Since September, we have become experts on the sun, moon and stars during our expedition titled "We Goes Above and Beyond" Some questions that guided our learning are:
As astronomers, how do we learn about the sun, moon and stars?
Why do my surroundings change?
As astronomers, how do we communicate our knowledge about the sun, moon and stars?
Our three case studies were focused on the sun, moon and stars. To share what we have learned, we created this website that will be shared with Woodward Elementary School to help students whose first language is not English learn more about the sun, moon and stars.
We learned about space in a variety of ways. We participated in experiments (observing shadows, textures of the moon, sounds of space, etc) in addition to listening to different books, learning from an astrochemist that works at Emory University, and through field experiences. We visited Tellus Science Museum where we toured the planetarium and watched an amazing movie about a journey through space. Students used models to observe stars and constellations. We also used reflector and refractor telescopes to learn more about space as we viewed inventions that helped make space exploration possible. A pendulum helped us learn about how the Earth's rotation and tilt change the star's appearance in the sky.
During our expedition, we were also able to gain a deeper meaning through movement. With the help of dance expert Ericka Van Hoosear and the Zara Arts Integration Grant, our bodies became space objects and moved as though we were orbiting, rotating and revolving, We experienced dance, music, math, arts and science.
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