Communicating Astronomy with Children
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C o m m u n i c a t i n g A s t r o n o m y w i t h C h i l d r e n
Thilina Heenatigala | @ThilinaH Universe Awareness | Institute of Mental Health (Sri Lanka)
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Nature
Nurture
Social
Repetition Culture
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Object ive: I d e n t i f y M u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y
M e t h o d s t o I n t r o d u c e I d e a s t o C h i l d r e n
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10 child edu/care centres ~100 children (with ~40 teachers) 4 groups (~25 children per group) 4-6 age group
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Group 1: Numeric - 10% - Fact based without an understanding Group 2: Visuals - 80% - attracted to warm colours (red > yellow > white) Group 3: Scales - 30% - difficulty in identifying similar scales Group 4: Language - 40% - loosing the interest through repetition
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Key Learnings :
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Colours = Attention!
S i d e I n f o
Attracted to warm colours (first red, then yellow, then white). Older attracted to blue and green (+8).
Engelbrecht, K. 2003, The Impact of Color on Learning
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Less is more!
S i d e I n f o
Children come up with several hypothesis within 2-5 min. One idea at a time.
Carlson, S. M. (2005) Less is more: executive function and symbolic representation in preschool children
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Do the baby talk!
S i d e I n f o
Children respond more towards “baby talk”. Increases the attention span of children.
Apel, K., Masterson, J (2012) Beyond Baby Talk: From Speaking to Spelling: a Guide to Language and Literacy Development for Parents and Caregivers
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Use combination of media!
S i d e I n f o
Use different type of media to present ideas: oral, visual and text. But not too many! (remember “less is more”).
NIEER,Three C’s Approach to Kids Media
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Never too young to understand!
S i d e I n f o
Do NOT say “too young”. Balance between understanding and facts learning.
Holinger, P. C. (2012) Before Children Talk ... They Understand a Lot!
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Implementing: S o b h a K a k u l u E x h i b i t i o n
( S r i L a n k a )
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From Children to Children
Students, Teachers and Parents
Present ideas through multidisciplinary approach
43 primary schools with ~10,000 visitors
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C o n c l u s i o n
Thilina Heenatigala | @ThilinaH Universe Awareness | Institute of Mental Health (Sri Lanka)
Colours = Attention! Less is more! Do the baby talk! Use combination of media! Never too young to understand!