IHY Education and Outreach

Symbols by an event denote the following:

Classroom activity		Hands-on activity
Web-based activity		Human space flight component

Target age group:
= School Age, = Elementary School (5-11 yrs.), = Middle School (10-14 yrs.),
= High School (13-18 yrs.), = University Undergraduate, = Grad Student,
= All Ages

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Ongoing
IHY Summer Schools for Graduate Students
October 4 - 10, 2007 (stay tuned for the 2008 event)
World Space Week
The Center for Science Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Stanford Solar Center are sponsoring special web-based activities to celebrate World Space Week and the 50th Anniversary of the Sputnik Launch. Teachers, students, and scientists are invited to participate in online investigations and discussions. Join in a world wide community event featuring space!
Ongoing
NASA's Sun-Earth Day
A series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox.
Themes:
Their Web site is home to educational resources for varying grade levels, including the following: podcasts, a series of articles and images, and much more.
*** Watch the total solar eclipse on March 29 2006 webcast from Turkey in collaboration with the San Francisco Exploratorium.
Ongoing
Yuri's Night World Space Party: Celebrating the Anniversary of the first human in space! April 12 of every year.
June 10, 2007
"Open Doors" Day at IHY Observatories and Museums
This is a special activity coordinated by IHY-EUROPE where institutions, observatories, and educational sites open their doors to the public and host special presentations on the heliophysical environment.
November 10, 2007 ,
Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshop: "Sun-Earth Relationships and the International Heliophysical Year" The event, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will feature hands-on activities for teachers throughout the region, plus a special planetarium exhibit provided by the Houston Museum of Natural History and Rice University!
Ongoing
Solar Week
Every fall and spring since 2000, Solar Week provides a weeklong series of Web-based educational classroom activities and games geared for elementary, middle and high school students with a focus on the Sun-Earth connection.
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TRIPOD (Telescope + Observing + Teaching) - Establishment of astronomical telescope facilities in developing countries - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
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IHY/UNBSSI Small Instrument Array Deployment : low-cost, ground-based, world-wide instrument arrays - International Heliophysical Year (IHY) and United Nations Basic Space Science Initiative (UNBSSI).
Ongoing
AWESOME Space Weather Monitors: Deployment in high schools and educational sites around the world. Collect space weather data with your own classroom space weather monitor!
Ongoing
Radio Jove: Planetary Radio Astronomy for Schools: An exciting program where students and amateur scientists observe and analyze natural radio emissions of Jupiter and the Sun. Build your own radio receiver!
Ongoing
SEGway: E/PO program - Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley: is a group of educator-scientists working to present the latest astronomy and space science research to students, teachers, and the general public.
Ongoing
European Planetarium Network: The stars are shining at your local planetarium, and it's a great way to learn about heliophysics!
Ongoing
Canadian IPY Youth Steering Committee Informing the world's youth about the Poles and involving them in the International Polar Year
Ongoing
SSI's Space Weather Center Educational Website: The unique mission of the Space Science Institute (SSI) is to integrate scientific research with education and public outreach.
March 29, 2006
IHY Activities for the Total Solar Eclipse on March 29 2006: Special viewing stations will be set up all along the path of the eclipse. ............................ Photos of the viewing stations
May 23-24, 2006 ,
Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshop: "Sun-Earth Relationships and the International Heliophysical Year" - sponsored by the American Geophysical Union.
June 26-30, 2006 ,
UNIVERSAT-2006 : "Space Education and University Satellites" - on the new initiatives in space science education and students satellites construction and development.
July 24-August 4, 2006 ,
CISM Space Weather Summer School - aimed at students entering graduate school in space or solar physics, but also at some undergraduates, high-school teachers and professionals entering the field. The school provides an overview of the space environment, space weather hazards and models.
July 24-28, 2006 ,
Workshop for Teachers - "Old and new Worlds: The Sun, the Moon and (Exo-) Planets" (in German)

Current Outreach and Education Activities and Events