Create Your Own Astronomy Adventure

Students will learn about our amazing Solar System and write a short fictional story during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

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45 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 3 weeks

8-12

year olds

3-9

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

There are not many things that can engage the imagination quite like outer space does. Movies and shows like "Stars Wars" and "Lost in Space" are huge hits because of this natural fascination with our Universe. Astronomy makes a perfect springboard for learning about science and gaining writing skills.

In this class series, we will explore the terrestrial planets in our Solar System (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and the gas giant planets in our Solar System (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and...

Students will write a short fictional story. During our first two classes, we will discuss basics of how to write fiction. During third class, they will present it.
Over the course of the 3-week session, students should develop and write their space adventure story.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Nearpod

45 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Alana May - Astronomy, M.S.

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Lives in the United States

Astronomer and Lifelong Learner

254 total reviews

192 completed classes

About Me

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Angelo State University and a Master's of Science degree in Astrophysics from the University of Alabama where I studied extragalactic astronomy. While in graduate school, I was also a Teaching Assistant...