Poster - Skynet Junior Scholars: Sharing the Universe with Youth

August 18, 2014 | Media and Technology, Public Programs

This poster describes Skynet Junior Scholars (NSF award numbers 1223687, 1223235, 1223345) project. Skynet Junior Scholars engages middle and high school aged youth in the study of the Universe using the same tools as professionals by: targeting youth audience enrolled in the 4-H program; building accessibility standards into the SJS design ; using research quality, multi-wavelength telescopes. These telescopes are part of the Skynet Robotic Telescope Network.

Document

2014-08-18_posterISE.pdf

Associated Projects

Collaborative Research: Full Scale Development: Skynet Junior Scholars - Engaging Youth in Authentic Science Using Research Grade Robotic Telescopes

TEAM MEMBERS

University of Chicago

Contributor

Sue Ann Heatherly

Principal Investigator

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Citation

Funders

NSF

Funding Program: ISE/AISL

Resource Type: Reference Materials

Discipline: Physics | Space science

Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Public Programs | Afterschool Programs | Summer and Extended Camps | Museum and Science Center Programs

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