Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Annual Report 2005

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130 V. People and Events V.10 The Project »Science Into Schools!« with our Journal »Sterne und Weltraum« Since the beginning of 2005, the school project organized at the Institute has been running at full steam. Early in June, a kick-off meeting was held at the Academy of Advanced Teacher Training of the Land Baden Württemberg in Donaueschingen: 38 interested teachers temporarily played the role of pupils, testing the practicability of our offer. The basic idea of this school project is as follows: We want to utilize the motivation and enthusiasm our readers derive from studying »Sterne und Weltraum« (SuW) for school teaching. Rather than making the journal more school-like in structure, we felt that we should preserve the journal's free and entertaining character and in addition offer didactic materials ready for use on selected topics treated in SuW to teachers and pupils. This will allow them to deal with our fascinating subjects in a suitable way for teaching. The materials are made available to everyone each month on our website. We were able to arouse interest in this concept at the Academy of Advanced Teacher Training in Donaueschingen. Olaf Fischer, an experienced expert in physics and astronomy teaching methods, now works there full time developing the monthly didactic materials, thanks to the generous support of the Klaus Tschira Foundation. These are not just intended for the »hardcore« astronomy fans found at only a few schools, but are suitable for general physics lessons in higher grades. And the newly established school subject »Sciences and Technology« will also soon be taught at junior high level: this is possible thanks to the many aspects of astronomy. Olaf Fischer tests his newly developed materials each month by teaching as a guest teacher at the astronomy teaching center at the Helmholtz-Gymnasium in Heidelberg. And once a quarter, an advanced teacher training is held at the academy in Donaueschingen. The first event of this kind took place from June 9 th to 11 th : 38 invited teachers met with Olaf Fischer and the entire editorial staff of SuW in Donaueschingen. After a formal welcome by the local dignitaries and an interesting address by Dr. h.c. Klaus Tschira, who proved himself an astronomy aficionado and attached the greatest importance to a sound scientific education of our younger generation, the SuW topics of the first half-year of 2005 were discussed: the landing on Titan, analysis of Hubble pictures, supernovae and radioactive decay, planet formation and dust experiments on the International Space Station. The teachers were enthusiastic and confirmed that the materials offered can make physics lessons really fascinating. And in the evenings, the attractions of the summer night sky were observed from the academy garden. Fig. V.10.1: Teachers testing the didactic materials of the SuW school project at the Academy in Donaueschingen. (Picture: Siegfried Zedler)
The Road Ahead for the School Project There is certainly a lot more to be done for all those involved. The future of the project depends on a lively exchange of views with teachers and pupils in order to tailor our offer to the physics curricula for the senior grades as precisely as possible. And we should extend our offer to the grades of junior high: all teachers were thoroughly convinced that in most cases, the interest of young people in »hard« sciences stabilizes – or fades – as early as at the junior high level. Therefore, it is of great importance to make lessons interesting early on, for instance by using examples and applications from V.11 Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize for Popular Science Writers At the 2005 annual meeting of the Astronomical Society in Cologne, the newly founded prize was awarded for the first time. The first prizewinner is Thomas Bührke. Mr. and Mrs. Roelin from Essen had tried for years to find an appropriate way to realize their idea of a foundation when they happened to meet Jakob Staude. Wanting to honor the work of astronomers and cosmologists and the results of their work, the Roelins were willing to show their appreciation by donating a considerable sum to award scientists or science journalists who have been particularly successful in imparting new findings in astronomy, space research, and cosmology to the general public. Presentations written with didactic-educational intentions and publications of every kind (print, radio, television, internet, etc.) were also to be admitted to the competition. To maintain its honorable intention – so important for the whole astronomical community – it was necessary to win the support of several authorities to protect the foundation from the usual economic vagaries. The Max Planck Society was persuaded to provide free management of the endowment. The prize is awarded by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg. For this purpose, a jury is summoned together each year, made up in part of scientists and in part of science journalists. The presentation of the prize takes place at the annual meeting of the Astronomical Society, thus attracting the necessary attention of the general public. The expenses incurred by the work of the jury are covered by the publishing company Spektrum der Wissenschaft. In this way, theoretical and observational astronomical research. This didactic transfer work cannot be accomplished by each teacher alone. Thanks to the internet, however, it need only be done once and in an optimum way, immediately available to all those interested. An important aspect of the project is the strong motivating effect our journal has on the pupils. Teachers benefit from this motivation sparked by the didactic materials coordinated with the subject matters of the journal. The didactic materials can be found under: http://www. wissenschaft-schulen.de. (Jakob Staude) a sum of 3000 euros could be allocated for the first presentation of the prize in 2005. The prize will be awarded every two years. The first prizewinner When the prize was advertised in early 2005, more than twenty applications came in. The jury agreed on awarding the first Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize for Science Journalism to Thomas Bührke. After achieving a university degree in physics, a doctorate in astronomy, and doing active astronomical research for some years, Bührke (48) became editor of the »Physikalische Blätter«. Since 1990 he has been an editor of the journal »Physik in unserer Zeit«. The main emphasis of his work, though, is the presentation of astronomical subjects as a freelance journalist and author. Thomas Bührke had submitted his book »Albert Einstein« as well as his comprehensive presentations of current astronomical topics published in 2004/2005 in the »Süddeutsche Zeitung«, the »Welt«, the »Berliner Zeitung« and in »Spektrum der Wissenschaft« and »Bild der Wissenschaft« with his application for the Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize. »Albert Einstein« (dtv portrait, Munich 2004; 3 rd edition) had already been reviewed in SuW with the following words: »The book is a vivid biography in which Bührke skillfully connects Einstein’s life, his scientific thinking, and the turbulent circumstances of his time together. Einstein’s discoveries are graphically described and put into the context of contemporary physics. The astronomical relations, particularly to cosmology, are accentuated in detail. E � m c 2 remains the only formula 131
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