Astronomy and Astrophysics
$250.00
Grade 5-10, Thursdays, 11:00am to 12:15pm from Sept. 15 to Nov 17.
Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Loudoun Field Center is an opportunity to introduce a variety of different sciences and scientific fields through a study of the stars and planets. We’ll learn a little about the history of the field from a “Classical” point of view, while also learning basic physics and chemistry ideas through the “Four Forces.”
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Class Goals (Fall, Winter, Spring):
Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Loudoun Field Center is an opportunity to introduce a variety of different sciences and scientific fields through a study of the stars and planets. We’ll learn a little about the history of the field from a “Classical” point of view, while also learning basic physics and chemistry ideas through the “Four Forces.”
- Astronomy concepts: Creation and Cosmology
- Four forces
- Luminaries and Seasons
- Solar System, planetology
- Technology of Space Exploration
- Habitats
For the Fall (and into Winter):
- Creation and the Big Bang+ (Star Formation (“Stellar Evolution”), Element Creation)
- Dynamics (motion and the four forces — gravity, nuclear forces, E&M)
- The Atomic Model and The Periodic Table
- History of Astronomy (Key Astronomers and the Scientific Revolution — Copernicus, Galileo, Brahe, Kepler, Newton)
The Fall Program is 10 Weeks, beginning on Thursday September 15, and ending on Thursday November 17. From 11:00am to 12:15pm. Ages 10-16 (~Grades 5 to 10).
Your Instructor:
Butch Porter
Developer of MicroSchools through Independent Education (IndED), in Leesburg, VA. He has a Physics (with an Astronomy concentration) Degree from LSU, an MBA from USC, and a passion for Great Ideas education.
