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  • About the project

    This is a project by which we are going to mark World Space Week (4th to 10th October), International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February), and International Astronomy Day (7th May).
    "Women in Space" is a slogan of World Space Week 2021, and we are going to stretch that theme for the entire school year.
    This kind of project is important for all students to get inspired to continue their education in the fields of Natural Sciences and to get acquainted with women who were and are very successful in those fields.

     

    AIMS

    Our students are going to:
    - be more determined to continue learning
    - improve their self-confidence and self-esteem
    - communicate and cooperate with their peers
    - learn about Space
    - gain new knowledge about astronomy and astronomers
    - learn to use new web tools
    - be motivated to continue their education in the fields of Natural Sciences
     

    Teachers are going to:
    - improve and enrich their teaching
    - get students who are more satisfied and then more motivated to learn
    - gain some new knowledge as well as students

    WORK PROCESS

    September

    • prepare students to mark World Space Week (4th-10th October)
    • give students tasks to explore a few female astronomers (one astronomer to two students)
    • students will make presentations and posters about those astronomers
    • students will make models of the Solar System

    October

    • teachers will exhibit students' works (posters and models) and organize a series of events through which they will mark World Space Week
    • students will present their work

    After the event of marking World Space Week, we will return to arranging our TwinSpace:

    • video meeting of teachers
    • organizing necessary tools for the dissemination of the project
    • presenting ourselves (teachers and students) to others
    • making logo and arranging logo contest

    November-January

    • proclaiming the winning logo and rewarding students that made the best logo
    • teaching and learning about rules of behaving on the Internet and about Internet security rules, and gaining respect for the copyright issues (preparing for marking Safer Internet Day)
    • making videos about Women in Space 
    • preparing for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    February

    • marking Safer Internet Day
    • organizing online lectures for teachers and students (given by Women - scientists)
    • marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science (by a public event in which students will present their videos or/and performances about Women in Science)
    • preparing for the International Women's Day - posters and exhibition
    • optional: organizing a field trip for students

    March

    • organizing exhibition for the International Day of Mathematics
    • Learning about Astronomy

    April - May

    • dividing students into working groups
    • joined exploration about Astronomy
    • making joined presentations
    • presenting students' work online through a series of webinars
    • making posters
    • teachers will organize events through which everyone will mark the eTwinning Day and the International Astronomy Day

    June

    • evaluation of the project
    • writing applies to the quality labels

    EXPECTED RESULTS

    All students' works will be publicly presented on TwinSpace and in online books or similar.
    Also, we are planning to publicly present students' works on each occasion (World Space Week, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, International Astronomy Day) and at the end of the project.
    Besides, we are planning to inform the local society about our activities through media.
    And at the end of the project, we are planning to make an evaluation of the project.
    Our project will be included in our schools' and our Physics curriculum.