UW Space Place: Looking at all the kid-friendly events hosted by UW Space Place for one month
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Update on ISON Comet
The Space Place sends out information to families to allow their kids to see the special events in space like the ISON comet -
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UW Space Place Timeline
Three weeks with the UW Astronomy events -
Playtime Productions Theatre for Children at Space Place: "Ali Baba and a Few Thieves"
Playtime Productions provides a show to the kids about a young woodcutter who finds treasure and then has to deal with the thieves who took the treasure. Free admission but donations appreciated. -
Washburn Public Observing
Families have the chance to explore the famous Washburn Observatory. Kids get the chance to see how astronomers conduct their work in an observatory. -
Colloquium- Keivan Stassun: "“Star Formation, Solar Physics, and Stellar Astrophysics: A Data-Intensive Approach”"
Geared towards older kids and adults interested in astronomy, this is a free lecture that focuses on how data patterns can help explain problems surrounding stars and space. The lecture will be done by Professor Keivan Stassun of Vanderbilt University. -
Saturday Science Workshop: "Make a Stickyometer"
Free science workshop for kids. This week's workshop is to make a 'stickyometer', which is a device that measures the stickiness of food. -
Guest Presentation- Simon Gilroy: "Spacefaring Vegetables: Why Does NASA Launch so Much Lettuce?"
Chance for kids to hear from UW-Madison professors about interesting subjects. This week's topic is how NASA is exploring Mars' ability to sustain life. -
Colloquium: Brett Andrews lecturing on Decoding Galactic Chemical Evolution with Gas-phase and Stellar Abundances
Geared for highschool and college students interested in astronomy, these lectures provide students to learn about the intricate aspects of the galaxy from Ohio State University professor Brett Andrews. -
Saturday Science Workshop
Free admission for the workshop. The museum hasn't said what activity for this workshop will be. Though in the past one workshop done around this time involves kids learning how to use telescopes properly from experts in astronomy. -
Science Lunch Talk: Ruobing Dong "Examining the Earliest Stage of Planet Formation through Disk-Planet Interactions in Protoplanetary Disks"
Most events are for younger kids, but for another educational opportunity for high schoolers, take your highschooler to hear from Princeton professor Ruobing Dong about how planets are formed. -
Washburn Observatory
Families have another chance to see the great Washburn Observatory. In the viewing, the kids can see how the progression of the moon cycle affects the nighttime sky. -
Stargazing
Dr. Jim Lattis will lead a presentation on the various objects in the night sky, and then the museum will set up telescopes on the roof of the building if the weather is favorable. -
Telescope Workshops
On this Saturday morning, kids get the chance to construct a telescope out of the kit the Space Place provides at the workshop. -
Saturday Science Workshop
Free admission for the workshop. Activity not yet known, but most events revolve around doing science experiments with kids, such as creating a working motor using a battery, a coil of copper wire and a magnet.
