Day 1 – Earth, Sun and Moon (8 hrs)
Program presentation
Participants presentation
Introduction to the Galileo Teacher Training Program network and activities
a. Lecture:The Sun
b. Practical Activ.:
i. observing the Sun
iv. Sundials
v. Home made spectroscopes
vi. Venus and Moon Phases
vii. Hands-on Eclipses
c. Introduction to Inquiry Based Science Education; Educational portals and repositories
Daily evaluation and discussion
Day 2 – The Solar System and its exploration
Lect.: An introduction to the Solar System
Pratical Act.
Image processing with Salsa J
Sun4all – Learning science with image archives
Planetary Calculator (Kepler’s Laws, Celestial Bodies, Daily and Annual Movements of Earth and its consequences)
Sizes and Distances in the Solar System
Daily evaluation and discussion
Day 3 – Stars (8 hours)
Lecture: Life Cycle of Stars
Hands-on Constellations: Inventing constellations, Constellations 3 D and planispheres
Life and Death of Stars Pedagogical Poster
Role playing games
Dark Skies Rangers – Fighting light pollution
Daily evaluation and discussion
Day 4 – The Universe (8 hours)
Lecture: From the Big Bang to the spectra of stars
Planetaria Software – Stellarium, Celestia, Google apps, WorldWideTelescope
Cosmic Calendar – practical activity to teach about the age of the observable Universe
My Galileoscope – Assembling a small telescope
Community Activities: Games, Cooking the Universe, etc
Daily evaluation and discussion
Course dinner
Day 5 – Visit to an ancient astronomical site |