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Paper Plate Education
"Serving the Universe on a Paper Plate"
Astronomy Foundations Through Art &
Paper Plates
(AFTAPP)
AFTAPP is a
program in which teachers fuse informed stargazing, related lore, and modern
astronomical discoveries into their own interpretation of specific
constellations. Participants make artistic tiles that represents their
modern understanding of those constellations.
The workshops follow a "Cycles" theme--birth, life, and death-- both in the
African mythologies and in the evolution of stars.
| Program Description |
Describes intended format of AFTAPP teacher workshop series. |
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| Picture Gallery |
Shows tiles being made at teacher workshop, new Drinking Gourd activity,
AFTAPP activities at urban street festival, and AFTAPP poster at
planetarium conference. |
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| Workshop Synopsis |
Outlines possible material to be covered in teacher workshop. Details
concepts, terms, mythologies, and principles of observational
astronomy. |
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| Spring 2002 Planets Event! |
Predict this extraordinary dance of the planets with a Planet Pointer--then
watch it unfold. Diagrams and charts convey planet alignment for
April and May, 2002. Other activities suggested. |
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| Star Charts |
Print a sky charts of four seasonal views; of Taurus with M1; of Orion
with M43; and of the north circumpolar stars. Or make your own whole
sky chart at Heavens-Above. |
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| IDEAS Grant |
Describes IDEAS grant administered by the Space Telescope Science
Institute, which funded the AFTAPP program. |
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| Final Performance Report |
General summary of grant outcomes. |
Special thanks go to Nancy Nolan-Jones of the African
American Museum in Cleveland, OH. Her efforts contributed greatly to the
execution and overall success of the AFTAPP program.
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