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''Put ideas here!''
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===Simulation software===
===Physical models===


* [[User:Dave/visit/2014-05_space_day|Scale model of the solar system on the Sagamore Hills Elementary School field]]
====Celestia====


===Simulation software===
''Celestia'' is computersoftware that lets you explore space on its many scales. Is probably too much for kids on their own, but as a presentation tool piloted by someone with knowledge to share, it's an engaging real-time experience. Multiple views allow concepts to be more easily understood, such as: days, years, moon phases, and scale.


====World Wide Telescope====
* [http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Celestia: Home]

* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/celestia/ Celestia download | SourceForge.net]
[http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/ WorldWide Telescope] looks very comprehensive and can even be [http://worldwidetelescope.org/webclient/ run in a web browser].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestia Celestia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Celestia Celestia - Wikibooks, open books for an open world]


====Scale webpage====
====Scale webpage====


* [http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system]
* [http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system]

====Celestia====

''[http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Celestia] is no longer developed (since 2011).'' Perhaps investigate some [http://alternativeto.net/software/celestia/ alternatives to Celestia]?


==Speakers/Professionals/Educators==
==Speakers/Professionals/Educators==

Latest revision as of 16:28, 10 March 2016

As part of STEM at Sagamore, let's have a Space Day!

Discussion takes place in the volunteer group (email • archivessubscribe & more), and notes/documentation should be compiled on this page (just hit "edit").

This year (2013-2014) all classes will take a half hour on both Thursday and Friday, May 8 & 9, to do something special; Fernbank Science Center will make a presentation in a portable planetarium, and a scale model of the solar system will be experienced on the school field.

Activities[edit]

Put ideas here!

Physical models[edit]

Simulation software[edit]

World Wide Telescope[edit]

WorldWide Telescope looks very comprehensive and can even be run in a web browser.

Scale webpage[edit]

Celestia[edit]

Celestia is no longer developed (since 2011). Perhaps investigate some alternatives to Celestia?

Speakers/Professionals/Educators[edit]

History[edit]

Space Day at Sagamore began when 2013 kindergarten parent Brian Gardiner started thinking about STEM at Sagamore, which led to discovering the NASA Exploration Design Challenge, which led to a meeting with Principal Martin where she suggested making an entire Space Day!

  1. STEM Committee Meeting (✓ Done! (2013-08-28))
  2. September PTA Presentation by Brian Gardiner (✓ Done! (Tuesday, September 10, 2013))