Celebrating Astronomy and Telescopes Related to North East England

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。通过这项活动，我们还旨在激励该地区的年轻人（主要是7-14岁）、他们的家人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，这些地区也被认为与科学资本水平特别低有关。通过讲述东北地区当地人、当地公司和研究机构的故事，我们的目标是使天文科学和望远镜工程更加相关，并为该地区在STEM方面的成功注入自豪感。我们将有三个层面的提供，包括1)与焦点小组共同开发资源，2)有针对性地提供展览材料和教育讲习班，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和3的学生，他们的老师，以及来自东北三所学校的社区成员，这些学校位于社会经济水平较低的地区（基于多重剥夺指数）。我们将与这些焦点小组以及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）合作创建资源。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，都以庆祝与英格兰东北部有关的天文学和望远镜为中心。通过这些活动，我们还有一个额外的目标，即改善东北地区天文学成就的历史记录和文献，让学生和社区成员参与到这一过程中来。我们有针对性地交付这些资源将从一个由大北博物馆主办的为期六个月的博物馆展览开始。这次展览将包括历史和当前的天文文物，以及与东北地区的天文学和望远镜有关的信息。除了这次展览，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内举办讲习班。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。总的来说，我们的目标是增加对英格兰东北部天文学的理解和欣赏，特别注重激励来自低社会经济背景地区的学生考虑STEM科目。

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.