Thinking Inside the Dome: Using the Planetarium for Teaching more than Astronomy
Heidi Westrick (Ritter Planetarium at the University of Toledo)
Thinking Inside the Dome: Using the Planetarium for Teaching more than Astronomy
Heidi Westrick (Ritter Planetarium at the University of Toledo)
Presentation theme: educational advances in planetariums
The future of the planetarium will not remain solely in Astronomy education, or even science education. The planetarium is an extremely useful tool across many subjects. This presentation will dive into the content Ritter Planetarium is using and developing for a verity of college classes including art, music, geology, physics and more. If in the dome I will show examples of content developed.
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Heidi Westrick (Ritter Planetarium at the University of Toledo) | 12 min