Although this year’s ever-popular Astronomy Extravaganza has been cancelled, we thought you might be interested in a video created for the event in 2018 by four students in professor Aleks Diamond-Stanic’s “Introduction to Astronomy” course. It’s entitled Phases of Life and features original music by student Alisa Amador ‘18. Like the other activities created by students for the Extravaganza, the video is designed to convey science knowledge to elementary-aged children in fun and engaging ways. We hope you enjoy it, too!

The annual Astronomy Extravaganza is the brainchild of Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics Aleks Diamond-Stanic, who developed it while participating in the Harward Center’s annual Publicly-Engaged Pedagogy faculty learning community. The Extravaganza features projects, posters, hands-on learning activities, and demonstrations designed by students in the Bates College course, “Introduction to Astronomy,” to engage local elementary school students in science learning and exploration. 

For more on the Astronomy Extravaganza over the years, please visit:

Bates at Night: Astronomy Extravaganza

“Astronomy Extravaganza” gives Lewiston schoolchildren the star treatment