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2024 Virtual Astronomy Workshop!
The Universe: More Than Meets the Eye
Facilitated via Zoom by The Rising Stargirls Team.
JULY 22nd TO AUGUST 2nd
9AM-11PM PDT (10AM-12PM MDT/11-1PM CDT/12-2PM EDT)
Rising Stargirls is hosting a FREE Virtual Astronomy Workshop this summer 2024!
We will use writing, visual art, and theater games to explore the universe. All materials will be provided and the workshop is at no-cost.
If you would like to register, please fully complete this form, https://tinyurl.com/RisingStargirls2024.
If you have any questions, please contact risingstargirls.org@gmail.com and subscribe below to our newsletter to keep updated on any workshop details for this summer and our future events.
Free Online Educator Training Opportunity!
In this webinar, educators learned how to employ writing, visual art, and theater games in a virtual classroom to involve middle-school girls from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the sciences in Astronomy and Astrobiology learning and discovery.
TEACHERS: Activities in this workshop can be done in your classrooms to complement an existing science curriculum, or as an after-school program. And it’s free of charge (funding provided by the National Science Foundation)! For more information, visit www.risingstargirls.org or email Rising Stargirls at <risingstargirls.org@gmail.com.>
Click here to check out the flyer for our 2023 spring webinar that took place on Monday, March 20th on Zoom led by the Rising Stargirls team.
JULY 2023 VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP!
The workshop took place Monday - Friday, July 24th- August 4th, 2023 from 10-12pm PDT (1-3 pm CDT, 2-4 pm EDT) and was conducted entirely on Zoom!
JULY 2022 VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP!
The workshop took place Monday - Friday, July 18th-29th, 2022 from 12-2pm PDT (2-4 pm CDT, 3-5 pm EDT) and was conducted entirely on Zoom!
Summer 2021 "The Universe: More Than Meets the Eye" Recaps!
Click here to read the news piece about the Rising Stargirls Summer 2021 workshop!
Click here to read the news piece about the Rising Stargirls Summer 2021 Educator webinar!
Astronomy webinar workshop for middle school girls!
Universe: More Than Meets the Eye
Facilitated via Zoom by UC Irvine Astronomer, Astrobiologist, and TED Fellow Professor Aomawa Shields .
This webinar workshop is created for middle-school girls (grades 6-8) from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences*, this workshop will explore constellations in the night sky, planets in and outside of our solar system, and the unseen mysteries of the universe. We will use writing, visual art, and theater games to process what we learn and discover. Bring your open minds, your own stories, and a sense of adventure!
TEACHERS: Activities in this workshop can be done in your classrooms to complement an existing science curriculum, or as an after-school program. And it’s free of charge (funding provided by the National Science Foundation)! For more information, visit www.risingstargirls.org or email Rising Stargirls Facilitator, Maya Silverman at msilver2@uci.edu.
Fall 2016 "The Universe and Me" Workshop
In fall of 2016 Rising Stargirls held the "The Universe and Me" workshop at YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley has ended. From September 27 - October 20, the girls explored the universe through creative lenses, bringing their enthusiasm and creative ideas to the workshop each day. Click here for the full recap!
We develop interactive astronomy workshops that integrate creative strategies such as theater and writing, to nurture a relationship between girls' individual backgrounds, stories, and life experiences, and the universe they learn about. Our newest workshop is Universe: More Than Meets the Eye.
Created for middle-school girls (grades 6-8) from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black/African-American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander), Universe: More Than Meets the Eye will explore constellations in the night sky, planets in and outside of our solar system, and the unseen mysteries of the universe. We will use writing, theater, and games to process what we learn and discover. Bring your open minds, your own stories, and a sense of adventure!
Read more about this workshop in our Blog post here.
TEACHERS: Activities in this workshop can be done in your classrooms to complement an existing science curriculum, or as an after-school program. And it’s free of charge (funding provided by the National Science Foundation)!
Amahirany Diaz participates in "Universe: More Than Meets the Eye" workshop at Irving STEAM Magnet Middle School, Eagle Rock, CA, February 2015. Facilitator: Dr. Aomawa Shields
Tamara Stewart participates in "Universe: More Than Meets the Eye" workshop at YWCA-Foothill Valley in Pasadena, CA, October 2016. Facilitator: Dr. Aomawa Shields
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 1401554, and Grant Nos. DGE-0718124 and DGE-1256082. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.