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Classical Astronomy represents the traditional study of the sky as it has been done for centuries, even before the telescope.

Suggestions for tools you need to assess scientific messages received on a daily basis.

A telescope can be useful piece of astronomy equipment, as long as the person is adequately prepared. Too many people make the mistake of rushing out to buy a scope before they are prepared, and after a few unfruitful nights under the stars, the unprepared observer can become very disappointed and disillusioned.

You can use common examples to help aid in the understanding of friction for children.

Simple machines make moving something across a distance easier. You can use various objects to help children in understanding and learning simple machines.

Fun roly poly science project you can do with your preschooler.

I’ve always wondered how mariners have used stars to navigate. Is it as simple as locating star alignments known to point in a certain general direction (e.g. north)?

You can use common examples to explain the six kinds of potential energy, or stored energy, to your children. These include gravitational potential, electrical, chemical, thermal, magnetic, and elastic.

Twilight is that brief part of each day in between day and night, when the Sun’s rays light up the sky, but the Sun itself is below the horizon.

Using common examples, you can explain the four kinds of kinetic energy to your children.