Saturday, March 22, 2014

OPTION #1-World Science U


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Sign up for the World Science U courses guided by Brian Green of The Elegant Universe! Quick answers to science questions, short courses, and university courses are available! Comment below on how you have chosen to use this relevant and engaging way to learn more about the subject we love most, science!

Monday, March 17, 2014

OPTION #2- Spring Star Party!



Join ESS for the Spring Star Party! Date and time TBA.

OPTION #3- UTA Planetarium



Sign-up to join ESS learners at the Planetarium at UT Arlington on April 5th at noon to see the Texas night sky (as it should be seen) and the show, We Are Astronomers! Cost to get in will be $4-7. The price goes down as more students sign-up.
After attending, comment about your experience below to receive credit.

OPTION #4- Cosmos- The NEW Series



Watch an episode of 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' with Neil DeGrasse Tyson and comment below about what you learned, noting the title of the episode. If you watch the first episode of the series, discuss what you could use from the program, specifically, in your "Evolution of Life During the Phanerozoic" iBook pages.

OPTION #5- Direct Evidence of the Big Bang



Read the following article about a brand new discovery that is astounding the world of astrophysics!

Comment below with your thoughts about how the nature of science is affected by the accumulation of new evidence. How did this discovery support the current working theory of the Universe's beginning, the Big Bang Theory?