Celebrating Astronomy and Telescopes Related to North East England

庆祝与英格兰东北部相关的天文学和望远镜

• 批准号: ST/X005828/1
• 负责人: Victoria Fawcett
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: Newcastle University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FX005828%2F1
• 关键词: Celebrating; Astronomy; Telescopes; Related; North

This project is designed to raise awareness of the current and historical contributions of the North East of England to international astronomy research and telescope design/engineering. Through this we also aim to inspire young people in the region (primarily ages 7-14), their families and the wider local community to engage more with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). There will be a particular focus on schools and communities situated in areas with high levels of deprivation, which are also known to be associated with particularly low levels of science capital. By telling the stories of local people, local companies and the research institutes situated in the North East, we aim to make the astronomy science and telescope engineering more relatable and to instil a sense of pride in the STEM successes of the region.We will have three levels of delivery, consisting of 1) co-development of resources with focus groups, 2) targeted delivery of exhibition materials and educational workshops, and 3) a long term legacy plan for dissemination of these resources. Our focus groups will consist of Key Stage 2 & 3 school pupils, their teachers, and community members from three schools in the North East, situated in low socio-economic areas (based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation). We will create resources in collaboration with these focus groups, and the outreach/education teams from Newcastle's Great North Museum: Hancock, Durham University, and Kielder Observatory in Northumberland (who are our project partners). These resources will include educational school workshops and professional content for a free museum exhibition, both centred around celebrating astronomy and telescopes related to North East England. Through these activities, we have an additional aim to improve the historic record and documentation of the North East's astronomy achievements, engaging school pupils and community members within this process. Our targeted delivery of these resources will start with a six month museum exhibition hosted by the Great North Museum. This exhibition will include both historical and current astronomical artefacts and information related to astronomy and telescopes in the North East. Alongside this exhibition, we will incorporate the workshops within the Great North Museum, Kielder Observatory, and our own educational school programs. We will then reuse elements of the exhibition for events in Durham, before publicly releasing our digital versions of our resources for use by educators across the region. Overall, we aim to increase the understanding and appreciation for astronomy in the North East of England, with a particular focus on inspiring school pupils from areas of low socio-economic background to consider STEM subjects.

该项目旨在提高人们对英格兰东北部对国际天文学研究和望远镜设计/工程的当前和历史贡献的认识。通过这一点，我们还旨在激励该地区的年轻人（主要是7-14岁），他们的家庭和更广泛的当地社区更多地参与科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）。将特别关注位于贫困程度高的地区的学校和社区，众所周知，这些地区的科学资本水平特别低。通过讲述当地人、当地公司和位于东北部的研究机构的故事，我们的目标是让天文科学和望远镜工程更加相关，并为该地区的STEM成功注入自豪感。我们将有三个层次的交付，包括1）与焦点小组共同开发资源，2）有针对性地交付展览材料和教育研讨会，以及3）传播这些资源的长期遗产计划。我们的焦点小组将包括关键阶段2 & 3学校的学生，他们的老师，和社区成员从三所学校在东北部，位于低社会经济领域（基于多重延迟指数）。我们将与这些焦点小组合作创建资源，以及来自纽卡斯尔大北博物馆的外展/教育团队：汉考克，达勒姆大学和诺森伯兰郡的基尔德天文台（他们是我们的项目合作伙伴）。这些资源将包括教育学校研讨会和免费博物馆展览的专业内容，两者都围绕着庆祝与英格兰东北部有关的天文学和望远镜。通过这些活动，我们的另一个目标是改善东北天文学成就的历史记录和文献，让学生和社区成员参与这一过程。我们有针对性地提供这些资源将从大北博物馆主办的为期六个月的博物馆展览开始。该展览将包括历史和当前的天文文物以及与东北部天文学和望远镜有关的信息。除了这个展览，我们还将在大北博物馆、基尔德天文台和我们自己的教育学校项目中举办研讨会。然后，我们将在达勒姆的活动中重新使用展览的元素，然后公开发布我们资源的数字版本，供该地区的教育工作者使用。总体而言，我们的目标是增加对英格兰东北部天文学的理解和欣赏，特别注重激励来自社会经济背景较低地区的学生考虑STEM科目。