We had a day full of “ooh”, “wow” and “gosh” on Wednesday when Chris and Scott paid a visit from AfRIS and ran a selection of workshops for P1-3 and P4-7. From “The sun and the earth”, to “Asteroids” and “Space Exploration”, a fascinating and enjoyable day was had by all.
We can tell which stars are which
Facts to make you say “Wow”
“Really?!”
Moon orbiting the Earth orbiting the sun
White light made from red, blue and green
The cola appears clear using THIS camera
Banknotes rely on invisible light for security
water and ultraviolet light
tonic water and ultraviolet light
Galaxy using different light
Gravity held this cup of water…all the way around!
“It didn’t spill!”
Space “bending”
Creating gravitational pull
Exploration of space
actual image
actual image
actual image
Asteroids with Chris
Asteroids explained
2 thoughts on “AfRIS – astronomy for remote island schools”
loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
loved it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
it’s amazing how you can make so many colours only using red, yellow and blue light!