NASE Programs and Astronomy Education Using Python: Wonjae Sim at the OAE’s 4th Shaw-IAU Workshop
0Title: Education programs developed by NASE and astronomy education using Python.
This was a talk given at the 4th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE, http//astro4edu.org).
Pythonisanadvancedprogramminglanguage,andvariouslibraries have been developed to use it in many fields. In the field of astronomy, libraries such as astropy have been developed and are actually used by professional astronomers. Such libraries and FITS files are open-source, i.e., anyone can use them freely. Therefore, students are able to experience the scientists’ research process directly and indirectly with interest by using them. NASE has developed various astronomical education programs. Among them, there is a program named parallel earth, which explains the causes of seasonal changes, the length and direction of shadows by latitude and longitude, and the principle of day and night very accurately using only globe, toothpicks, and clay.
About Wonjae Sim:
Sim Won-jae is an earth science teacher at Wonju Girls' High School. He received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Korea National University of Education, and is giving special lectures on astronomy and astronomical observation for students and teachers and developing educational contents in astronomy.
About the 4th Shaw-IAU Workshop:
The topic for this year’s Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education is ‘Leveraging the potential of astronomy in formal education’ and is scheduled to run 15 to 17 November 2022 as a fully virtual event on Hopin as in previous years. This year’s Shaw-IAU Workshop focuses on the role of astronomy in the core regions of formal, primary and secondary, education: How do we teach astronomy as its own subject? What is the role of astronomy in teaching physics or chemistry – or in communicating such a central future topic as climate change? In sessions marked with a * we aim to hear specifically from teachers. We also address the question of how to approach those who set the framework for teaching: How can you get your administration, or at a much higher level: your education ministry, to listen to you? Last but not least we look at how to bridge the divide between the fundamentals that are commonly taught in school and results from cutting-edge research, which tend to be fascinating to students and the general public alike. he workshop was organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (http://astro4edu.org). More details can be found on: https://astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/4th-shaw-iau-workshop/
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