From: Eric Muller (emuller@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 16 2005 - 11:21:51 PST
Message-Id: <35954459fcb8028b0b4e0ea38f394be4@exploratorium.edu> From: Eric Muller <emuller@exploratorium.edu> Subject: webcast announcement Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:21:51 -0800
>> Fellow science educators,
>>
>> The Exploratorium is incredibly excited to present a live webcast
>> from the
>> ancient observatories of Chichen Itza, Mexico, featuring a rare
>> astronomy-based phenomena engineered by the ancient Mayans. We
>> invite you
>> to join us for the webcast, accessible in both Spanish and English,
>> along
>> with a full day of performances and activities celebrating the
>> cultural and
>> scientific contributions of the Mayans.
>>
>>
>> Please join us on Sunday, March 20 at the Exploratorium for an
>> unforgettable
>> day of astronomy and family fun!
>>
>>
>>
>> * * * * T H E E X P L O R A T O R I U M P R E S E N T S * *
>> * * * *
>>
>>
>> Ancient Observatories: Chichen Itza
>> Webcasts and Activities
>> Sunday, March 20 (Spring Equinox)
>> 1-4 p.m.
>> Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio and Skylight Area, Exploratorium
>> 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco
>>
>>
>> On Spring Equinox, the lengths of daylight and darkness are exactly
>> the
>> same, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring in the
>> Northern
>> Hemisphere. Like many ancient cultures, the Mayans in southern Mexico
>> included solar alignments in their architecture to mark special days.
>> On
>> March 20, thousands of people will gather at Chichen Itza, in Mexico's
>> Yucatan, to witness such an alignment: A shadow in the form of a
>> serpent
>> will appear to descend the main staircase of the site's great
>> pyramid, El
>> Castillo. We will provide a live feed from the site and talk to local
>> scientists about the significance of this amazing event.
>>
>> In conjunction with the Webcast, we will also present an afternoon of
>> activities exploring astronomy and the culture and science of ancient
>> and
>> contemporary Mayans. All activities will be presented in Spanish and
>> English
>> and are free with museum admission.
>>
>> Webcasts:
>> 2-3 p.m. Live Webcast in English
>> 2:45-3:45 p.m. Live Webcast in Spanish
>>
>> Performance:
>> 1-1:30 p.m. Záazil-Ha', Traditional Yucatecan Dance Performance
>>
>> Hands-On Activities 1-4 p.m.
>> * Create your own sundial with the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers
>> * Construct a pinhole viewer for safe astronomical observation
>> * Explore Mayan math and the Dresden Codex
>> * Use clay to explore Mayan hieroglyphs
>> * Compare the sizes of the Sun and the Earth
>> * Questions about the skies? Ask Roving Astronomers from the NASA
>> Sun-Earth
>> Connection Education Forum and the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers
>>
>> More information can be found out:
>> www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chichen
>>
>> For advance tickets, please visit: www.ticketweb.com
Eric Muller
Teacher Institute
Exploratorium
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA 94123
415 561 0386
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