Dr. Palmquist is looking for students to work on the following projects. Please send him an email at bruce.palmquist@cwu.edu or stop by his office for more information.
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Project 1: Developing live planetarium shows
Use the CWU Lydig planetarium to give live shows to the general public and school groups. You will learn how to use Worldwide Telescope to teach people about the night sky. Students also have the option to use our Digitalis brand portable planetarium for astronomy outreach.
Desired Skills: good public speaking voice, interest in teaching others about astronomy
Skills Acquired: astronomy content, night sky familiarity, public speaking, using a Digitalis brand portable planetarium
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Project 2: Developing recorded planetarium shows and other astronomy curriculum
Use Worldwide Telescope to develop astronomy videos that can be viewed on any computer with Worldwide Telescope installed or in the CWU Lydig planetarium..
Desired Skills: some electronics
Skills Acquired: basic video production, astronomy content, lesson design
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