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UMSL Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach Program

With funding provided by the NASA / Missouri Space Grant Consortium, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UMSL is proud to offer the Astronomy Outreach Program free of charge for schools.

ongoing: This program is offered throughout the school year.
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UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach Program

 This program is geared towards third through sixth grade students to supplement their learning in the classroom with a slideshow presentation, a planetarium show, and astronomy and science related activities on campus.

The Astronomy Outreach Program allows for students to have access to educational science resources not available in the typical classroom. The planetarium shows give students a chance to view the night sky without the disadvantage of light pollution, as well as provide a visual aid for many different concepts such as the Earth’s rotation, the Sun’s motion in the sky, or how to measure a day and a year. The classroom activities portion of the program includes demonstrations with dry ice and liquid nitrogen to illustrate the phases of matter (and to touch on science safety!) and discussions on space and astronomy topics.

The goal of this program is to expose students not only to astronomy, but to science in general. The presentations aim to not only provide explanations of some of the astronomical phenomena students encounter on an everyday basis, but to stimulate critical thinking about nature and the world around them.

Outreach Program Students

Contact

UMSL Planetarium and Astronomy Outreach
  planetarium@umsl.edu
  (314) 516-5933

Location

  1 University Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA

More Information

https://www.umsl.edu/umsl_planetarium/outreach_program/index.html

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