Space in curricula – towards a continental education?
The communication process and best practice examples of science communication
SCIENCE
Education and Science Communication
Organized by ESPI
_____
Speaker: Peter Habison, Director Planetarium/Observatories Vienna – Bio
_____
Astronomy and space related issues are appealing to a great number of people. That is why there are rich opportunities for the scientific community to reach out to the public. Education and science communication are the principle areas for stimulating the interest and imagination of people of all ages and backgrounds.
In his presentation at the ESPI conference “European identity through space”, Peter Habison explains the communication process and talks about some best practice examples of science communication. He shows children from primary school, looking at the stars in observatories and the Astronomy night at the White house. In his conclusion Dr. Habison emphasizes the need for professional communication and the use of new ways of communication like the social media networks to communicate with the interested public.
_____
Related posts:
As I understand it, a decade ago there were 9 planets in our solar system. A few years ago an international astronomical society not only demoted Pluto to be a dwarf planet but re-classified 2 other bodies as dwarf planets. Now, they say there are 8 planets in our solar system.
We all know that space is vast and undiscovered. We know of the andromeda galaxy and all of the planets in our own solar system. We do know that all of the planets revolve around the sun but since space is 3d is there a possibility to go in more than just one direction? If you had a space ship which direction would you go? Up, down, past the sun instead of just away from it (lets say your ship is invulnerable) or past pluto toward andromeda? What do you think you will find?