Winter Nights in North Dakota Provide Awesome Stargazing
Lessons on stargazing was the topic of choice in Hazelton, Strasburg, Linton and Bakker during the month of January. Students learned about constellations and a website called Stellarium.org>This website downloads a great piece of software depicting a lifelike planetarium to learn about constellations. The main subject of the lesson was to use the software to find Polaris (fancy name for the north star) at any time of the year. We also learned the scientific names of big and little dipper. Do you know these? If you do, prizes await you. Please email your answer to Extension Agent Kristen Vetter kristen.e.vetter@ndsu.edu or stop by the NDSU Extension office at the courthouse in Linton. Other great things learned during the lesson plan are all the other constellations that you can find in the sky and furthermore the importance of space exploration.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
stars were the guide for people of all cultures in the past - including the three wisemen in the time of Jesus, indiginous spiritual leaders, and pioneers who ventured west to settle in the plains States just three to four generations ago - With the advent of electricity and the recent phenominon of people being indoors more than outdoors, today we are not as familiar with the meaning or beauty of these celestal points. What a clever and important idea for Extension to again get interest sparked about the wonderful beings of the STARS.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Will there be other star gazing and inforamtion events - how about a star search at the Frisbee golf course?
April 17th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Extension is doing some really great things these days. My third graders study the stars and constellations. They are so interested and excited about the vastness of space. They are intregued by the stars. This website will give us lots to talk about and it will help answer many of their questions. Thanks for the info!