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Cosmic Education Cosmic Education Classes Welcome to Cosmic Education! Montessori also called the lessons learned in Cosmic Education her Great Lessons.

I chose to call my page - and by default my classes - by the name Cosmic Education because it is a term used in Montessori education symbolizing the student in relation to the world and the universe. From this perspective, every topic of education can fall under one of the Great Lessons - The Beginning, Timeline of Life, Coming of Humans, History of Numbers, or History of Language. So you could sa

y, by learning via Cosmic Education, you are learning about life, the universe, and everything! Maria Montessori once said, "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world." Homeschoolers do that task naturally, but they often become perplexed over the question - which curriculum is right, and which one is wrong? How can I help my child find his potential, his giftedness? Hopefully this site will help guide you along the path, particularly when it comes to choosing science materials. Purists of each method might argue that their way is the One True Path, and any deviation would be considered a break from that path. I see education as more of a river than a road, with tributaries flowing into one river, leading to a very deep ocean. With that vision, I created my sites to help you swim through the muddy waters of confusion until they are crystal clear, or at least somewhat transparent. Hopefully, the guidance you find on this web site will enable you to create your own unique method of holistic homeschooling unlike any other.

08/23/2022
07/31/2022

Us here at Team Skylab are saddened to hear of the passing of Nichelle Nichols, a Star Trek icon and an inspiration to countless people all around the world in all walks of life. Her memory will burn as bright and numerous as the stars in the sky.

In 1977, Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols beamed down to Houston for a special mission. New astronauts were being recruited for NASA' space shuttle program, and Lt. Uhura was the perfect voice to reach minorities previously not represented among spacemen. Indeed, for the first time, women were welcome to apply.

At the sunny Johnson Space Center, Nichols toured the facilities with the boss responsible for astronaut training, Skylab's own Alan Bean. Nichelle threw herself into the astronaut experience, which included braving a strange Skylab vintage medical experiment tube in her underwear and flying the shuttle simulator - "Captain at last!" - with Al Bean as her courteous co-pilot. She seemed to have great fun, and gave it her everything.

In 1978, 35 new astronaut candidates were announced. This included six women and three African Americans. Many astronauts and non-astronauts alike have cited Nichelle Nichols' appearances on Star Trek and her NASA recruitment work as an inspiration. This included Dr. Mae Jemison, who became the first Black woman in space in 1992. In 1993, she appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The circle had finally closed.
You may watch this amazing 4-minute video over at the NASA archive here:
https://archive.org/details/2018-00917_Nichelle_Nichols_1977_Recruitment-Film_884550.mxf

07/31/2022

Nichelle Nichols, who gained fame as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original "Star Trek" television series, has died at the age of 89. https://abc13.com/12088903/

07/28/2022

Drought conditions as seen from space thanks to Copernicus Sentinel data. Check out the difference in colors between July 2021 (left image) and July 2022 (right image). A year ago the region was covered by more green foliage, while now the brown areas indicate dry foliage.

07/22/2022

On July 20, 1969, the NASA Apollo program made history when the Apollo 11 Lunar Module landed on the Moon. Within hours of landing, Neil Armstrong, followed closely by Buzz Aldrin, became the first two humans to set foot on the surface.

The images of astronauts on the Moon signaled a profound achievement for the nation and the world. Some of the images became the inspiration for memorabilia like the lunch box and thermos shown above.

Manufactured in 1969, the steel lunch box was made to take advantage of the excitement over the moon landing. The exterior features images from the Apollo 11 mission, including Neil Armstrong’s first step onto the lunar surface and the command module’s splashdown. The plastic and glass thermos bottle features an astronaut saluting the American flag, as well as other colorful scenes of the landing.

07/20/2022

July 20, 1969, the world witnessed one of the singular most important achievements in history - humans walking on the moon. Neil, Michael and I were proud to represent America as we took those giant leaps for mankind. It was a brilliant moment for the world and one of America’s finest hours.

07/12/2022

It's here – the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field.

Previewed by President Joe Biden on July 11, the image shows us galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of full-color images and data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be revealed July 12: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

07/11/2022

😲 On July 11th, 1979, Skylab lost the fight against the laws of physics and reentered Earth's atmosphere.

🛰️ Although NASA was at the time unable to boost the space station to a higher orbit, they were able to regain contact of the station and control its attitude all the way to the final moments of the first space station's existence.

🔥 Skylab's life came to an end in a spectacular fireball that scattered her remains into the Indian Ocean, and uninhabited parts of Australia.🇦🇺

07/09/2022

🤩 LDN 43 “THE COSMIC BAT” | Located in Ophiuchus, and rarely imaged, LDN 43 is a dark nebula consisting of very dense material blocking light from the background stars. Two cometary nebulae (GN 16.31.3 and GN 16.31.7) found inside the dark nebula area, which certaon looks like a flying bat. It spans 12 light-years at the Veil's estimated distance, about 1,400 light-years from planet Earth.

Imaged in LRGB on our RiDK 500 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile. Processing: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby Enjoy, Mike & Mark

https://www.hansonastronomy.com/ldn-43-the-cosmic-bat

07/04/2022
07/04/2022

Fireworks are a celebration of chemistry! (Green is typically made with the element barium.)

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