Day 10
Tuesday 27 June 2013
Here is a link to the camp video (without sound) we showed during closing ceremonies:
AstroCamp 2013 video
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Day 9
Monday 24 June 2013
For many of our activities we split the campers into two groups of 24 and simultaneously ran two different lessons. In the photos below you'll see some activities that half of our campers had already done on a previous day. In addition to completing these split lessons, on Monday we had fun making tie dyed t-shirts and safely viewing the Sun along with its flares and spots during the daytime.
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Monday 24 June 2013
For many of our activities we split the campers into two groups of 24 and simultaneously ran two different lessons. In the photos below you'll see some activities that half of our campers had already done on a previous day. In addition to completing these split lessons, on Monday we had fun making tie dyed t-shirts and safely viewing the Sun along with its flares and spots during the daytime.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Day 8
Sunday 23 June 2013
A 7:00 am Didgeridoo wake-up call brought the campers to breakfast Sunday morning on Jelm Mountain. After a morning of rest we got back to the classroom to classify our stars. Such classification tells us about the temperature, mass, and radius of the stars. The first evening activity was to design a spaceship that included all the necessary features for interstellar travel. The second evening activity involved extracting DNA from the bacteria in our soil samples.
Sunday 23 June 2013
A 7:00 am Didgeridoo wake-up call brought the campers to breakfast Sunday morning on Jelm Mountain. After a morning of rest we got back to the classroom to classify our stars. Such classification tells us about the temperature, mass, and radius of the stars. The first evening activity was to design a spaceship that included all the necessary features for interstellar travel. The second evening activity involved extracting DNA from the bacteria in our soil samples.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Day 7
Saturday 22 june 2013
On Saturday the campers started out by learning how to identify microorganisms in their water samples as well as how to purify their water. Next they learned how to utilize the observed colors of astronomical objects to infer their temperatures; the end-product of this lesson is a nice three-color image they made of a galaxy. After lunch we experimented with solar cookers. Ask your camper what they thought of their pizza bagel cooked by the Sun. The final activities before heading to the campsite were learning the concept of "Leave No Trace" when in the wild; how to hang your food from a tree branch; knot tying; and proper camp set up. The rest of the day and evening was spent on Jelm Mountain. Campers ate hot dogs, beans, watermelon, and of course s'mores. They also had the opportunity to continue their research project by taking spectra of their chosen star system using our 2.3 meter (92 inch) telescope!
Saturday 22 june 2013
On Saturday the campers started out by learning how to identify microorganisms in their water samples as well as how to purify their water. Next they learned how to utilize the observed colors of astronomical objects to infer their temperatures; the end-product of this lesson is a nice three-color image they made of a galaxy. After lunch we experimented with solar cookers. Ask your camper what they thought of their pizza bagel cooked by the Sun. The final activities before heading to the campsite were learning the concept of "Leave No Trace" when in the wild; how to hang your food from a tree branch; knot tying; and proper camp set up. The rest of the day and evening was spent on Jelm Mountain. Campers ate hot dogs, beans, watermelon, and of course s'mores. They also had the opportunity to continue their research project by taking spectra of their chosen star system using our 2.3 meter (92 inch) telescope!
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