SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS AT THE CARTER OBSERVATORY

Authors
LEATHER K ANDREWS F BUCKLEY D CARTER B HALL L HALL R HALL S LEATHER K LEATHER N MATLA P ORCHISTON W
Citation
K. Leather et al., SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS AT THE CARTER OBSERVATORY, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 14(3), 1997, pp. 283-287
Citations number
16
Journal title
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia → ACNP
ISSN journal
13233580
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
283 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-3580(1997)14:3<283:SSHPAT>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
As an experiment, special holiday programs for primary school children were offered by the Carter Observatory during two different school ho lidays 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 futu re.