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ACCHaoS en Español

​Students from Magellan International School: Front row: Anishka, Shehan, Ben, Second Row: Jennifer Barnett, Mateo, Fernanda, Back row: Victor Solis Missing: Simón, Kinsey​

Students from Magellan International School: Front row: Anishka, Shehan, Ben, Second Row: Jennifer Barnett, Mateo, Fernanda, Back row: Victor Solis Missing: Simón, Kinsey

Announcing our first collaborative adventure! After our visit in the spring 0f 2014, Magellan International School’s science teacher Jennifer Barnett came up with the idea of translating our exhibit signs into Spanish. The 7th grade science students took on the project, and with some help from their Spanish teacher, Victor Solis, these awesome kids had the signs ready to go for this year’s visit with Magellan on April 17th.

What a fantastic addition to our program!

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by jtmullin on April 30, 2015  •  Permalink
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Wrapping Up the Last Star Party 2015

Ah, those long summer days are coming, and that means that our Star Parties must be put on hiatus until fall.

Here are some photos from the Star Party on Friday, March 27, 2015.  A big thanks to everyone who came out, and to all of our volunteers.

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Balancing the gravity bird on their noses. Talent!

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Professor Fulton and students taking a break from viewing sunspots.

 

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Jupiter and at least three moons.

 

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Our moon, as seen through the telescopes and captured by cell phone.

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Rocks and fossils.

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by jtmullin on March 30, 2015  •  Permalink
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ACCHaoS Goes to Baytown, TX (AAPT – Tx Section)

20150306-114949-1774-5d2-aaptOur intrepid founder, Paul Williams took ACCHaoS on the road last Friday, 03/06/2015. 20150306-114155-1756-5d2-aaptMembers of ACC’s Society of Physics Students (SPS), and students from Lee College and Texas Lutheran were on hand to assist.  They had a great time sharing science fun with seventy-five 6th graders from Highlands Junior and seventy-five 6th graders from Cedar Bayou Junior in Baytown last Friday, 3/6/15. B20150306-114401-1763-5d2-aaptaytown is a little out of our normal neck of the woods, but this was part of the Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers Spring Meeting. Thanks to Tom O’Kuma for organizing the event.   

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by jtmullin on March 10, 2015  •  Permalink
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Star Party This Friday

starpartyStar Party #2 for 2014-2015 will be this Friday from 5:30-9:30 at ACC’s Round Rock campus.  We’ll be there, plus our friends from the Austin Planetarium will be there with their mobile planetarium.  There’s be a talk on the discovery of Uranus and Neptune from Dr. Heath, and everyone can take in the wonders of the night sky from the observatory.

For more info, visit go.austincc.edu/starparty

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by jtmullin on November 18, 2014  •  Permalink
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School Visits, Star Parties, and Fun!

This year has taken off!  We’ve visited two schools, and shared the fun at the first Star Party.

Take a look at all the science fun!

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Magdeburg Suction Cups – you can’t pull them apart!

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Soaring Sphere!

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Handy Pressure

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Lenz Law tube


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by jtmullin on November 17, 2014  •  Permalink
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Star Party This Friday – October 24, 2014!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJoin us from 5:30-9:30 at Austin Community College’s Round Rock campus for a night of science fun for the whole family!

From 5:30-7:00pm, ACCHaoS will be there with all of the exciting hands-on science exhibits for kids, and Austin Planetarium will have planetarium shows in the Discovery Dome.

At 7:00, our own Dr. Jim Heath, ACC professor of astronomy and physics will hold a public talk entitled, “Science: What It Can and Cannot Do.”

Last, but not least, the observing deck will be open to the public for some night sky viewing.

Check out all the details at go.austincc.edu/starparty!

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by jtmullin on October 20, 2014  •  Permalink
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Rocking the Round Rock Public Library

ACCHaoS at the Round Rock Public Library

It seems like we start every post with “We had a great time at….” but the thing is, it’s true – we always have a great time!

Our visit to the Round Rock Public Library was, well, how else can I say it?  It was great!  We had a huge turnout. rrpl22014 We love seeing lots and lots of kids and parents sharing science.  Check the cool photos courtesy of the RRPL!

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by jtmullin on June 23, 2014  •  Permalink
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ACCHaoS at the Round Rock Public Library Tomorrow!

IMG_3693We’ll be at the Round Rock Public Library tomorrow, Friday, June 13, 2014 from noon until 4:00 pm.  Come on out and visit us.  If you haven’t visited the RRPL, it is one of the most kid-friendly libraries around.  Hope to see you there!

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by jtmullin on June 12, 2014  •  Permalink
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Star Party Time Again!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACome party with the stars!  This Friday, February 7th, ACC’s Physical Sciences Dept. will host another Star Party at the Round Rock campus! There will be lots to do – hands-on science from ACCHaoS, planetarium shows from Austin Planetarium, a public talk on Galileo and Kepler in 1609, AND viewing of the night sky from the observing deck high atop building 3000 (weather permitting!) For details, check out go.austincc.edu/starparty. See you there!

Here’s the info on the Star Party:

When:  February 7, 2014, 5:30pm-9:30pm

Where:  Austin Community College’s Round Rock Campus – 4400 College Park Drive, Round Rock, TX 78665.  Building 2000 lobby (for hands-on science and planetarium shows); Building 3000 for public talk (room 3339) and the observation deck.

 

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by jtmullin on February 5, 2014  •  Permalink
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ACCHaoS – Fall 2013 in Retrospect

We’ve been busy.  I mean, really busy – and this is a very, very good thing!  I was catching up on some record-keeping this morning.  So far this semester (Fall 2013), ACCHaoS has made five school visits to four schools, and attended three public events – two Star Parties, and a Back to School Night that Paul did all by himself!  This translates into about forty-three hours of direct contact, and sharing science with a little over 1, 300 kids and adults.  We’re not done yet – we still have one more school visit before Winter Break.  The fun won’t stop there – we have  full calendar for Spring 2014!  Let the wild science rumpus begin!

Take a look at these photos – you can see why it has been a blast!

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Photos courtesy of Leslie Long and Karl Trappe

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by jtmullin on November 19, 2013  •  Permalink
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