I am co-teaching an Astronomy course this semester to seniors. They are already thinking about next fall and where they will be going to school. They are not too excited about the curriculum but we are trying to shift their thinking back to the classroom and enjoy the units of study. Astronomy can really be a fun topic but it is also difficult for students to comprehend. We were talking about the speed of light and students were shocked to realize that what they are seeing in the sky is not as it is right now. We were talking about how different distances of objects effects what we see. The fact that we are actually looking into the past for many stars was hard to understand. Speed of Light
We are really trying to motivate the students to want to know more and also hold their attention span for the entire period. Hopefully we will have less snow and more days to learn about the universe!
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