Galaxy Formation for School Students

This is a poster presented at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE, http//astro4edu.org).

Title: 
Galaxy Formation for School Students

Presenter:
Rahul Chudji (DK Khetan International School)

The obstacle of understanding will explain the formation of different types of galaxies and their evolution with the help of models and activities. 1. First Model: Bucket and Whirlpool model. The slow addition of different colors will explain mergers and acquisitions. 2. Second activity: Clay and soldering wire. Elliptical and Spiral galaxies and their respective shapes. How do they evolve, and form? Students can make their galaxies with clay and wires. 3. Third model: Scaled down flow chart of galaxy formation. A flow chart explaining galaxy formation for 14-year-olds. This study will first include their ideas about galaxy formation. The responses will forecast the residual knowledge about galaxies. At the final stage, students will take two assessment tests after this intervention.

About the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop:

The 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop took place:12 - 15 November 2024. The Shaw-IAU workshops focus on astronomy education for primary and secondary school students and teacher training both in universities and in service. This year's workshop featured two special topics: an exploration of the first two years of the James Webb Space Telescope for the scientific topic, and the crucial aspect of evaluation in educational contexts as the non-scientific topic.

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