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Thilina Heenatigala – Sri Lanka.

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• Kids in orphanages

• School students in under-represented areas

• School students in city schools

UNAWE Sri Lanka Focus :

UNAWE Sri Lanka Focus : Kids in orphanages

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UNAWE Sri Lanka Focus : School students in under-represented areas

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UNAWE Sri Lanka Focus : School students in city schools

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UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Space Scoop

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Space Scoop

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Weekly Astronomy Quiz

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Weekly Astronomy Quiz

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Star Parties

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Astronomy through drama

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Cultural misconceptions

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Story Telling

UNAWE Sri Lanka Efforts: Ask an Astronomer

No

of p

lane

ts

Day-N

ight

Seas

ons

Eclip

ses

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

OrphangesRural SchoolsCity Schools

(out of 50 students from each category)

UNAWE Sri Lanka Learning

UNAWE Sri Lanka Learning

Lessons –

• Follow up

• Adopt locally

• Do NOT push ideas

Difficulties –

• Lack of resources

• Teachers/Parents ignorance

• Misconceptions

UNAWE Sri Lanka Partners

UNAWE Sri Lanka Future : Collaboration!

Kavindi De Silva

Rangitha Kuruppu

Thilina HeenatigalaProject Manager

AstronomyQuiz.info Translator (Space Scoop)

UNAWE Sri Lanka Team