101 students at Pima Community College, and their instructor collaborated in a unique education program. Using Stellarium, a free, open-source planetarium software package that can be scripted, small groups of students designed their own 2-5 minute planetarium presentation as an end of the semester project. These mini-shows were screened in the planetarium theatre at Flandrau Science Center during a public show. This poster describes the design of this program, the specific assignments and experiences that helped students successfully progress toward their goal, and lessons learned. In the process of developing their shows, students had to utilize a large range of skill sets and knowledge, such as team building, communication, organization, and critical thinking, as well as creativity. Although there exists software that might simplify the process of creating a presentation for a planetarium by providing preset functions, our decision to use Stellarium scripting was intentional. Specifically, we believe that the process of scripting a show (both conceptually and algorithmically), encouraged students to investigate the topic they were presenting more deeply. We hope to be able to repeat this program with future Astronomy 101 classes.
Baleisis Audra
Dokter E.
Magee Michael
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