Serol in your Classroom
We have developed many activities and other resources, which you can use to run a Serol themed workshop in your classroom. Below we've put these together into 1 and 2 hour workshop suggestions.
1-hour workshop
2-hour workshop
Computer (with internet connection), projector and speakers
SEROL presentation part 2 and part 3
LCO account details (contact your education partner)
Serol's Adventures in Space: The Hunt for Dark Skies (video on YouTube or download)
Globe or Earth ball
Stickers (plain or colored, it doesn't matter)
Whiteboard or flipchart
Pens
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Activity
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Description
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Outcome
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Activity Guide (Word)
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Activity Guide (PDF)
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| The Search for Dark Skies
(15 mins)
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Locate the observatories on a globe and discuss what makes an ideal observing location.
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Learn the factors that influence observing conditions.
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| Why do telescopes come in different sizes?
(15 mins)
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Brainstorm reasons for having different telescope classes. Demonstrate various fields of view with "Find and Asteroid".
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Learn how reflector telescopes work and how telescope aperture affects observations.
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| What is a robotic telescope? (15 mins)
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Introduce the scheduling system using the first episode of the "SEROL's Cosmic Adventures" series. Demonstrate its multitasking abilities in a quick game of "SEROL says'.
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Learn how an observation scheduling system works to optimise the observing time of a telescope network.
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| Observing with robotic telescopes (15 mins)
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Introduce a variety of cosmic objects, including: nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. Play a game of Messier Bingo and invite the winners to observe with the LCO telescopes.
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Learn about a variety of deep-sky objects and how to observe with the LCO robotic telescopes.
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Computer (with internet connection), projector and speakers
SEROL presentation part 1, part 2 and part 3
LCO account details (contact your education partner)
Serol's Adventures in Space: The Hunt for Dark Skies (video on YouTube or download)
Globe or Earth ball
Ping pong ball or similar
Stickers (plain or colored, it doesn't matter)
Whiteboard or flipchart
Pens and pencils
Strips of A3 paper
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Activity
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Description
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Outcome
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Activity Guide (Word)
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Activity Guide (PDF)
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| Why do we need telescopes? (45 mins)
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Create a model of the Solar System and discuss the time it would take to travel through the solar system and to the stars beyond.
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Learn why telescopes are an essential scientific tool for exploring the Universe.
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| The Search for Dark Skies
(15 mins)
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Locate the observatories on a globe and discuss what makes an ideal observing location.
|
Learn the factors that influence observing conditions.
|
|
|
| Why do telescopes come in different sizes?
(15 mins)
|
Brainstorm reasons for having different telescope classes. Demonstrate various fields of view with "Find and Asteroid".
|
Learn how reflector telescopes work and how telescope aperture affects observations.
|
|
|
| What is a robotic telescope? (15 mins)
|
Introduce the scheduling system using the first episode of the "SEROL's Cosmic Adventures" series. Demonstrate its multitasking abilities in a quick game of "SEROL says'.
|
Learn how an observation scheduling system works to optimise the observing time of a telescope network.
|
|
|
| Observing with robotic telescopes (15 mins)
|
Introduce a variety of cosmic objects, including: nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. Play a game of Messier Bingo and invite the winners to observe with the LCO telescopes.
|
Learn about a variety of deep-sky objects and how to observe with the LCO robotic telescopes.
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