Hands on Astronomy: Exploring the Outer Planets and Beyond

In this session, students will learn about the outer planets of our Solar System and the Sun in an engaging and hands on way.

Alana May - Astronomy, M.S.

258 total reviews for this teacher

6 reviews for this class

Completed by 15 learners

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45 minutes

per class

Twice per week

over 5 weeks

7-12

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

Explore outer space in your creative space!

This 5-week session is another in the "Hands on Astronomy" series and can be taken separately from the other two sessions or in addition to for a well-rounded understanding of our Solar System.

In this session, we will explore the outer objects that make up our Solar System. Our investigation will start with the amazing gas giant planets in our Solar System (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) and discover unique features of each of these alien...

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

1 hour 30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Alana May - Astronomy, M.S.

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Lives in the United States

Astronomer and Lifelong Learner

258 total reviews

193 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...