The 50 Hours for 50 Nations Program - Carl PennypackerGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
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The document outlines the Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU) network, which connects over 20,000-40,000 teachers in over 100 nations. GHOU provides curriculum, activities, and teacher workshops that allow students to analyze real astronomical data using tools like robotic telescopes. Some accomplishments include activities being adopted into official curriculums in France and Bavaria. Future plans include expanding access to modeling instruction workshops, collaborating on new telescope projects, and using internet video conferences to reach more teachers globally.
This document summarizes the work of the NUCLIO project in Portugal between 2004-2008. It engaged over 3000 students through hands-on astronomy activities and trained over 100 teachers. The project collaborated with over 50 international partners and established a network of astronomy education across Europe and around the world. It provided opportunities for students and teachers to participate in real scientific research and discovery.
The Next Light Wave: Why Too Much Light is An IssueGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
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Presentation on importance of light for astronomy and society presented at "International Conference on Communication and Light" from 2 - 4 November in Braga, Portugal by Pedro Russo.
Presentation on the progress of Cosmic Light EDU kit presented at "International Conference on Communication and Light" from 2 - 4 November in Braga, Portugal by Thilina Heenatigala.
Richard Gelderman: WKU Exemplary Activities We Can Share NowGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
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Global Hands-On Universe Conference 2015. 4-5 August 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Abstract:
We share an overview of Western Kentucky University's successful introduction of a hands-on high school astronomy course coordinated as a dual-credit course that earns university credit. This course, and many other education initiatives are made possible by the observing opportunities with our global network of robotic telescopes. One example is the collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).
This document describes a presentation by Tim Slater on modern astronomy teaching. It outlines a continuum of teaching strategies ranging from boring lectures to active learning techniques. Slater discusses the effectiveness of different strategies like lectures, flipped classrooms, think-pair-share activities, and tutorial approaches. He emphasizes that students learn best when they are actively engaged in discussion and problem-solving rather than passively listening to lectures. The document also highlights strategies developed by Slater and his colleagues to scaffold students' learning of scientific inquiry using Hubble Space Telescope data.
Sergio Cabezon: Building a Sustainable System for Teacher Training in Chile w...GTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
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Global Hands-On Universe Conference 2015. 4-5 August 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Abstract:
For more than 5 years GTTP has been implemented in Chile with a relevant number of teachers attending from different private and public schools nationwide. The tools taught have been useful to improve not only the level of understanding in Astronomy among school students, but also the relevance of Math use on it.
It is necessary to reinforce following up and gathering methodologies, thus teachers can be supervised on their improvements by one hand, and also they can share successes and good practices with teachers in Chile and other countries.
This document outlines a vision for astronomy education by the year 2020. It proposes that by 2020:
1) All young people will have contact with astronomy before the end of secondary school through national school curricula and informal learning spaces.
2) The astronomy education community will have facilitated the training of hundreds of thousands of teachers and inclusion of astronomy in the curriculum of dozens of countries using resources like an Astronomy Literacy document.
3) Hundreds of educational resources for teachers and children will be produced and distributed through open access platforms like astroEDU.
Kevin Govender: Astronomy and Developing NationsGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
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This document provides information about the International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD). It discusses how astronomy can contribute to sustainable development through social, economic, and human capital benefits. It outlines OAD's strategic plan for 2010-2020, which focuses on using astronomy for education, skills development, and technology transfer. It also describes OAD's structure, including regional offices and volunteers, and provides an overview of funded projects in areas like astronomy for universities/research, children/schools, and the public. It emphasizes measuring the impact of projects and using a positive feedback loop to improve outcomes for a better world.
The 50 Hours for 50 Nations Program - Carl PennypackerGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
?
The document outlines the Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU) network, which connects over 20,000-40,000 teachers in over 100 nations. GHOU provides curriculum, activities, and teacher workshops that allow students to analyze real astronomical data using tools like robotic telescopes. Some accomplishments include activities being adopted into official curriculums in France and Bavaria. Future plans include expanding access to modeling instruction workshops, collaborating on new telescope projects, and using internet video conferences to reach more teachers globally.
