Zara Randriamanakoto, one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans in 2021 is a postdoctoral researcher at the South African Astronomical Observatory. She also cofounded the Ikala STEM non-profit organisation that rallies about 300 women scientists across four continents to inspire mainly girls and women to consider a career in STEM. Through Ikala […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
2021, Central and South Asia, Video Astronomy Lessons for Pakistani School Children
“Planets of the Solar System” – Video by OAD Project
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Second video from Kainaat Kids (Urdu with English subs) on the ‘Planets of our solar system’. The channel covers basic concepts of astronomy, many of which are part of the science curriculum in Pakistan (and other places). Supported by the OAD through the annual call for proposals.
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The Molo Mhlaba school in South Africa runs the Astro Molo Mhlaba project funded by the OAD. The school is appealing for donations to continue teaching and learning during the latest lockdown and closure of schools. Donations will be used to send Education Packs with learning materials, key subject matter worksheets, parent teaching guides, […]
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Kevin Govender & Vanessa McBride from the OAD will be talking to the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf ) on ‘Astronomy in Africa’ on 6 July, 11am SAST. The talk will explore how Africa has become a global player, if not leader, in this field, and what this means for how the […]
2021, Asteroids workshop: A rocky adventure (Taller de Asteroides: Una aventura rocosa), Latin America + Caribbean
AVERO Asteroids Workshop: “Crea tu propio asteroide”
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On June 30, #AsteroidDay, OAD project AVERO organized a workshop for teachers. They have published a video on “Create your own asteroid” (in Spanish). This video contains a short introduction to asteroids as well as a hands-on activity, to be done in the classroom or at home. Interpretation in Chilean Sign Language is included […]