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SMALL BODIES AS INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
MACE III, Frasso Sabino, 2004.
- Some experiences from the Visnjan Observatory -
Korado Korlevic, [email protected]
The general idea is…
… to bring science and technology to the pupils population and awake up the dormant 5% of gifted pupils.
* Formal education system task
The task that the formal system usually fail …… in that case the population is subjected to theINFORMAL EDUCATION:
* NGO’s* Churches* Pseudoscience movements
* Radio/TV/Newspapers* ……………….
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE EDUCATION OF GIFTED PUPILS AND STUDENTS
* Motivation ……..
* Inspiration ……...
* Creativity ………
* Group/Team work
Usually by defoult:
NON DOCUMENTED
MISSING
BLOCKED
DISABLED
Motivation
BASIC:oxygendrinkfoodneed for sleep and rest shelter sex safe from harm ……..
GROWTH:need for “love” relationships belonging to a group self-respect achievement reputationstatusprestigeneed to satisfy curiosityexplorediscover ……
Achievement, curiosity, explore, discover
“Where no man has gone before”
For the gifted population the hierarchy of motivation is radically different! Some growth needs are so important, that overcome some basic needs. The syndrom is known as the “Addiction of discovery”
Small Bodies of the Solar System
“Where no man has gone before”
Visnjan Observatory
MPC code 120 As one of the NGO’s
main activity: education
Our goal ….
* To give support and motivate pupils, that have the predisposition to become experts in science and technology.
Meteors, Comets, Asteroids
“Where no man has gone before”
Dedicated observation of Small bodies of the Solar System fully cover the need of exploration:
* Meteors observations * Fireballs
* Comets* Asteroids
- International Meteor Organisation- WGN- ………………..
- MPC - MPEC, NEO Confirmation Page- ………….
Visnjan Educational Project - History• Science Fairs <-1989.• 1989. Yugoslav summer
schools• 1991. Visnjan School of
Astronomy• 1992. Visnjan Educational
Projects• 1995. WLab Projects• 2000. Summer School of
Science• 2001. Youth Science Camp• 2004. Science and Educational
Centre Visnjan
ITE 1990International Tunguska Expedition
- Visnjan
- Tomsk
- Bologna
1991.-1993.
Lost of the main telescope
1993.
GRUNF NR 407telescope
1995. first MPC line
Discoveries
1748 – asteroids designations
2 - comets
1 - mira star
NEOs
Light pollution, disappearance of the night
2001.
METEORSFIREBALLS
COMETS
TUNGUSKA
NEO’s
ASTEROIDS
METEORITES
SPACEMINING ROBOTS
GEOLOGY
LIGHT POLLUTIONTELESCOPEs, CCDs, SOFTWARE,ROBOTS
VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY
ECOLOGY,ZOOLOGY,BOTANICS
EVOLUTION OF PROJECTS IN TIME
“Small bodies” - meteorites
An introduction to discussion from the kindergarten age.
Winners in thenational encounters in:
YugoslaviaCroatiaSloveniaSerbia &M.N.HungaryTurkey
PZM - science fairs
Youth Science Camps
For elementary schools
Visnjan School of Astronomy
From 1988
Visnjan School of Astronomy 1993. Software group …..
Visnjan School of Astronomy
Excursions ….
VSA- 2003NEO group
Natural sciences workshops:
astronomybiologymathematicsphysicschemistry
S3
Summer Schools of Science - from 2001
Students @ Visnjan
Preparing the future managers in science - technology and education
Science projects2004 – Electrometer - meteors
Students @ Visnjan
The formal system reacts 2002
Scientific Research and Practice for Talented High School Students
Network of Excellence
Dr. Dejan Vinkovic
School of Natural Sciences Institute for Advanced Study Princeton,
Electrophonic sounds from meteors: # expedition to Mongolia # the Global Electrophonic Fireball Survey
# LELUYA project - 2D radiative transfer in circumstellar dust
Harvard University
Dr. Slaven Garaj
Dr. Marina Rejkuba
ESO – VLT, Sierra Paramal
Dr. Marina Brozovic
Fermi Lab. days
- Duke University- Fermi Laboratory- CALTECH - 2003
Mario Juric
Princeton University, Department of Astrophysical Sciences
last published work
Ana Bedalov
At work, 2.5 m, Tautenburg
MPC code 033
EDUCATION EFORTS PAYS:
1.) We help pupils/students to acquire skills, knowledge, contacts that make their lives more interesting and enjoyable.
2.) The society gain an new expert.
3.) Due to the symbiotic relations pupil - teacher in sharing enthusiasm, we gain in quality of life.
4.) More work done in the Minor Bodies field.
