Many other non-partner school submimtted the Test to groups of their students. IIS “Selmi” in Modena, Italy, gathered a group of students aged 14-15 to which submitted the test. This was very helpful to the… Read More »Other schools take the test
One of the four partner schools is the Max Born Gymnasium, (MBG) Neckargemünd, situated near Heidelberg, Germany, nestled at the Neckar River and surrounded by the Odenwald mountains with their many historical castles. The MBG… Read More »Heidelberg partner school actually…at Neckargemünd
Haus der Astronomie is a Center for Astronomy Education and Outreach,which resides in a custom galaxy-shaped building in the hills aboveHeidelberg, Germany. It was founded by the Max Planck Society and theKlaus Tschira Foundation in… Read More »Haus der Astronomie – Heidelberg
If you sometimes happen to spot a heap of boxes at the Planetarium of Modena main entrance, don’t worry, no one is stealing telescopes and no one is moving. Actually, during the project development, the… Read More »Shipping tools for astronomy education
A valuable resource for TASTE project has been the so called “Parallel Globe”. Ideal for an activity in the open air, when the Sun is shining, this device allows to visualize the Earth keeping your… Read More »The parallel globe
The response to the Test results, with naive mental models and misconceptions, have been school activities and planetarium presentations prepared by the project partners. These activities have been tested twice, in the first two mobilities,… Read More »Post-test activities
Some 200 students from the four partner countries took part in May-June 2021 in the first investigation on astronomy mental models. All the students were aged 14-15. Signs of COVID-19 restrictions are self-evident and well… Read More »Test your astroskills!
The first students’ mobility took place in Modena, (Italy) on May 1-5 2022. Due to the COVID-19 restriction we could meet in person after 1 and a half year of project. Signs of COVID-19 restrictions… Read More »First mobility: Modena May 1-5 2022.
We are focusing on the production of these Intellectual outputs: Research area: Preparation of a test instrument Description of students’ mental models Publication of students’ mental models Publication on the effectiveness of the new designed… Read More »The TASTE production
The second students’ mobility took place in Heidelberg (Germany) on October 23-27. The mobility Agenda: Second test of : school activities with students hands-on activities with students planetarium presentations final students’ and teachers’ feedback During… Read More »Heidelberg mobility 23-27 October 2022