Space Scoop - Bringing news across the Universe to children around the world

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Apr 15

2011

by GAMBlog

Universe Awareness has started a collaboration with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to produce the astronomy news service Space Scoop — versions of ESO Science and Photo Releases that are written specifically for children aged between 7 and 11 years old. Space Scoop is meant to feed children's curiosity about the Universe, by allowing them to access ESO releases. This project is a contribution of UNAWE to the Global Astronomy Month 2011. Our plan is to expand the service to other astronomical organisations and institutions.

If you are a teacher or educator, you can print the story and image and take it to the classroom, discuss the topic with your pupils or start a message board with science stories in your school. Parents can also use the service to read about the latest discoveries in astronomy and explain them to their children.

Space Scoop will be available online at the same time as the original version of a release, so children can learn about the latest developments in astronomy as they happen. The text and images are under a Creative License Attribution 3.0, so you are free to adapt, translate and use them for your own needs. Don't forget to credit the text: ESO/UNAWE

Read the first Space Scoop just follow the link : http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1113/kids/

To view the child-friendly release, look out for the Space Scoop icon on ESO’s press releases. You can also subscribe to Space Scoop by sending an email to [email protected].

You can read the ESO announcement here: http://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann11018/

Clear skies,

Your UNAWE team.

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Blogger :   Universe Awareness is endorsed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). It aims to use the beauty and grandeur of the Universe to encourage young children, particularly those from an underprivileged background, to have an interest in science and technology and foster their sense of global citizenship from the earliest age. Although UNAWE was only founded five years ago, it is already active in 40 countries and comprises a global network of almost 500 astronomers, teachers and other educators. The European UNAWE programme is funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)