Discovering Astronomy

将开发一门新的课程，其目标是：(1)引导学生通过亲身实践的天文体验来探究他们周围的世界；(2)将科学作为一种由人类探索和解释而设计并为其设计的谨慎过程。将购买小型望远镜。将购买连接到远程新的3.5米研究望远镜的设备。将使用个人电脑让学生模拟天空的变化。

A new curriculum will be developed whose goals are: (1) to lead students to inquire into the world around them through hands-on astronomical experiences and (2) to present science as a cautious process devised by and for human exploration and interpretation. Small telescopes will be purchased. Equipment to connect to a remote new 3.5-m research telescope will be purchased. Personal computers will be used to allow students to simulate the changes of the sky.