Space to grow: LCOGT.net and improving science engagement in schools

Lena Danaia; David McKinnon; Quentin Parker; Michael Fitzgerald; Paul Stenning

doi:10.3847/AER2012007

Space to grow: LCOGT.net and improving science engagement in schools

Lena Danaia, David McKinnon, Quentin Parker, Michael Fitzgerald, Paul Stenning

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	010106-1-010106-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Astronomy education review
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2012007
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

astronomical telescopes
astronomy
Research into teaching/learning
computer aided instruction
educational institutions
physics computing
physics education
teaching
Laboratory exercises
7–9 (or middle school)
10–12 (or high school)

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