This document summarizes the work of the NUCLIO project in Portugal between 2004-2008. It engaged over 3000 students through hands-on astronomy activities and trained over 100 teachers. The project collaborated with over 50 international partners and established a network of astronomy education across Europe and around the world. It provided opportunities for students and teachers to participate in real scientific research and discovery.
The Next Light Wave: Why Too Much Light is An IssueGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
?
Presentation on importance of light for astronomy and society presented at "International Conference on Communication and Light" from 2 - 4 November in Braga, Portugal by Pedro Russo.
Presentation on the progress of Cosmic Light EDU kit presented at "International Conference on Communication and Light" from 2 - 4 November in Braga, Portugal by Thilina Heenatigala.
Richard Gelderman: WKU Exemplary Activities We Can Share NowGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
?
Global Hands-On Universe Conference 2015. 4-5 August 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Abstract:
We share an overview of Western Kentucky University's successful introduction of a hands-on high school astronomy course coordinated as a dual-credit course that earns university credit. This course, and many other education initiatives are made possible by the observing opportunities with our global network of robotic telescopes. One example is the collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).
This document describes a presentation by Tim Slater on modern astronomy teaching. It outlines a continuum of teaching strategies ranging from boring lectures to active learning techniques. Slater discusses the effectiveness of different strategies like lectures, flipped classrooms, think-pair-share activities, and tutorial approaches. He emphasizes that students learn best when they are actively engaged in discussion and problem-solving rather than passively listening to lectures. The document also highlights strategies developed by Slater and his colleagues to scaffold students' learning of scientific inquiry using Hubble Space Telescope data.
Sergio Cabezon: Building a Sustainable System for Teacher Training in Chile w...GTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
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Global Hands-On Universe Conference 2015. 4-5 August 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Abstract:
For more than 5 years GTTP has been implemented in Chile with a relevant number of teachers attending from different private and public schools nationwide. The tools taught have been useful to improve not only the level of understanding in Astronomy among school students, but also the relevance of Math use on it.
It is necessary to reinforce following up and gathering methodologies, thus teachers can be supervised on their improvements by one hand, and also they can share successes and good practices with teachers in Chile and other countries.
This document outlines a vision for astronomy education by the year 2020. It proposes that by 2020:
1) All young people will have contact with astronomy before the end of secondary school through national school curricula and informal learning spaces.
2) The astronomy education community will have facilitated the training of hundreds of thousands of teachers and inclusion of astronomy in the curriculum of dozens of countries using resources like an Astronomy Literacy document.
3) Hundreds of educational resources for teachers and children will be produced and distributed through open access platforms like astroEDU.
Kevin Govender: Astronomy and Developing NationsGTTP-GHOU-NUCLIO
?
This document provides information about the International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD). It discusses how astronomy can contribute to sustainable development through social, economic, and human capital benefits. It outlines OAD's strategic plan for 2010-2020, which focuses on using astronomy for education, skills development, and technology transfer. It also describes OAD's structure, including regional offices and volunteers, and provides an overview of funded projects in areas like astronomy for universities/research, children/schools, and the public. It emphasizes measuring the impact of projects and using a positive feedback loop to improve outcomes for a better world.
2. 中国科学院国家天文台
? HOU program becomes more and more popular in China.
? We have added critical thinking and scientific study method in
our courses for years.
? Students learning the laws of nature through a series of events,
including observation, data acquisition and data analysis.
? We designed 3 stages of learning in order to help students from
different ages and levels to extend their knowledge.
? We classify the stages as introductory, intermediate and
advanced, for elementary, junior and high school students
respectively.
