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Title

Education and Public outreach Programmes for the Faulkes Telescope Project

Abstract

We describe the current programmes and future plans of the Faulkes Telescope Project (in the UK and Europe) and Las Cumbres Global Telescope. Within the UK FTP is running a number of educational programmes, including Down-to-Earth, Astronomy to a Captive Audience, and the National Redshift Project that complement the original telescope-based education activities. By engaging learners in "real science", and potentially working alongside "real scientists", we hope to motivate and inspire the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.

Date

01/01/2008

Type of Publication

Conference Item

Author(s)

Roche, Paul | Roberts, Sarah E. | Gomez, Edward L. | Tripp, Alison | Lewis, Fraser | Stroud, Vanessa | Yardley, Jon | Trow, Allan | Tryfona, Catherine

Editor(s)

Simpson, R.J. | Ward-Thompson, D.

Methodology

Blank

Research Setting

Robotic Telescopes

Specific Interest

RTSRE Related Research

Target Group

Multi-aged groups

Institution(s)

Cardiff University (Faulkes Telescope Project) | Las Cumbres Global Telescope

Book Title

.Astronomy: Networked Astronomy and the New Media

Peer-Reviewed Status

Not Peer-reviewed

Publisher

Canopus publishing

Conference Proceeding Type

Paper

Nation(s) of Study

United Kingdom

Language

English

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