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Astronomy Education: an international perspective [PDF]
International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 1997 Education is important to astronomers because it affects the recruitment and training of future astronomers, and because it affects the awareness, understanding and appreciation of astronomy by taxpayers and politicians who support us. We have an obligation to share the excitement and the significance of our work with students and the public. Education
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Eight years after IYA2009: a successful project of Outreach and Astronomy Education on selected countryside towns in Mexico [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019 We present the main results of a multidisciplinary project on education and outreach in Guanajuato (Mexico). This collaboration was initiated in the International Year of Astronomy (IYA09, IAU-UNESCO, 2009) and is led by a team including astronomers ...
Bravo-Alfaro Hector +6 more
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Regulations and Ethical Considerations for Astronomy Education Research II: Resources and Worked Examples [PDF]
, 2008 This article discusses the legal and ethical requirements of human subjects research proposals in astronomy education research. We present an overview of the relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines that inform an Institutional Review Board ...
Antonellis, J. +3 more
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Celestial calendar-paintings and culture-based digital storytelling: cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, STEM/STEAM resources for authentic astronomy education engagement [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2020 In D(L)akota star knowledge, the Sun is known as Wi and the Moon is Han-Wi. They have an important relationship, husband and wife. The pattern of their ever-changing relationship is mirrored in the motions of Sun and Moon as seen from our backyards, also
Annette S. Lee +7 more
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Discovering New Variable Stars at Key Stage 3 [PDF]
, 2017 Details of the London pilot of the `Discovery Project' are presented, where university-based astronomers were given the chance to pass on some real and applied knowledge of astronomy to a group of selected secondary school pupils.
Chubb, Katy +4 more
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The Roles of Astronomers in the Astronomy Education Ecosystem: A Research-Based Perspective [PDF]
, 2020 Astronomers have played many roles in their engagement with the larger astronomy education ecosystem. Their activities have served both the formal and informal education communities worldwide, with levels of involvement from the occasional participant to
S. Pompea, P. Russo
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Nature, 1964 The Young Astronomers' Companion By K. Fea. Pp. 160 + 12 plates. (London: Souvenir Press, Ltd., 1962.) 18S. net. Handbook of Telescope Making By N. E. Howard. Pp. x + 322. (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1962.) 45S. Experiments in Sky Watching By Dr. Franklyn M. Branley. Pp. 117. (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1962.) 21s. net. The Moon Earth's Natural
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ASTRONOMICAL EDUCATION IN THE NICHOLAS COPERNICUS OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM IN BRNO
Odessa Astronomical Publications, 2007 The astronomy can be an ideal vehicle for extending the informal education. The planetariums can be the appropriate choice for an extended education. The science of astronomy has a great advantage over other disciplines and all those attributes can be ...
S. Ledvinka, J. Pisala
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Gaming to Learn astronomy, an innovation approach, two study cases [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019 In this paper I am going to present you two innovative approaches for learning Astronomy through gaming. On one hand we used the subject of Astronomy as a vehicle since Astronomy provides a unique environment for educators from Kindergarten to Lyceum ...
Metaxa Margarita
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, 2013 Striking differences between physics and biology have important implications for interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. I am a physicist with interdisciplinary connections. The research group in which I work,
Marder, Michael
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