The UK has a great heritage in the sciences and I hope we at Beauty can do our part to keep that alive.
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Location:Blackburn,United Kingdom
Read More!Another Grand Week
Today I rounded off a brilliant week with an after school session at St Matthews in Blackburn, where I am sitting as I type. There are some very sharp minds at this school and they have impressed me, not only with their knowledge, but with their intelligent questions. I hope that some of them have the opportunity to pursue physics at undergraduate level. That is a big part of Beauty In The Universe, to drive students to university and to encourage academic study as well as encouraging personal times of study and backyard astronomy.
The UK has a great heritage in the sciences and I hope we at Beauty can do our part to keep that alive.
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The UK has a great heritage in the sciences and I hope we at Beauty can do our part to keep that alive.
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Planet Building: Our Own Magrathea
Today Audley Infants School discovered the planets by designing their own. They took inspiration from the features observed on the planets in our Solar System and used that knowledge to come up with alien worlds of their own with geographical, geological and meteorological features being common themes. They were a pleasure to work with and a talented bunch.
Check out their drawings here:
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Check out their drawings here:
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Location:Sycamore Ave,Burnley,United Kingdom
Read More!Back In Action
Beauty In The Universe is back in action. Yesterday I delivered the first session of a lunchtime club in Crosshills School Blackburn, with the usual awe-filled reaction from students and teachers alike.
Being back in the classroom was a welcome return and I look forward to more and more of it as we expand our plans over the next academic year.
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Being back in the classroom was a welcome return and I look forward to more and more of it as we expand our plans over the next academic year.
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Darwen Starlight Walk
Tonight I went on a starlight walk to Darwen Tower. Unfortunately we were clouded out, but I still delivered a talk and showed a few sights off using the excellent Google Sky Map for Android. That seemed to go down very well, and we hope to do it again in the autumn or winter. It was great to see people of all ages in attendance, and a shame that we didn't get to see th night sky.
Here is a nice Picasa stream from the occasion:
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Here is a nice Picasa stream from the occasion:
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And That's a Wrap Everyone
This week we wrapped for this academic year, notwithstanding summer clubs and suchlike. The final session was at Rosewood Primary School. Here is their attempt to contact ET:
I will blog more about the point of this exercise, suffice to say that it is fantastic fun and a hugely rewarding time for the students. Rosewood have talented students who will no doubt go far. See you next year guys and gals.
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I will blog more about the point of this exercise, suffice to say that it is fantastic fun and a hugely rewarding time for the students. Rosewood have talented students who will no doubt go far. See you next year guys and gals.
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
It's all change at Beauty In The Universe again. Firstly, I am going to be a daddy again:
Yet another Little Beauty.
Yesterday we began our first adult education course at 3 In A Bar in Darwen. Getting there and back was a 44 kilometre round trip:
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I cycled it as usual and, as ever, loved every second of it. It was a well-attended and interesting session. Adults are a different breed to children when in the classroom, but nonetheless it all went very well. If you would like to come along then the location is on the map above - Belgrave Road in Darwen, Lancashire, and sessions are free to attend.
Tune
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Yet another Little Beauty.
Yesterday we began our first adult education course at 3 In A Bar in Darwen. Getting there and back was a 44 kilometre round trip:
View 3 in a bar inward in a larger map
I cycled it as usual and, as ever, loved every second of it. It was a well-attended and interesting session. Adults are a different breed to children when in the classroom, but nonetheless it all went very well. If you would like to come along then the location is on the map above - Belgrave Road in Darwen, Lancashire, and sessions are free to attend.
Tune
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Mapping the Science
Today Beauty In The Universe has launched a very exciting new feature to the website. Using the Ushahidi open source event mapping platform we are going to start mapping lessons, lectures, star parties and observations. Anyone can do it, and the application is here. You need give no personal details to us. All you have to do is select what you wish to record, a lecture, lesson, observation etc, give a map location and you may also attach links or photos.
This will be a great way to map the state of astronomy education in the UK, and possibly the world. We hope to map and record all kinds of events and anyone can get involved in this citizen science project.
At the Ushahidi you can also get apps for your iPhone, Android or Windows Mobile phone so you can record as you go.
Get stuck in everybody!
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This will be a great way to map the state of astronomy education in the UK, and possibly the world. We hope to map and record all kinds of events and anyone can get involved in this citizen science project.
At the Ushahidi you can also get apps for your iPhone, Android or Windows Mobile phone so you can record as you go.
Get stuck in everybody!
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