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Special School Holiday Programs at the Carter Observatory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Kay Leather ,
Frank Andrews ,
Dawn Buckley ,
Brian Carter ,
Lesley Hall ,
Richard Hall ,
Sacha Hall ,
Katrina Leather ,
Nyree Leather  and
Philippa Matla
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Kay Leather
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Frank Andrews
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Dawn Buckley
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Brian Carter
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Lesley Hall
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Richard Hall
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Sacha Hall
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Katrina Leather
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Nyree Leather
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Philippa Matla
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Wayne Orchiston*
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
Caroline Sule
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New Zealand
*
wayne.orchiston@vuw.ac.nz
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Abstract

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As an experiment, special holiday programs for primary school children were offered by the Carter Observatory during two different school holidays in 1995. One program focussed on Mars and the other on the Sun. This paper describes the two programs, expands on their strengths and weaknesses from different viewpoints, and (despite their overwhelming popularity) outlines the reasons why the Observatory has decided not to offer further holiday programs of this type in the foreseeable future.

Keywords

astronomy education

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Type
Research Article
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , 1997 , pp. 283 - 287
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1997

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