Astronomy 2 - Paul Trudelle
Weeks: 1, 2
Session B
In this seminar for rising 9th graders, students will go outside to find interesting sky objects including satellites, meteors, planets, moon craters, planets, and constellations. Binoculars or a simple telescope would help, but are not required.
Astrophysics - Paul Trudelle
Weeks: 1, 2
Session C
In this seminar for incoming 9th and 10th graders, we will explore basic astronomy coupled with the physics necessary to understand orbits, Newton's Laws of Motion, Einstein's Special Relativity, strange quark stars, origin & fate of the cosmos, multi-verse ideas., etc. There will be plenty of time for student questions on ANYTHING related to astronomy.