3. 中国科学院国家天文台
?First level: simple observation, measurement, data acquisition, error analysis,
scientific rules, hand-made
?For beginners, the most crucial part in the HOU learning process is
observation. We keep our focus on the details of Apparent Solar Motion
due to the heavy light pollution.
4. 中国科学院国家天文台
Observe the
shadow of the SunSimple observation
is not enough to
understand the
laws of solar
motion and its
effects on the earth.
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6. 中国科学院国家天文台
This year, we also guide students to craft their own tool to do the
solar shadow measurements, which greatly improved their hands-on
ability. By data analysis using real-measured data, students can
truly understand the laws on textbooks. One of my students wrote a
paper about how he did it, and get the 1st prize in the city.
Mechanics of Chinese Sundial
(gnomon and ruler)
This Chinese Sundial is used to measure
the noon solar shadow in ancient China.
The Vertical one is gnomon,and the
horizontal one is the ruler.
The longer the shadow will be, the
smaller the solar altitude angle will be.
9. 中国科学院国家天文台
Data Analysis
? By plotting the data to a bar graph, you can see the
length of shadow from Spring Equinox to Fall Equinox is
like the graph showing below.
10. 中国科学院国家天文台
Changes of Noon Shadow Length
Discover phenomena:the change of noon shadow length is
faster during time near the equinox comparing to those near
June solstice.
Come up with question:What is the cause of this phenomena.
11. 中国科学院国家天文台
Pattern of Noon Solar Altitude Changes
By look up the solar altitude table, it is certain that the changes of noon
solar altitude also agree with the fact that it is changing faster when
time closer to the equinox. And the solar altitude change slower when
time close to the summer solstice.
Since noon solar altitude is a direct parameter to the air temperature,
therefore the student made a hypothesis that the solar altitude change
is lead to that The summer and winter seasons are longer than spring
and fall seasons.
12. 中国科学院国家天文台
Air Temperature and Noon Solar Altitude
Red line is solar altitude at noon in Beijing, Blue line is the
average daily air temperature of Beijing in 60 years.
From the graph we see two curve are similar in its changing
direction and amplitude, but with a different phase
The correlation between the two curves is 0.9025, which
indicate that they are very closely related.
14. 中国科学院国家天文台
The Derivative of the Noon Solar Altitude
By experiment, the student found the solar declination is on the plane of
ecliptic which is shown in the figure above. It has a intersection line with
the surface of earth.
Finally, by putting this curve in a 2D coordinate, it is shown like the figure
on the right.
20. 中国科学院国家天文台
Now days, our observatory have several professional
telescopes open to accept the students involved in the study.
LAMOST parameters
Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber
Spectroscopy Telescope (LAMOST)
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Optical system
Focal plane fiber system
Data Footprint of all sky
21. 中国科学院国家天文台
? Astronomers have developed special software for spectral classification and celestial
recognition for LAMOST, for most spectral data.
? In order to ensure the accuracy of spectral classification and celestial recognition,
some special and rare objects and low signal-to-noise ratio objects have to be judged
by human eyes or processed by supplementary software.
? We introduce some students who have finished the first and second levels of HOU
courses to this project. They work together with scientists to find new objects of
interest.
22. 中国科学院国家天文台
Deep astronomy and spectrum
knowledge
? Data Acquisition using SQL, from data
base.
? Then they use Mat Lab(or Python) to
process the data to find the object’s
continuous spectral curve.
? Matching the spectral curve to its class.
? Finally, students examine at the rest of
the candidates one-by-one to find the
target(Carbon Star).
Astronomical data analysis
In this event, students learn skills to help with rare discoveries.
More importantly, students learn to do authentic research.
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Learn
Software
Write Function
Read &
Write Data
Data
Processing Plot
23. 中国科学院国家天文台
Students have to learn
basic functions of Matlab:
Matrix calculation, if
statements, looping,
plotting, etc.
Continuous Curve:
? Determine which class
the target star is belong
to.
? Smoothing
? Shifting
? Fitting
aX3+bX2+cX+d=0