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Family ASTRO  Official Moon Journal Flier  

What is Family ASTRO?   

A National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program originated by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to

•  Help parents and caregivers get more involved in their children’s science education
•  Help families spend more time together in active experiments, observations and discussion
•  Help families enjoy astronomy together.

Click here  Family Astro App 07 (1).pdf  to learn more!

 For more information

Visit http://www.astrosociety.org/education/family.html

Contact Connie Walker at 520-318-8535 or cwalker@noao.edu    &

Robert Wilson at 520-318-8440 or rwilson@noao.edu

Moon Journals: The Intersection of Science, Literacy, and Art

Friday, April 29, 2022, 12:00 – 8:30 PM

Cooper Center for Environmental Learning
Cost: FREE

Join us for an afternoon and evening of inquiry, writing, and art, all stemming from a moon journal. Participants will keep a moon journal, a daily/nightly record of observations of the moon and day/night sky, for two weeks prior to the workshop. More information to help you get started will be provided when your registration is confirmed.

We encourage you to take advantage of this fabulous opportunity to spend time in nature and share a meal with colleagues while exploring possibilities for fully integrating curriculum and sharing the wonder of our own dark skies.

• Participants should bring water and a snack.
•  Partners for Equitable Science Instruction (PESI) will be providing dinner. 
• There will be a guest speaker between 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. when it gets dark enough for stargazing.
• Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will bring telescopes for night sky viewing after sunset.
• Moon Journals: The Intersection of Science, Literacy, and Art in partnership with Partners for Equitable Science Instruction (PESI) is FREE to attend!

Register for the Moon Journal Workshop HERE

Thanks to generous funding from the Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund ,

Cooper Center can offer to cover the cost to attend and the cost of substitutes if needed. 

Everyone is welcome to come and tour the new SRC facility!

TUSD’s Science Resource Center (SRC)

1940 E. Winsett

Wednesday, March 16, 2022,  from 10am – 2pm,

Open House and Science Banner Dedication

Please join PESI in supporting the new TUSD Science Resource Center!  Come see where the TUSD science kits are housed and refurbished, and get a closer look at the different science materials that are available to teachers. An absolutely beautiful, quilted Science Banner made by PESI Supporter Meg Gebert and her mom will be dedicated to the SRC and hung on that day. We encourage you to take the tour and find out more about ongoing volunteer opportunities at SRC.