Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

I will be presenting my collection of Astronomy teaching aids. These include the sunrise locator, sunrise timer, sub-solar point model, seasons models, moon phase calculator, constellation charts, guess the constellation, etc. All these are actual hands-on models, not computer apps and can be easily assembled by students. As an example, the sunrise locator and timer shows you the location and time of sunrise/set at any latitude on any day of the year!

Biography:

I am a PhD from the University of Delhi (1983). Post my graduation, I worked as a theoretical physicist at the Physical Research Laboratory (Ahmedabad) and then as the Director, Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad. Since 2002, I have been working as a consultant to schools in science, technology and astronomy. In addition to assisting teachers in lesson planning, I have been active in designing models and conducting model making workshops for students and teachers. I have applied for a patent for one of my models, the Sub solar point model.

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