ERIC Number: EJ971057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 14
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Space to Grow: LCOGT.net and Improving Science Engagement in Schools
Danaia, Lena; McKinnon, David; Parker, Quentin; Fitzgerald, Michael; Stenning, Paul
Astronomy Education Review, v11 n1 p010106-1-010106-14 Dec 2012
Space to Grow is an Australian Research Council Grant that engages high school students in real science and supports their teachers in implementing inquiry-based approaches using astronomy as the focus. Currently, Grade 9-12 students and their science teachers from three educational jurisdictions in one Australian state are acquiring, and making scientific use of, observational data from the 2-m Faulkes Telescopes owned by Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network. Data are being collected to investigate the impact of the project on students and teachers. Some investigations have led students to work with astronomers to publish their results in the astronomical literature. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Teachers, Grade 9, Astronomy, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Science Equipment, Observation, Data Analysis, Writing (Composition), Science Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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