Bringing small solar system bodies into the classroom - A Rosetta teacher conference in Kent

该项目的首要目标是为英国的物理教师提供一个资源包，以便在他们的日常课程中包含真正的空间科学。该项目最初将为肯特郡的当地教师和实习教师提供为期一天的会议形式的更新活动。该课程将以物理研究所（IOP）教师更新课程的形式进行，申请人有运行经验。这个为期一天的会议将向教师介绍新的科学概念和知识，同时也通过使用基于天文学和行星科学中心对太阳系小天体研究的令人兴奋和相关的讲座和讲习班，提高他们对一些基本物理概念的理解。这包括以前由STFC资助的研究，以及与STFC英国太阳系研究路线图完全兼容的当前研究，以及非常相关和热门的罗塞塔任务。会议将采取培训培训师活动的形式，与会者将有权将他们的知识带回课堂，并利用我们的讲习班材料有效地促进在教室和实验室内讨论和参与空间科学研究。研讨会材料将在会议前制作，并根据此时给出的反馈进行完善。这些将通过国家STEM电子图书馆提供给全英国的教师。这将通过多种途径进行推广，包括物理研究所的出版物《课堂物理》，使该项目具有广泛的影响力。该项目将促进参与当前广为宣传的太空任务的真正科学家与学校教师之间的互动，为肯特大学的任务参与、科学事业和英国太空计划提供深入了解。该项目还旨在为年轻的研究生提供一个发展科学交流技能的机会，包括研讨会开发、演讲和写作。

The overriding aim of this project is to provide physics teachers in the UK with a resource pack to enable the inclusion of real space science in their day to day lessons. The project will initially provide an update event in the form of a one day conference for local teachers and trainee teachers in Kent. It will be delivered in the style of the Institute of Physics (IOP) teacher update courses, of which the applicants have experience of running. This one day conference will introduce new scientific concepts and knowledge to teachers whilst also enhancing their understanding of some basic physics concepts through the use of exciting and relevant talks and workshops based on the Centre for Astronomy and Planetary Sciences research into small solar system bodies. This covers research previously funded by STFC and current research that is fully compatible with the STFC UK Roadmap for Solar System Research, as well as including the very relevant and topical Rosetta mission. The conference will take the format of a train the trainer event, where the participants will be empowered to take their knowledge back to the classroom and effectively facilitate discussions and participation with space science research within their classrooms and laboratories using our workshop materials. Workshop materials will be produced in advance of the conference and refined based on feedback given at this time. These will then be made available to teachers all over the UK via the National STEM e-Library. This will be promoted through a number of routes including the Institute of Physics publication Classroom Physics allowing the project to have a wide reach. The project will promote interaction between real scientists involved in a current, well publicised, space mission with school teachers, providing insight into mission involvement at Kent, careers in science and the UK space programme. This project also aims to provide young postgraduate students with an opportunity to develop scientific communication skills including workshop development, presenting and writing.