Name of Primary Presenter/Organizer:
Malcolm Willette
Event Type:
Girl Scout Event/Meeting
Number of club members participating as presenters:
8
Toolkits Used:
Black Hole Survival
Shadows & Silhouettes
SUPERNOVA!
Space Rocks
Life In the Universe
Other NSN Resources (Telecons, Astronomy Resources Download, etc)
Topics Covered:
Asteroids/Meteors
Black Holes
Comets
Gravity
Light Pollution
Moon
Multiwavelength Astronomy
Phases & Eclipses
Size/Distance Scales
Solar System
Star Life Cycles
Sun
Telescopes
Total number of visitors:
3488
What materials were handed out?
4000+ bookmarkers, 2000+ lithos, 700+ posters, 300 DVD's and more
Comments and anecdotes about the event:
After listening to Skip making Dirty Snow Balls; (25 times) comets. The group was asked questions about what went into the comet. The correct answer got a poster or the like. 700 to 1000 pieces.
SCCK Astronomy Program. Program from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. (3 Total) 19 guests. Glow in the Dark constellation maps today! Very hard to do with 15 K-2 graders but had 4 parents to help out. As always more stars end up on everything besides the maps.
Working the telescope we had well over 2000 look through the eye piece. Over 3500 pieces, many given to troop leaders. We used a 8X10 nebula as our target. When shown where the graphic was mounted the WOW factor didn't take long to set in. Other displays and demonstrations were setup on the table. Viewing through a real scope was a real treat even looking at a poster. To the adults I would point out the the idea was to let first timers have the Opportunity to look through a scope.
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