Discovering New Variable Stars at Key Stage 3

Autor/inn/en	Chubb, Katy; Hood, Rosie; Wilson, Thomas; Holdship, Jonathan; Hutton, Sarah
Titel	Discovering New Variable Stars at Key Stage 3
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 52 (2017) 3, Artikel 035011 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
DOI	10.1088/1361-6552/aa649f
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Astronomy; Scientific Research; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Students; Scientists; Discovery Processes; Feedback (Response); Teacher Attitudes; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Astronomie; Sekundarschüler; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Details of the London pilot of the "Discovery Project" are presented, where university-based astronomers were given the chance to pass on some real and applied knowledge of astronomy to a group of selected secondary school pupils. It was aimed at students in Key Stage 3 of their education, allowing them to be involved in real astronomical research at an early stage of their education, the chance to become the official discoverer of a new variable star, and to be listed in the International Variable Star Index database (The International Variable Star Index, Version 1.1, American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), 2016, http://aavso.org/vsx), all while learning and practising research-level skills. Future plans are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01