My title is misleading, because I'm not thinking about just constellations, but that's the starting off point.
We are going to start HSing in 2 weeks, and DD wants to study constellations. I am absolutely clueless about science, history, and many other areas of study so bear with me, as this is going to be jumbled! I was brainstorming ideas connected to this area, and here is what I came up with:
-Greek and Roman myths (DD has already read several of these, but I want to discuss them with her, have her compare/contrast . . .granted, we've only offered her the 5th/6th grade sanitized versions!)
-Study of stars (inc. black holes, study of light)
-Function of astronomy in Greek/Roman society
-History of Greeks and Romans (this is such an enormous topic so I need to focus it . . .and I want to find something interesting and appropriate for her reading level)
-Significant astronomers
I'm also thinking of her keeping some sort of log to observe the night sky, experimenting with different art mediums as they relate to the sky, and looking for music inspired by the constellations.
I need some sort of math component, too . . .we could study Roman numerals, but that seems sort of random. You science people are going to laugh at me, but are there any easy math equations relating to stars?
If this goes well, then I'd think of ways to introduce other civilizations' astronomy systems, history, etc.
Ideas, book recommendations, etc. would be most helpful.
We are going to start HSing in 2 weeks, and DD wants to study constellations. I am absolutely clueless about science, history, and many other areas of study so bear with me, as this is going to be jumbled! I was brainstorming ideas connected to this area, and here is what I came up with:
-Greek and Roman myths (DD has already read several of these, but I want to discuss them with her, have her compare/contrast . . .granted, we've only offered her the 5th/6th grade sanitized versions!)
-Study of stars (inc. black holes, study of light)
-Function of astronomy in Greek/Roman society
-History of Greeks and Romans (this is such an enormous topic so I need to focus it . . .and I want to find something interesting and appropriate for her reading level)
-Significant astronomers
I'm also thinking of her keeping some sort of log to observe the night sky, experimenting with different art mediums as they relate to the sky, and looking for music inspired by the constellations.
I need some sort of math component, too . . .we could study Roman numerals, but that seems sort of random. You science people are going to laugh at me, but are there any easy math equations relating to stars?
If this goes well, then I'd think of ways to introduce other civilizations' astronomy systems, history, etc.
Ideas, book recommendations, etc. would be most helpful.
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