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Astronomy Lectures

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Mind-expanding talks and presentations by the brightest stars in the field of astronomy.

General Lectures

General Lectures

The Academy regularly brings brilliant speakers to the Academy to lecture on everything from anthropology to zoology.

Teachers at the Skulls Classroom Kit Workshop

Teacher Workshops

We host virtual PD on Zoom, as well as in-person workshops at our museum in San Francisco.

Science Classes and Courses

Science Classes and Courses

Deepen your connection to the natural world with an Academy science class.

Upcoming

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Darlene Lim is Science Operations Lead for the VIPER mission, which will search for water ice at the lunar south pole in 2023.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Science, Exploration, and the Human Experience

Mon. Oct. 3rd at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

Dr. Darlene Lim's research over the past two decades has led to her work on NASA's VIPER lunar rover mission.
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Teacher Workshops

Let's Go Outside! *In Person* (grades PreK-3+)

Sat. Oct. 22nd at 9:00 am

Learn a set of tools and lessons that support young children to explore the world around them.
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This image captured by the Webb telescope shows the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, formed from clouds of dust surrounding a bright star cluster. Interspersed with rust-colored highlights, multiple, fluffy arms resemble a spider, giving the nebula its name.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

JWST: NASA’s Greatest Observatory and Its Great Science!

Mon. Nov. 7th at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

NASA’s Dr. Thomas Greene discusses the most complex and powerful space telescope ever built.
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photo credit: Bruce Matsunaga CC BY 2.0

Teacher Workshops

Talk, Write, Draw: Tools for Meaning Making in Science *Online* (grades 4 - 12)

Sat. Dec. 3rd at 9:00 am

*Online Workshop* Discover strategies to support student-centered science learning online and in person.
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This image by Anthony Longman and Trans Astronautica Corporation depicts one possible technique for collecting water from asteroids.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Asteroid Mining: Stepping Stones to Solar System Exploration

Mon. Dec. 5th at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

Discover the potential rewards of asteroid mining from University of Hawaii astronomer Dr. Robert Jedicke.