The Galileo Guy Lively, entertaining classroom presentations that support the California State educational objectives for science content in the public schools.

The Man behind “The Galileo Guy” | Presentation Information | About Galileo Galilei | Related Links | Thank you’s


THE GALILEO GUY
Paul Wicker
E-mail: TheGalileoGuy@aol.com
Phone: 310.546.1437

“Astronomy comes to life when The Galileo Guy visits your classroom.”

Mr Oates, 5th Grade Teacher at Eucalyptus Elementary School in Hawthorne, CA

The Galileo Guy [pictured left] has presented astronomy programs to students in Compton, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Alhambra, Los Angeles School District, and in the Los Angeles parochial schools, and the Pierce Community College in the San Fernando Valley. He has also appeared before the Los Angeles Astronomical Society, The Traveling Space Museum, A Place Called Home, California Science Museum and the Griffith Observatory Traveling Telescope Program.

Contents:

The Man Behind "The Galileo Guy"
Background information on Paul Wicker

Presentation Information
Classroom presentation information, including what to expect when "Galileo" comes to your classroom

  • The Solar System
  • Phases of the Moon

About Galileo Galilei
Background information on the REAL Galileo

Related Links
Links to sites on Galileo, Astronomy, and Lesson Plans that relate to these topics

Thank You's
Thanks to those out there that make these presentations possible!

last updated November 2007 by
"Galileo's Daughter"