It looks small on the outside but it was big enough for all of us!
We started off by getting to hold an actual meteorite. It's made of melted metal and it's very heavy.
Then we moved inside the dome. First we went forward in time and watched tonight's stars come out.
We learned how to locate Polaris, where the constellations are and we saw how stars move across the sky.
Next we saw where Jupiter will be. We also got to zoom in close to see Jupiter's rotation and well as how it's 4 biggest moons revolve around it.
We wrapped up by learning how our own moon revolves around us and what phases it goes through. Today we understand our sky a little bit better.
Thanks to Dr. D and to Westglen School for inviting us.
I found out about the two bears in the sky, the ones that are connected to the dippers. I was so fascinated by the all of the different consultations he showed us and how the moon moves around the earth.
ReplyDeleteToday I learned how to find the North star and how to use it to navigate. I also learned about how Galileo discovered that the universe doesn't revolve around the Earth.
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