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Field trips are available for classes to visit the Morgan Observatory or bring a guest astronomer into your classroom to share live images of the sun, planets, stars, and galaxies. A variety of programs are available to meet your class needs. Contact us to learn about the programs designed State of Oregon Next Generation Science Standard 2022 for Earth and Space Sconce (ESS).
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Printable awards are available for educators to share with their students or use on social media after program completion
Live programs are available on site at the observatory and will focus on imaging and discussing the sun, its structure, energy, sun earth interactions and more. Programs are available to meet the ESS NGSS 2022 Standard by grade level:
Sun is a Star. A narrated power-point presentation about the nearest star, the Sun with live images of the Sun from either Morgan Observatory or other observatories.
A narrated story explaining what is a star, colors of stars and the sun, live images of the Sun from either Morgan Observatory or other observatories. Live images from remote telescopes of stars and star clusters.
ESS 1.1 Distance to Sun and Stars. A narrated power-point about relative brightness (apparent magnitude) and distance to the stars. Live images of the sun from either Morgan Observatory or other observatories and live images of Stars from remote observatories in the Canary Islands (weather dependent)
ESS1.2 Seasonal Stars. A narrated power-point talk will discuss constellations why we see different constellations/stars over the year and night. Live images of stars from fall, winter and circumpolar constellations. This program requires 2 sessions approximately 4 weeks apart. Program can be done one presentation if live images not included.
ESS2.4 Energy of the sun and earth’s water cycle. Live images of the sun and power-point discussing solar energy, heat from the sun, variations of solar energy and the water cycle on earth.
ESS 1.1 Earth Moon System. Live images of the moon. This program will offer images of the moon from lunar day 3 to 13 showing waxing phases from crescent to gibbous. Power-points will discuss lunar phases, eclipses, and earth’s seasons. More than one session required.
ESS1.2 Gravity and motion within galaxies and the solar system. Live images of galaxies. Power-point discussing gravity and motion of planets and stars in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
ESS1.3 Properties of Solar System objects. Live images of planets, dwarf planets asteroid and comets. Power-point discussing size, features, atmospheres, and orbits.
ESS 1.1 Energy from stars by fusion. Live images of the sun and other stars. Power point showing sun’s layers, process of solar fusion and energy production as well as the cycle of stars from formation to destruction. Live images of nebula and Star clusters.
ESS 1.2 Big Bang Theory. Live images of galaxies millions to billons of light years away. Power point discussing the history of the discovery of the Big Bang Theory, Inflation, and the beginning of Cosmology.
ESS1.3 Production of elements. Live images of Super giant and hyper giant stars as well as super nova remnants. Power-point discussing latest theories of nucleosynthesis, atoms, and elements.
ESS1.4 Motion of Solar System objects and gravity. Live images of Jupiter and Uranus Winter and Spring term 2024. Power-point discussing Newtonian gravity and uses to predict the orbits of comets, asteroids and earth satellites.
ESS2.4 Variations of Solar energy and Earth climate. Live images of the sun. Power-point discussing solar energy production, historic records of solar energy output variations and linkage to earth climate.
Sunspots: A narrated story on Sunspots—what are they, where are they relative to the sun, how are they formed as well as live images of the Sun.
Solar magnetism as well as planetary and stellar magnetism, history of sunspot observations and cycles, space weather and aurora, and determining sun rotation and color.
Sky Stellar spectra and the history of spectra for astronomy, telescopes and imaging, types and properties of stars and the HR diagram. Nebula, star clusters, and galaxies.
Discovery of galaxies, types of galaxies and active galaxies.
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