Webb: Bringing The Mission And Its Science To School Students And The General Public
TalkScience Topic: James Webb Space Telescope, the First Two Years
6th Shaw-IAU Workshop
Tuesday Nov. 12, 2024
UTC: 8:35 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. America/New_York: 3:35 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 13, 2024
UTC: 1:35 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. America/New_York: 8:35 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.
Joanna Holt (NOVA (Netherlands Research School for Astronomy) & AUAS (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences))
Coauthors: Joris Hanse, Marieke Baan
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The JWST captures the imagination of the world, inspiring all both young and old. From technological challenges and its ‘origami mirror’ to its powerful cameras looking deeper into the universe than ever before, JWST is fascinating on all levels. With the MIRI-instrument being built in the Netherlands, the mission also has special national interest. With this in mind, NOVA coordinated a number of activities bringing JWST and its science to a broad cross-section of the Dutch population. The activities included press events, live webcasts, educational webinars for school students and teachers and themed planetarium shows with expert guest speakers, taking place from prior to launch - summer 2024. In this talk we give an overview with particular focus on the content choices made.
About Joanna Holt
Joanna Holt is the Education Manager at the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA) and an Associate Professor in the Science Education Group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). She completed her PhD in astrophysics in 2005 at the University of Sheffield, UK. After more than a decade in astrophysics research, she specialised in astronomy and science education including positions at ESA and at the primary teacher training institute at the AUAS. Joanna is responsible for the NOVA Mobile Planetarium. Her current research interests include astronomy education, smart education and how to support the teaching of scientific thinking skills. Joanna is the chair of the Dutch NAEC team.
