Hands-On Astro Activities in Primary Classes

Title: 
Hands-On Astro Activities in Primary Classes

Presenter:
Danijela Takac (OŠ Pantovčak, Zagreb, Croatia)

This was a poster presented at the 5th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE, http//astro4edu.org).

Teaching astronomy in primary classes is challenging and most rewarding subject you can teach. Students are full of wonder and imagination. These activities are most creative and most rewarding for a teacher. The downside of primary classes is that since stargazing is very challenging cause of the students young age all the activities have to be done in the classes. We will show physical and team-building activities - train like an astronaut, creative activities - painting stars and space with plasticine to crafty activities like making and launching a rocket. Teaching primary classes boosts teacher creativity and storytelling too.

About the 5th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education:
This year’s Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education focuses on two themes: one special practical astronomy education topic and one scientific topic. The special topic is astronomy education outside the classroom, looking at how astronomy can be taught in a diverse range of environments such as science centers, planetaria and youth clubs. The scientific topic is planetary atmospheres, both in the solar system and exoplanets as well as our own Earth. The workshop was organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (http://astro4edu.org). More details can be found on: https://astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/5th-shaw-iau-workshop/schedule/

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