Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

Organising a night-time observing session in schools is not always easy for various reasons: logistical issues, lack of equipment, etc. Yet, we tend to forget that observing our Sun is also a great way to study astronomy. In this poster, we shall present a few activities used by CLEA and detailed in a book, entitled The Sun, issued in 2018. Some of those activities are very easy to carry out with very little material; some require some more elaborated equipment.

Biography:

I obtained a dual PhD degree in Space Plasma Physics at Uppsala University in Sweden and in Astrophysics at Toulouse University in France. I worked at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands and at the Max-Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in Germany. I now hold an assistant astronomer position at Midi-Pyrénées Observatory in Toulouse where I conduct my research on star-planet connections and planetary magnetospheres. I also work part-time at the research institute for science education in the working group called "Science, media and critical thinking". Last, I'm the president of the Liaison comity between teachers and astronomers (CLEA) and one of the NAEC France.

Watch a video for this poster (external link)