Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

The final work of the Tec de Monterrey Astronomy course has been the elaboration of a fantasy trip tos pace. The students show what could be tourist attractions of places in space seen in the course, and also use their knowledge of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy, to produce unreal situations base don their learnings, be it the appearance of posible inhabitants, or the typical food of the place. Student´s presentations are regularly beyond what is necessary for the course, which is a sample of the engagement achieved in it, according to the bibliography consulted for the evaluation of engagement in the course.

Biography:

Cuauhtemoc Mendez is a profesor of Astronomy at Tec de Monterrey Guadalajara campus. He has a master´s degree in Education from the same university. He developed the Astronomy course and during the pandemic he transmitted it to nine campuses simultaneously. He is part of TRIBU cultura astronómica an NGO for Astronomy outreach in a public way. Currently, he accompanies his work as a teacher with the training of municipal governments for the development of Astrotourism in Mexico.