Trial of Various Astronomical Educational Applications in Japan, a Planetarim Nation

Poster
Special topic: Astronomy Education Beyond the Classroom
5th Shaw-IAU Workshop
Wednesday Nov. 29, 2023
UTC: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
, UTC: 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
, UTC: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
, UTC: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
, Thursday Nov. 30, 2023
UTC: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
, UTC: 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
, UTC: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
, UTC: 8:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
, Friday Dec. 1, 2023
UTC: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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There are more than 350 planetarium facilities nationwide in Japan, with an estimated 9 million visitors per year. Planetariums have been important regional centers for astronomy education and promotion for the past 100 years. Of these, school education use accounts for about 20%. However, in addition, mobile planetariums for school visits are now widespread. Furthermore, the educational content taught using planetariums is also diversifying, and we would like to include some examples.

Biography:

Associate Professor, Public Relations Center, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Doctor of Education,2003

2014-Present: Supervising Direcer of OAO(Office for Astronomy Outreach), IAU
2003 – Present: Associate Professor, Public Relations Center, NAOJ
1999 – 2003 : Assistant, Public Relations Center, NAOJ
1994 – 1999 : Teacher, Secondary School attached to the Faculty of Education,The University of Tokyo