Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

Effective learning relies on the involvement of as many senses as possible and a positive learning environment. ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is in high demand as an out-of-school learning location offering a varied education programme. In this talk, IŐll explain how we engage students with the discovery of curriculum-related physical principles through hands-on workshops that make use of low-cost materials and easy to make, portable setups. With the example of our Telescope workshop, IŐll illustrate how both basic scientific principles and applications of modern engineering, e.g. for the Extremely Large Telescope of ESO, can be investigated by the students.

About Wolfgang Vieser

Wolfgang Vieser is an astrophysicist and physics teacher. He works for ESO as Education Coordinator and is responsible for the education programme of ESO Supernova. Generating and maintaining students? interest in science, finding ways of bringing cutting-edge science into the classroom and supporting teachers in using astronomy as a gateway into the world of science is his main focus.

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