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Educational Outreach Programs at the Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. S. Sweitzer ,
C. Brass ,
D. A. Harper ,
L. Hawkins ,
R. G. Kron  and
A. S. Whitt
J. S. Sweitzer
Affiliation:
Astronomy and Astrophysics Center, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. jss@oddjob.uchicago.edu
C. Brass
Affiliation:
Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605, USA
D. A. Harper
Affiliation:
Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva St., Williams Bay, WI 53191, USA
L. Hawkins
Affiliation:
Office of Special Programs, University of Chicago, Gates-Blake Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA
R. G. Kron
Affiliation:
Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva St., Williams Bay, WI 53191, USA
A. S. Whitt
Affiliation:
Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
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Abstract

The Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica conducts various educational outreach programs as part of its mission as a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center. The method behind the outreach programs is one of forging partnerships between Center researchers and other educational organisations. The main program serves primary and secondary students in Chicago. The core of the program is called Space Explorers and is targeted at high school students. These students attend a summer residential institute at the University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory. The high school Space Explorers then extend the reach of the program during the academic year by teaching in primary schools using a portable planetarium. The Center also pursues many other outreach activities and is in the process of forming an Antarctic Education Alliance.

Keywords

educationAntarcticaoutreach
Type
The First JACARA International Antarctic Astronomy Meeting
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 60 - 63
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1996

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