Ideas to help students get started

Mr. Idema and Mr. Davis and students- Ideas to help get you going.

Do they have a burning question they want to know about the stars or the sun? Do they wonder about calendars and astronomy? Do they wonder why the planets were called “wanderers” by the ancients and why do they appear to wander when they go in circles around the sun? How could you tell procession from watching the stars? How can the stars tell us that we are moving in a galaxy? How do people tell distances of stars and could they do that? Are they aware of the astronomy websites available? Where would they go to learn more about interesting questions people have about the stars , planets, and moon? Would be cool to compare brightness and distance. Would be interesting to do a survey of which stars are within a hundred light years of earth and map them. Would be interesting to see what the sun’s activity is in terms of sunspots. This just off top of head don’t know if this is what your wondering?- Thanks for including me I am excited!-Mr. Thomas