RE: [ATM] Astonomy in Schools

["Thomas" <tomjan@ozemail.com.au>]

Seeing as I build my own machine tools etc, I know this to be true. 

BUT so long as the school agrees to use the scope I have no problems
with observing nights for the younger classes, I would actually
encourage this. I was mainly referring the the doing science bit when I
mentioned senior students. I just have a feeling that to do the science
I'm going to have to find them a short list of areas that they would be
able to work in where a smaller scope ( I have a choice of blanks for
this ranging from 6" through to 10") would be of use. So I was thinking
of variable stars or timing binary systems etc.

****
Think wider range also.  How about the metal shop and wood shop classes
making scope mount parts?  Would you be surprised to learn that many
scientists need machine skills to make their own equipment?
****

Clear skies,
Thomas Janstrom
http://www.tjanstrom.com
http://www.norsewines.com.au
"Your nobody untill you've been ignored by your seventh cranio-facial
nerve."


-----Original Message-----
From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net] On Behalf
Of Ken Lowther
Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2004 9:17 AM
To: atm@atmlist.net
Subject: RE: [ATM] Astonomy in Schools


Quoting Thomas <tomjan@ozemail.com.au>:

> I have the teachers on side, it's really only the admin that needs 
> swinging now.
>
>  I was really aiming at
> the seniors at this school as they are in a position to start making 
> the carear choices dirrectly as opposesed to the junior years here 
> where the subjects are prescribed.
>

There is the 'get them young' theory. ;-)

Seriously, if you can get 5 of a thousand REALLY interested, you are 
doing well.
  Use them to mentor others.  Age should not be the determining factor,
but, it is easy for me to say half a world away. ;-)  ANY foot hold you
gain 
will be an
acheivement that most of us will never reach.

Think wider range also.  How about the metal shop and wood shop classes
making scope mount parts?  Would you be surprised to learn that many
scientists need machine skills to make their own equipment?


Hermit, holed up in Youngstown, Ohio
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