Education and Engagement with Herschel: Unveiling the hidden Universe

赫歇尔空间观测站由欧洲航天局于2009年5月发射。到目前为止，这次飞行任务的科学成果是开创性的，这将持续到任务寿命结束(2012年底至2013年初)，并持续到飞行任务的科学开发阶段。通过赫歇尔外联小组在赫歇尔外联干事的协调下开展的工作，提高了公众对赫歇尔的认识。该项目将继续这一努力，更多地关注赫歇尔任务的教育方面及其成果。任命Herschel外联干事为Herschel和许多媒体创造了一个单一的联络点，这是迄今为止特派团在英国的公众形象取得成功的关键，这一角色将再持续两年。新闻稿将继续由赫歇尔外联干事协调，赫歇尔科学团队以及STFC和UKSA新闻官员将提供大量意见。这些新闻稿将继续与国际合作伙伴合作编写。该项目借鉴了以往赫谢尔外展活动的成功经验，更加注重教育方面。赫歇尔制作的令人惊叹的图片和迷人的科学使其成为启发学生学习天文学、科学和技术科目的理想之选。赫歇尔科学和技术与学校的教学大纲很好地结合在一起，可以非常有效地用来教育学生关于赫歇尔科学主题的知识，如恒星的形成和演化，以及使用可见光谱以外的其他电磁光谱区域的优势。资源将主要通过教师CPD会议进行分配，利用现有的网络来分配资源和信息。赫歇尔推广小组将继续向学校、社会和公众介绍赫歇尔科学。这些资源也将在英国赫歇尔网站上免费提供。这些资源的开发将与国家航天中心合作进行，该中心在为教师和学生制作资源方面具有丰富的经验。由此产生的资源将是高质量的，处于适当的水平，并与适当的教学大纲很好地联系在一起。这些资源的适合性将通过咨询在课堂上使用这些资源的教师，收集详细的反馈和适当的改进或修改建议来评估。除了教育资源，针对学校观众的进一步赫歇尔表演将在全国范围内得到补贴。这些节目由Science MadeSimple通过一个社会科学小奖制作，得到了极好的反馈。补贴降低了学校的成本，确保了更多的观众可以观看这些节目。赫歇尔外展小组的成员以及赫歇尔科学界的其他成员将被展示如何展示这场表演。另外三套在演出中使用的资源将被购买并在英国各地分发，从而增加了演出的面积。这些资源的个别要素也将有助于展览和外联活动。将继续开发和维护越来越受欢迎的英国赫歇尔网站，并继续发布关于这一非凡仪器正在进行的科学研究的新闻稿。许多教育资源将发展成互动活动，可通过网站在线提供。其中许多资源将适用于当前和未来的其他实验和任务，从而为以赫歇尔为基础的活动留下持久的遗产。

The Herschel Space Observatory was launched in May 2009 by the European Space Agency. The scientific results from the mission so far have been ground-breaking, and this is set to continue until the end of the mission lifetime (late 2012-early 2013) and beyond into the scientific exploitation phase of the mission. The public awareness of Herschel has been increased through the work of the Herschel Outreach Group, coordinated by the Herschel Outreach Officer. This project will continue this effort, with more focus on the educational aspects of the Herschel mission and its results. The appointment of the Herschel Outreach Officer, creating a single point of contact for Herschel and much of the media, has been crucial to the success of the public face of the mission in the UK to date, and this role will be continued for a further two years. The press releases will continue to be coordinated by the Herschel Outreach Officer, with significant input from the Herschel science team and STFC and UKSA press officers. These press releases will continue to be written in collaboration with international partners. This project builds on the success of the previous Herschel outreach activities, with a greater focus on educational aspects. The amazing pictures and fascinating science produced by Herschel make it ideal for inspiring students to study astronomy, science and technology subjects. The Herschel science and technology links well with the school syllabus, and can be used very effectively to educate students about Herschel science topics such as star formation and evolution and the advantages of using other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum besides the visible. The resources will primarily be distributed through teacher CPD sessions, using existing networks to distribute the resources and information. The Herschel Outreach Group will continue to present the Herschel science to schools, societies and the public. These resources will also be freely available on the UK Herschel website. The development of these resources will take place in association with the National Space Centre, who have extensive experience in producing resources for both teachers and students. The resulting resources will be of high quality, at a suitable level, and well linked to the appropriate syllabus. The suitability of the resources will be assessed by consulting teachers who have using them in the classroom, gathering detailed feedback and suggestions for improvements or modifications as appropriate. In addition to educational resources, further Herschel shows aimed at school audiences will be subsidised nationwide. These shows, produced by 'ScienceMadeSimple' through a Science in Society small award, received excellent feedback. The subsidy lowering the cost to the schools, ensuring that the shows are available to a wider audience. Members of the Herschel Outreach Group, as well as other members of the Herschel scientific community, will be shown how to present the show. A further three sets of the resources used in the show will be purchased and distributed around the UK, increasing the area over which the show can be performed. Individual elements of the resources will also be useful for exhibitions and outreach events. The development and maintenance of the increasingly popular UK Herschel website will be continued, as well as continued press releases about the science being performed by this remarkable instrument. Many of the educational resources will be developed into interactive activities which can will be made available online through the website. Many of these resources will be adaptable to other experiments and missions, both current and future, resulting in a lasting legacy for the activities based on Herschel.