= AZ – Teen Astronomy Café (NOAO / Tucson)
AZ – Teen Astronomy Café (NOAO / Tucson)
Café Website: http://www.teenastronomycafe.orgLead Institution2: National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, Arizona
The Teen Astronomy Café program is an out-of-school program that offers high school students opportunities to interact with scientists who work at the forefront of astronomy.
Description: Students explore the birth and death of stars, killer asteroids, the structure of the universe, gravitational waves, dark energy, dark matter, colliding galaxies and more. A hands-on activity related to the short presentation will follow as part of the Teen Astronomy Cafés experience — either a state-of-the-art computer lab activity, a movie, a deeper discussion, or an exploration of the topic with a 3-D printer or an Oculus Rift™. The students will use the actual computer programs and data that the scientists use!
The Teen Astronomy Cafés are open to all high school students at no cost. They are hosted by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory.
Dates and Topics: The first Saturday mornings of the month through May (except for January):
Nov. 4, 2017 Life and Death of StarsDec. 2, 2017 Our Vast UniverseFeb. 3, 2018 Killer AsteroidsMar. 3, 2018 Island UniversesApr. 7, 2018 Galactic Archaeology: From Little to BigMay 5, 2018 Our Galactic Neighborhood
Times:9:30am until noon (maybe 12:15pm)
Location: In room 27 of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) at 950 N. Cherry Ave in Tucson on the University of Arizona campus.
Please register for any astronomy café of interest: http://www.teenastronomycafe.org (under “Join Us!”)
More information about the talks and downloadable posters at: http://www.teenastronomycafe.org.
(District-approved posters for TUSD, Sunnyside, Sahuarita, Flowing Wells, Marana and Amphi will be downloadable from the website in the near future.)
Have questions? Contact: Connie Walker, Co-Director at cwalker@noao.edu or 520-318-8535 or Elliot Kisiel, Lead Student, at ekisiel@noao.edu.
Date first café held: 1/2017
Contributions to TeenScienceCafe.org: coming soon!
Cafe Info
AZ – Teen Astronomy Café (NOAO / Tucson)
950 N. Cherry Ave
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Tucson, Arizona 85721
The EYH Teen STEM Café is a program under the umbrella of Expanding Your Horizons, San Diego, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness, understanding, and excitement among young women about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). As it grows, the program will consist of regional “hubs,” starting first with a hub in Central San Diego and North County San Diego.
Our Café’s contributions to TeenScienceCafe.org: coming soon!
Our school has a somewhat unique (yet growing) trend of having a coffee-house-like area, an area which is utilized by 100’s of students each day for lunch and study areas – The area looks similar to a college campus area. This area is also utilized in the evenings for community events; college education courses; and school-sponsored events. This area will serve well as a friendly and easy to get to area for our community as the location is central and safe and there is parking aplenty (free).
Member contributions to TeenScienceCafe.org:
talks and long conversations, and a teen “takeover” of the MIT Museum, where council members lead hands-on activities and gallery tours of the Museum. Cafés are free, and dinner is included!
Teens own this cafe. They don’t only attend it – they run it. By joining the Youth Leadership Team (YLT), you get to voice your opinion about what the cafe looks like, sounds like, feels like, and even what food is served. The YLT is a great place to find friends while developing leadership skills that look nice on a resume. Find out more about the 
