Phases of the Moon
by Jeff Hutton Hello, Astronomers! Well, I guess that this week wasn’t the best for Moon watching was it? I heard the weatherman on TV say that this has been …
Hey, Check Out the Moon! — Continued
by Jeff Hutton Hello, Astronomers! I’m back with this week’s ideas to help you get to know the night sky. I also decided that it was time to give this …
Hey, Check Out the Moon!
by Jeff Hutton First, did you get to see any of the Lyrid Meteors this week? As I write this, clouds are overhead but maybe it will be clear. Don’t …
Earth Day….Every Day
Isn’t it odd how American society has had to designate time periods to remind ourselves to honor things we should be celebrating all the time? African American Heritage month, Native …
April Showers
by Jeff Hutton I’ve been staring at the sky for half a century. I’ve seen eclipses of the moon. I’ve …
The World Becomes What We Teach
I just finished reading a book by Zoe Weil called The World Becomes What You Teach. Zoe Weil is director of the Institute for Humane Education. Both the title of …
Check Out the Moon!
by Jeff Hutton Did you notice how big the full moon was before clouds closed in on April 8? Maybe you heard someone call it the “Super Moon”. If you’d …
Inquiry, Divergent Thinking, and Indigenous Knowing
by Wendy Warren In the formal classrooms of the 21st Century, children rarely have the opportunity to explore the natural world, and they rarely have the opportunity to let their …
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Telling Time with the Stars
by Jeff Hutton Did you know that hundreds of years ago there were no clocks? Just like now, there were people who were clever and they realized that the sun, …
Fostering Divergent Thinking
by Wendy Warren Here’s a simple game to play with your family. Choose any object around your house— the simpler, the better. Perhaps you pick up an ink pen. Each …