Building Visualisations of Ojbects in Space from Ground Based Observations and Using Technology

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: 
Building Visualisations of Ojbects in Space from Ground Based Observations and Using Technology

Presenter:
Noorali, Jiwaji (Open University of Tanzania, Marian University College)

The progress of science has relied on keen observers to notice changes that follow a some pattern that humans are tuned to want to explain. Observations of events in the sky form the basis of Astronomical knowledge. Hence building the correct mental pictures of how things happen out in space has been essential for progressing our understanding of our vast Universe. We describe the challenges faced by students to understand observations from the ground and how technology can assist in filling up observational gaps so as to build a complete picture these observations and explaining these by building a visual mental picture of how this happens in space. We use examples of daytime observations of the Sun and nighttime observations of planets to show the usefulness of this approach

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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