How I Can Saw The Universe Through A Child S Eyes

There is something about parenting that gives us a sense of history and a deep desire to pass on to the next generation the great things we have learned about life. And part of that is the desire to instill in our children a love for science, for learning and especially for the love of nature. Your curiosity about the universe and how to explore it as we often do in the field of astronomy can be as high and dry as it would be if you took a course in astronomy. But when you go out there in the garden at night, your equipment is ready and the night sky wakes up working, there is no other experience like that of royalty and pure excitement. And that is the kind of experience we want our children to love as we do. It is actually not a big leap from play to children's learning when it comes to learning about the natural world, science and astronomy. Exploration is a natural part of being a child and growing up in an interesting and universal world. So if we can find ways to take that natural desire to explore and instill a love for the longevity of astronomy, we will be giving our children a truly wonderful gift. So with a few simple family projects, we can instill in our children a love for astronomy. Here are some ideas. * Make astrology a part of family life. You already like to go out as often as you can to enjoy the stars. So do not let that happen to you. Put everyone in the game. Kids will love you and look forward to that night like going to the circus. * Make each new feeling to grow into astronomy a new limit. So the first impression might be what you experienced as a child, just lying on your back in the world with a panorama of stars at the top trying to cover it all. Continue to challenge the counting of stars. It is a fun activity and they will keep it to use as a joke to their children when they do the same thing for a few decades. * Move them on a reading path, introducing binoculars so they can focus on specific areas of the night sky. * Now they are connected and want to know why some stars are brighter than others. They do not know that they are going to study astrology and they do not know. You can tell them about constellations as you point out how to find them by removing the North Star. By being able to locate objects in that galaxy and by knowing that there is such a large number to choose from, they are ready to learn about astronomy and how galaxies work. * Imagine their excitement as they watched the night sky change. The phases of the moon and the effect of the earth's orbit around the planets. Help them find their favorite heavenly bodies every night. They will soon learn to organize the movements of the stars, as did the ancient astronomers. * Now you will be captivated by the joy of discovering new things to discover in your delightful team of emerging astronomers. If you reveal that you are going on a trip to see a solar eclipse, a meteor shower or a single appearance in the life of a comet, that gift will be greater than anything you can get from them for Christmas. The wonders of the night sky will impress your kids the way we treat you for years. And you will be doing them the greatest kindness you have ever done by making them universal lovers all your life.