To Request a Solar Astronomy Program:
- Check Timmy's calendar
- Email your choice of date(s) to Roger Kennedy, Solar Astronomy Outreach Coordinator:
What does a Program include?
Our educators can provide a Solar Astronomy Program for your community organization, state or feceral agency, library, school or classroom. Appropriate for grades 4 through adult.
Public events can be tailored to your needs. Teachers: Our educators can develop a special solar astronomy lesson for your students. All activities address NGSS and STEM goals. A typical class lesson lasts about one hour or one normal class period.
See our video: Roger Kennedy Explains Solar Outreach
Pictures from our events are available on Where’s Timmy?.
- Observe the sun with full spectrum white light, Hydrogen-alpha (nIR), and Calcium-K line (UV) filtered telescopes.
- Analyze sunlight with a spectroscope and learn about the STEM career of Spectroscopy. Take the
Spectrum Challenge. - Browse Educational Poster Boards with current scientific and health information.
- Test your knowledge with self-directed Q & A cards: NASA Our Magnetic Sun cards and EPA SunWise ®.
- Free lesson materials are available at Classroom Resources.
- Ask Timmy- Follow-up questions about astronomy can be emailed to Timmy:
- Setup and equipment used for our outreach events
Optional STEM Lessons & Activities
Additional activities are available upon request. The hosting organization may be asked to provide supplies, additional tables, and assistance. Allow addtional time.
- Ultraviolet light: UV-color changing beads
- Electromagnetic Spectrum: CD Sun Catcher
- Albedo/Energy Transformation: Testing the temperatures of different colors
- Cycles and Patterns: Make a sundial
- Food Web/Energy Chain: Where does the energy come from?
- Our Solar System: Solar System scale
- How we organize the sky: Star Charts
- Relative distance of stars: 3D constellation- Orion