| Event ID: | 923 |
| Contact Name: | Ioana Stoica |
| Contact Email: | istoica4143@gmail.com |
| Contact Phone: | 0040722861803 |
| Organization: | Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science |
| Event Web Site: | http://wsw.lbi.ro |
| Dates: | 6th October 2008 to 6th October 2008 |
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| Type: | School |
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| Country: | Romania |
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| City: | Bucharest |
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| Location: | Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science Bucharest |
| Event Name: | The Universe begins with U: Measuring the sky |
| Event Description: | CNITV will organize a workshop titled MEASURING THE SKY. Students will be encouraged to put themselves in the shoes of the early scientists who tried to find answers to the mysteries of the Universe. There will be a short presentation of the methods used in the past for measuring the distances between different planets or stars, the speed of light or the speed of sound etc. With the help of coordinating teachers, students will attempt to redo some of those measurements, in a both thrilling and educative ambient. |
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| Report on the Results: | Students were encouraged to put themselves in the shoes of the early scientists who tried to find answers to the mysteries of the Universe. On the 6th of October, our usual classroom was transported in ancient and medieval times. Using several documentaries, pictures and PowerPoint presentations, students were explained the way ERATOSTHENES MEASURED the CIRCUMFERENCE OF OUR PLANET, they saw how big the LIBRARY in Alexandria was and learned interesting facts about great astronomers such as Copernicus, Aristarchus or Tycho Brahe. The four presentations explained: how we can CALCULATE THE MOVEMENT OF A PLANET (presented by the 11th grade students: Adelina Vidovici, Andrei Mihnea, Anastase Cristina); how the ANCIENT ASTRONOMERS BECAME FAMOUS BY THEIR FINDINGS (presented by Raileanu Roberta, 9I); how the TELESCOPES and different OPTIC INSTRUMENTS EVOLVED (presented by Ferariu Ioana, 10D); how ERATOSTHENES CALCULATED THE CIRCUMFERENCE of the Earth (presented by Raileanu Roberta, 9I). Towards the end of the presentation, we had some interesting QUESTIONS based on astronomy facts. The students with the best answers received AWARDS. |
| Attendance: | 110 |
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| Media Impressions: | 1000 |
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