Prof. Benjamin Stappers, a Professor of Astrophysics in the Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics(The University of Manchester) and Ahenkorah Duodu Kingsley a PhD student of the University of Leeds interacted with the PRAGSAC club members at Kutunse M/A basic 1,2,3 and 4 students today to inspire them about Radio Astronomy.
The PRAGSAC team took part in the Eratosthenes’s experiment March, 2019 (measure radius of the Earth using the sun’s shadow) with Jerremite International School, West Legon and Unity Baptist Academy School, Achimota Ghana astronomy club members in a worldwide experiment.
Springwell school from Kokomlemle Accra visited the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory at Kutunse. The PRAGSAC team took the students around and also did some presentations.
The PRAGSAC Outreach team had a special Girls only Astronomy club session on Friday 15th February at the Kuntunse cluster of schools. Theme : Let’s inspire our young women to reach for the stars!
The PRAGSAC team visited 2 JHS (Junior High Schools) in Accra where we have already established astronomy clubs, to show them videos of astronauts in the ISS, and then initiate discussions on the benefits of astronomy and space science to the lives of those on Earth in celebration of IAU100 Questions and interactions time with…
Teachers who will help to run the astronomy clubs in future were taken through astronomy topics such as Earth/Moon/Sun , Solar System and the Universe of Galaxies, as well as some hands-on activities and demos. Their enthusiasm was impressive, they kept us busy with their many varied and insightful questions.
Albert K Forson educating the students about the Earth, Moon and Star Club visit at Kutunse M/A basic school…. Seyram Ampofo educating the students about the Earth, Moon and Star(sun)
The PRAGSAC team educating the JHS students about the Earth, Moon and Star(sun)
Initial presentation by Eugene Okwei @ Katakpor D/M basic School
