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European Student Project Group | AGS |
EAAE teachers exchange ideas about astronomy teaching
The European Association for Astronomy Education is a non profit, pan European association intending to improve the conditions for teaching astronomy in both primary schools as well as high schools.
Several groups have worked on different fields during since the EAAE was formed, Summer schools , web based cooperations, etc - some of the latter are presented below.
Astronomy Teaching Didactical Mailing List
- or write to the adress below
------Below you may find a links to pages from previous EAAE co-projects, e.g. the Astronomy On Line 1996+97 - Sea and Space 1998
Lunar Eclipse 2001 - how to measure the Lunar Distance.
Example of reports : in English - in Danish-Swedish
Due to the increased solar activity, aurora intensity is expected to increase to the very high levels, we did experience in 1989-91.
Student exercises, science lab-suggestions, etc- have been prepared for the web - including suggestions on how to photograph auroras.
A selection of other projects performed so far:
ESA, ESO, and EAAE cooperate in 1998 on the European Educational Project, called Sea and Space.This project involved students Europe wide - and concerned both remote sensing satellite exercises
SEA and SPACE : Exercises and articles by dr. Bernard Pellequer on how Water is distributed in Space and on Earth :
Oceans of Water
SEA and SPACE :
Exercises and theory of astronomical navigation by means of classical methods.
Astronomy On Line 1996+97 had several thousand participants from both Western and Eastern parts of Europe.
Here is one example, the eager AOL groups in BulgariaEducational Projects :
Finding the distance to Venus, reprooving that Copernicus was right
Comet Hale Bopp science lab exercises
Students measure the Lunar Distance by means of Earth Shadow / Jan 09 2001 Lunar Eclipse.
Measuring the size of our Globe : Repeating the Erathostenes Project Europe Wide 1996
Astronomy On Line Experiments Simple- Basic-Advanced
The Moon and the Tides
Learn about the influence of the Moon on the water level!
The Illumination of the Moon
Observing the phases of the Moon!
Lunar Occultations
What happens when the Moon moves in front of a star?
Measure the size of Lunar Craters
Articles in General.
Student measurement of asteroid speed and distance - Prize Awarded
1999
Students measure the distance towards and Mass of Saturn - Prize Awarded
1997
Leonid Meteor Shower ? - 1998 "
Leonid Meteor Shower 1999 ? - with images.
EAAE - APAA Article / Lecture notes on CCD cameras, with possible application in
Astronomy Education - upgraded 2002
In General : - a BSP Article on light pollution .
Crop Circles and UFO-s, a skeptical article.
Remarks concerning our future Work.
Several international school-projects have been established within these associations EAAE, ESO and ESA. The projects above are merely a selection.
However - one important fact is to be pointed out.
All these projects on the web have enjoied a lot of interest - exercises and astronomy work has been initiated at hundreds of schools worldwide.
However - this web connection has one disadvantage, it is too easy being simply a consumer .
If you apply these projects, please give the authors a feedback. And please stop being shy, we have seen several school projects, which could easily be of very high inspiration to other schools - even worldwide.
Closer details on the EAAE Homepage
- on behalf of the EAAE Student Project Group.
Snail mail adress :
Amtsgymnasiet i Sønderborg, Grundtvigsalle 86, 6400 Sønderborg. Denmark