Playwicki CyberScout Report

February 2005 Roundtable

Astronomy

Centennial School District’s Planetarium Community Sky Tours

http://www.centennialsd.org/SchoolPages/SER/SER.html

free sky tours include Planetarium show and outdoor observing

reservations needed for planetarium; 5 telescopes & 2 astronomical

binoculars available also

March 10, 2005 6:30-8:30 Under Spring Skies: observing Saturn, Early

Spring & Winter Constellations

New Jersey State Museum & Planetarium http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/

Offers Astronomy merit badge April 2,9,15 for $3.00

http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/public/planetarium.html - scouting

Astronomy Merit Badge Requirements & Resources

http://www.meritbadge.com/mb/022.htm

Space Exploration Merit Badge Requirements & Resources

http://www.meritbadge.com/mb/107.htm

Amateur Astronomers’ Association of Princeton

http://www.princetonastronomy.org/ - very helpful to students

Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association http://www.bma2.org/

Heaven’s Above http://www.heavens-above.com/

good info on where to look to see manmade satellites, space shuttle, etc.

Sky and Telescope Magazine http://skyandtelescope.com/

You can simulate a naked eye view of the sky from anywhere on earth at any time from 1600-2400.

Night Sky Magazine http://nightskymag.com/ great for beginners

Telescopes http://www.telescopes.com/ good place for purchasing

Astronomy Magazine http://www.astronomy.com/

More advanced and technical, but there is a section for children (beginners)

The Kennedy Space Center – NASA- http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html

Information & schedule for all launches; also interesting web cams

See specific views of Earth from satellites – put in your coordinates

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth?

Latitude & Longitude Lookup http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong_us.html

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center - Maryland http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html

Great trip for scouts; Visitor’s Center & Hubble Telescope

Sundays at 1:00 p.m. model rocket launches; scouts can bring their own

Rockets – click for schedule http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/vc/events.html

Close campground http://www.cherryhillpark.com/

Our troop stayed here 10 years ago; Scouts loved it; not sure if there

are scout rates now for tent camping; also close to D.C.

Beginner’s Guide to Model Rockets - NASA

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bgmr.html

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory – California

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ great photos & info from kid-friendly to

advanced

Zoom School http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

Great informational site for cubs to adult; access to most info is free

Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy – very detailed http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/

Hubble Site http://hubblesite.org/ photos, info & games

Pennsylvania Parks – best pick from January list

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/

super site; well organized; you can search by interest ( historical time period, camping facilities, etc. ), well updated

Lynn Duminiak Troop 78 Playwicki CyberScouter Bucks County Council

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