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Muireann Farrell
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    I have chosen to look at the online tools I was particularly interested in Stellarium. It can be hard to ask children to stargaze because not everyone will be able to do it, in my class last year a stargazing event had been on in the town but only one child was able to attend. Stellarium makes stargazing accessible for all during the school day. I also like that it could be used at all class levels. The children could be asked to note the changes in the stars based on time or location. When the planets are visible could be investigated and constellations could also be examined along with the stories that accompany these. I also loved the Astronomy picture of the day. One of these could be used to engage children in conversations on astronomy at the beginning of a lesson. For space week one photo could be looked at and discussed every day and would be a great way to spark children’s interest and curiosity in astronomy.

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