2019 Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/2019/ Astronomy for a better world! Mon, 09 May 2022 10:47:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg 2019 Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/2019/ 32 32 ‘Cosmic Perspective’ Builds First Portable Planetarium in Pakistan https://astro4dev.org/cosmic-perspective-builds-first-portable-planetarium-in-pakistan/ Mon, 09 May 2022 10:41:38 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24840 The goals of Development Through Astronomy in Pakistan (DAP) were to provide quality STEM education, reduce gender inequality, raise awareness about environmental crises, and promote peace and equality in Pakistan. The team founded Pakistan’s first astronomy education and entertainment social enterprise called Cosmic Perspective. Cosmic Perspective was incubated in the National Incubation Center Lahore’s 3rd [...]

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]]> Final Report of Astronomy to Develop Pre-Algebra Skills https://astro4dev.org/final-report-of-astronomy-to-develop-pre-algebra-skills/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:56:44 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=23247 In coordination with its National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC), Global Hands On Universe (GHOU) ran a twelve-week online astronomy course for secondary school physics teachers based in and around Kampala, Uganda. The teachers received online instruction and guidance from professional astronomers and other GHOU-affiliated educators, learning 21st-century astronomy, constructivist pedagogical methods and the skills needed [...]

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]]> Hands-on Astronomy Workshop for School Teachers https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-workshop-for-school-teachers/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:33:57 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21866 Astronomy Workshop for School Teachers, 30-31 October 2020 Using astronomy as a tool is most effective since astronomy incorporates various disciplines in science like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. The workshop was valuable for teachers keen to find new and innovative ways of making science more engaging. The course was conducted via Zoom and attended [...]

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]]> Behold the sky: Final report https://astro4dev.org/behold-the-sky-final-report/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:20:21 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21696 Behold the Sky is an ongoing project that consists of loaning of solar PST telescopes and education material to teachers (AstroKits) that receive training in solar astrophysics topics.  Goals: make available 2 new AstroKits (there were 3) as well as reformulate and include new education materials on all kits. We completed 5 Astrokits: We bought [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-43/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:58:19 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21432 The Supernova Foundation is a global, virtual mentoring programme for women in physics. We have nearly 50 senior women scientists who volunteer as mentors and about 90 women undergraduate and postgraduate students from around the world. Finding we were growing faster than we had administrative capacity to support, we received funding from the OAD to [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-42/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:22:37 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21358 SYSTEM Sounds is a sci-art outreach project that converts the rhythm and harmony of the cosmos into music and sound. In 2019 we engaged the general public through exhibits, public talks, and online videos. As part of our artist residency with the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) we created [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-41/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:34:53 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21356 Clear Skies was conceived as an excersise to inculcate rational thinking in students, using Astronomy as an effective tool. For more than a year, the project team worked with the same set of underprivileged students from Shaikhpet, Hyderabad in India. Various sessions were held with around 200 students, aged 12-15, ranging from eclipse observations, lectures [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-40/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:20:14 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21351 The project organized a 6-days workshop for 61 science teachers in Monrovia, Liberia. The educational system, as one of the key drivers for social and economic development, is in a devastating condition after two civil wars and the Ebola crisis. The workshop aimed at supporting the teachers with basic astronomy knowledge and classroom experiments to [...]

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]]> Video on activities https://astro4dev.org/video-on-activities/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:11:34 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21344 IMPACT DOME ( INDONESIA MALAYSIA PROJECT ON ASTRONOMY EDUCATION USING TACTILE IMAGE ) [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2WntV8s1Q8[/embedyt]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-3swca-rsw/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:06:39 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=21299 The Regional Astronomical Summer School (September 2-6, 2019) and the Regional Astronomical Workshop (September 11-13, 2019) took place at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), which is located near village Byurakan on the picturesque southern slope of Mount Aragatz. The Regional Astronomical Summer School was aimed at attracting beginner astronomers and related MSc and PhD students to the field of scientific [...]

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