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VT – 2004 and EAAE EAAE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES TEACHERS’ GUIDE EDUCATIONAL SHEETS. European Association for Astronomy Education. E A A E. The Goal of EAAE is…. To promote a greater interest in, and an awareness of, the role of astronomy education.
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VT – 2004 • and EAAE • EAAE • SCHOOL ACTIVITIES • TEACHERS’ GUIDE • EDUCATIONAL SHEETS
The Goal of EAAE is… • To promote a greater interest in, and an awareness of, the role of astronomy education. • To increase the effectiveness of European astronomy education at all levels through research and the exchange of information and experience.
The Goal of EAAE is… • To be a responsible body able to provide informed and authoritative advice on coordinated European astronomy education. • To encourage the development of resources for teaching of astronomy.
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES • OBSERVING the TRANSIT • EXPLAINING • What happens • Why it happens • The importance • The method of measurements
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES • PRECISION of the Results is not the first goal but • UNDERSTANDING the method of measurement • SIMPLIFICATIONS
TEACHERS’ GUIDE • How to introduce VT • How to observe VT • How to make timings • Obtaining the Astronomical Unit in four easy steps • Useful links