CAP 2013 Space Scoop
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Space Scoop Sarah Eve Roberts Pedro Russo, Sarah Reed, Edward Gomez, Erik Arends, Natalie Fischer, Wouter Schrier, UNAWE translators www.unawe.org/kids [email protected]
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Presentation on EU-UNAWE resource Space Scoop for CAP conference 2013
Transcript of CAP 2013 Space Scoop
Space Scoop
Sarah Eve Roberts Pedro Russo, Sarah Reed, Edward Gomez, Erik Arends, Natalie Fischer, Wouter Schrier, UNAWE translators
www.unawe.org/[email protected]
Dishing Out the Latest Astronomy News!
Astronomy news service for kids
Released at the same time as adult press releases
Share excitement of new scientific discoveries with children
Show that there’s potential for contribution – still much to discover
Enhance understanding of the world and encourage critical thinking
Broaden children’s minds and cultivate world citizens
Writing for Kids
Side InfoStandards of adult press releases:
Short sentences
Avoid technical jargon where possible
Relate the science to real life
Stick to one or two new concepts
Pop-culture references
Don’t shy away from complex topics
It’s OK not to know everything! That just means there are still mysteries to solve!
Writing a Space Scoop in Seven Steps by Sarah ReedCAPjournal Issue 13 (April 2013)
Space Scoops: 188
Languages: 22
Space Scoops translated: 1924
Partners: 10
Over 100,000 page views
(80% unique page views www.unawe.org)
Since March 2011:
Statistics
Partners
Scientific Discovery
Educational Content Review
Simultaneous public release
Space Scoop
Scientific Institute Press Release
Scientific Content Review
Sent to translators
Quality of Content
Space Scoop text and image featured in an official primary school text book in South Africa (Spring 2013)
Reflects quality of content as fit for formal education.
What now?
Space Scoop Translations
Map showing the distribution of 37 UNAWE translators across the globe, who make Space Scoop available in 22 languages.
Children’s Media
Medium depends on audience and goal.
Video is passive; reaches large audience and feelings are remembered. Suitable for inspiration.
Print is engaging; reaches a smaller audience with more intensity. Suitable for imparting facts.
Digital is accessible; reaches a mainstream audience of tech-savvy young generation, can even attract ‘reluctant’ readers.
Dissemination
PRINT (magazines, web articles, etc.) - Scientific facts
ORAL (podcast, etc. ) - Informal, friendly style
VISUAL (video podcast, etc. ) - Stunning, high-quality visuals
Space Scoop is versatile, can be converted to a wide range of mediums, to reach a broad audience: different ages, visually-impaired, illiterate, no internet access, etc.
Open Source
Side InfoCreative Commons Attribution
Free to share, remix, copy
Just attribute to UNAWE
Available for commercial use: publications
The Navhind Times, India
Web
Digital
Audio-Visual
Podcasts12 Space Scoop Podcasts
Created as part of the 365 days of astronomy project
Allows access to a wider audience: visually impaired, illiterate, etc.
Podcast Stats
Average 1,750 downloads per
Space Scoop podcast
Video Podcasts
NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory
10 Space Scoop video podcasts
Latest Space Scoop video podcast
over 1000 downloads in less than 2 weeks!
What else can be done with Space
Scoop?
Space Scoop Storytelling
Creative activity based around Space Scoops
Cross-curricula activity
- English and astronomy
Introduce children to science journalism
Expose children to the latest astronomical discoveries
Space Scoop Storytellng activity at the British School of the Hague, the Netherlands in March 2013
Future
Project might come to an end in December 2013:
Applying for funding grants
Partners contribute to resource?
Sponsors?
Not much support neededthanks to 10 partner institutesand reliable voluntary network.
