Astro Book Drive - sharing materials to improve astronomy education
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Abstract: Astro Book Drive serves as a global initiative to share astronomy materials with developing countries to improve astronomy education. The materials are donated by astronomy related groups from wealthy countries. These materials are used towards teaching and conducting programs for students, teachers and public. As a result of running book drives, groups build a special bridge between them which leads up to various other programs as well. Session: SPS6: New Trends in Global Astronomy Education Conference: Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting (JENAM) 2010 Venue: Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal Dates: 6 - 10 September 2010
Astro Book Drive - sharing materials to improve astronomy education
- 1. Astro Book DriveSharing materials to improve astronomy education globallyThilinaHeenatigalaFounderAstro Book DriveSPS6: JENAM2010Lisbon, Portugal.
- 2. Pilot Project: Sri Lanka Book Drive 2006 Boston University Astronomy Department.Founded in September 2009 by ThilinaHeenatigala and Prof. John Clarke (Boston University).
- 3. a global initiative to share astronomy materials with developing countries to improve astronomy education. materials are donated by astronomy related groups from wealthy countries. materials are used towards teaching and conducting programs for students, teachers and public. as a result of running book drives, groups build a special bridge between them which leads up to various other programs as well.
- 5. Process Sources from developed worldGroups from developing worldAstro Book Drive
- 6. Book DrivesMozambique Book Drive: Mozambique Astro Club Girl Scouts from CA, USAJamaican Book Drive:Jamaica Astronomical Association Royal Astronomical Society of CanadaRwanda Book Drive:Rwanda IYA2009 Australia IYA2009
- 7. Book DrivesC担te dIvoire Book Drive:IvoirAstro - EurAstroAfghanistan Book Drive:Afghanistan Astronomical Association StarPals OrganizationTanzania Book Drive:UNAWE-Tanzania Greater Portland Astronomical Society. USA.Ghana Book Drive:Ghana Planetarium Cornell University Astronomy Department
- 9. Upcoming Book DrivesMaldives Book Drive:Maldives Science Society South Asian Physics SocietyIndonesian Book Drive:Langitselatan VariousCameroon Book Drive: University of California- BerkeleyZambia Book Drive:- University of California- BerkeleyUganda Book Drive - University of California- Berkeley
- 10. Best usesCitizen SkySchool TeachingReading materials for Astronomy Undergraduate and Post-doc courses
- 11. Taking it furtherUNAWE, GTTP, Remote Telescope, Dark Sky Awareness, etc
- 13. Astro Book Drive is an IYA2009 Special Project!http://www.astronomy2009.org/globalprojects/specialprojects/astrobookdrive/