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Presentation at the Science Communication and Society Department, Leiden University. 24 April 2012More information: www.unawe.org/vt2012/
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Astronomy in Timor LesteCelebrating the Transit of Venus 2012
Project description June 6th, 2012:
The last transit of our lifetime Only visible in some parts of the globe, Timor Leste is
one of them Universe Awareness is using this opportunity to
organize several educational activities in the capital of Timor Leste: Dili
The activities range from teacher training workshops to science exhibition and public observing event
Goals Inspire children with the wonders of the Universe,
making it a great stepping-stone that will trace their interest in science, help them broad their mind and stimulate a sense of global citizenship
Motivate children to become scientists and technologists of the future
Invite a new country to be a part of the UNAWE-community
Use this project as the kick off event to a series of astronomy events in this new country
Team
PhD Astronomy
Ainil Abdullah
• UNAWE Science Writing Assistance
• MSc Research in Astronomy
Carla Natario
BA Dutch Studies
Cindy Gunawan
• MSc Astronomy and Science-Based Business
• UNAWE Internship in Business
Jaya Ramchandani
Supervisor: Pedro Russo
Where is Timor Leste?
Why Timor Leste?
Why Timor Leste? Recent independence: one of world’s
youngest country New to educational practices in science in
general and astronomy in particular We are hoping to open new horizons for
young and bright children of Timor Leste to pursue scientific knowledge for their country
Timeline
Activities Children Day need your ideas! Teacher training: introducing local teachers to
astronomical concepts, with a focus to the Transit of Venus
School visits: engaging children into science through fun activities and games.
Talk at the National University of Timor Leste Science exhibition and transit observation Follow up meetings
ActivitiesScience exhibition: The Transit of Venus Our Solar System The Stars The Milky Way Galaxies
Supports
• Leiden Observatory• LKBF grant • Media coverage
• Portuguese school • Portuguese Embassy
in East Timor• East Timor Ministry of
Education • Alola Foundation• Timor Newsline
• Portuguese Ministry of
Education and Science• Media coverage
• ASEAN Education section
• Astronomy Department of ITB
• Monash Science Centre Australia
• CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Others:• AstroBookDrive • Baader Planetarium • EurAstro • PCs4Kids• Astronomy Without Borders• IAU Office of Astronomy for
Development• NASA Sun-Earth day• Global Painting Project• Individual contributors
Contributions so far Local accommodation (Portuguese Embassy) Local logistics (Portuguese Embassy, TL government, ITB) Telescope (ITB) Solar goggles (EurAstro, crowd funding) Solar filters (Baader Planetarium) Educational books (Astrobookdrive, Gradiva) Laptops (PCs4Kids) Earthballs (UNAWE) Galileoscopes (IAU) Global Painting Project (Eric Chisholm) Sun-earth day NASA Universe in a Box (UNAWE)
We Need Your Inputs!Especially on: Activities with children Activities with adults
Thank you!Visit us at:
http://www.unawe.org/network/national/tl/
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