Chubb, K;
Hood, R;
Wilson, T;
Holdship, J;
Hutton, S;
(2017)
Discovering new variable stars at Key Stage 3.
Physics Education
, 52
(3)
10.1088/1361-6552/aa649f.
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Abstract
Details of the London pilot of the 'Discovery Project' are presented, where university-based astronomers were given the chance to pass on some real and applied knowledge of astronomy to a group of selected secondary school pupils. It was aimed at students in Key Stage 3 of their education, allowing them to be involved in real astronomical research at an early stage of their education, the chance to become the official discoverer of a new variable star, and to be listed in the International Variable Star Index database (The International Variable Star Index, Version 1.1, American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), 2016, http://aavso.org/vsx), all while learning and practising research-level skills. Future plans are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Discovering new variable stars at Key Stage 3 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1361-6552/aa649f |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/aa649f |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10059828 |
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