Astronomy
Outreach
The Department of Astronomy is committed to astronomy education in our schools and community. Many of our faculty regularly visit schools, present public talks and work with local educators to make sure the excitement of astronomy is conveyed to school-age students as well as the general public. Among our various activities:
- Annual astronomy event at the Florida Museum of Natural History called
"Starry Night" which generally attracts thousands of people from around
the state. - Annual workshops for teachers through Florida to train them in
astronomy/science education. - Visits to classrooms throughout Alachua and surrounding counties to
present astronomy lessons using our portable Starlab planetarium and
AstroWall 3-D visualization tools. - Public observing nights every Friday at the Campus Teaching Observatory
here on the UF campus. - Astronomy public lectures several times each semester.
- Please contact us if you are interested in hearing more about these
activities or scheduling a visit to your school.
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Vicki Sarajedini
Associate Professor
218 Bryant Space Science Center
Phone: 352-392-2052 (237)
vicki@astro.ufl.edu
