Universe Observing Using Locally Constructed Instruments: A Case Of Young Astronomer's Briefcase
TalkLow-Tech Astronomy Education
3rd Shaw-IAU Workshop
Tuesday Oct. 12, 2021
UTC: 2:55 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Friday Oct. 15, 2021
UTC: 6:55 a.m. - 7:05 a.m.
Deodatus Stanley Kiriba (Astronomy and Space Science Association of Tanzania (ASSAT) and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)-Selian Agricultural Research Center)
Coauthors: Daudi Mazengo (Astronomy and Space Science Association of Tanzania (ASSAT) and University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania), Uwezo Kafugugu (Astronomy and Space Science Association of Tanzania (ASSAT) and Mugabe Secondary School, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
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Astronomy links concepts in Science and a basis for understanding Geography. Its historical development provides teaching methods of Science and Mathematics. Hands-on activities provide exciting ways to understand science and guide students into Science and upcoming Astronomy careers being developed in Tanzania. We will describe the application of Young AstronomerŐs Briefcase (YAB) as a tool kit for carrying out hands-on activities for universe observation by using easily available materials around the school and home such as ruler, simplified quadrant and Spectroscope. YAB has been explored and tested through NASE Trainings and thus the need to scale-up such a tool kit during Astronomy trainings across Tanzania.
About Deodatus Stanley Kiriba
Kiriba is a PhD student at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania. He is a member of Astronomy and Space Science Association of Tanzania (ASSAT) and one of the NASE Instructors in Tanzania. His interest has been in training students, primary and secondary teachers on Astronomy topics and organizing different astronomy activities in Tanzania. “100 Hours of Astronomy” (https://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/events-tanzania). Kiriba was awarded a telescope to be used for outreach and education (https://www.iau-100.org/ml50-telescope-winners-announced) and 500 Euros to create astronomy awareness to primary and secondary teachers in Tanzania (https://open-astronomy-schools.org/2019-call-for-proposals/).
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