{"id":1070,"date":"2014-05-28T11:14:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T11:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:57:46","slug":"kickstart-the-universe-crowdfunding-campaign-aims-to-send-astronomy-educational-resources-around-the-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/physicsoutreach\/2014\/05\/28\/kickstart-the-universe-crowdfunding-campaign-aims-to-send-astronomy-educational-resources-around-the-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstart the Universe: crowdfunding campaign aims to send astronomy educational resources around the globe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contents of a Universe-in-a-Box toolkit<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n

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In January 2014, the Cardiff University\u2019s Universe in the Classroom<\/i> project began providing welsh primary schools with new and innovative tools to teach improve the teaching of science across the country. One of these resources was the Universe-in-a-Box<\/a> educational toolkit<\/p>\n

Universe-in-a-Box is a selection of hands-on astronomy materials \u2014 including a scale model of the Solar System, an inflatable Earth ball and a planisphere \u2014 and an accompanying guide with over 40 astronomy-based activities.<\/p>\n

The toolkit was designed to assist primary school teachers in bringing science into the classroom through enquiry-based activities, with the aim of sparking a curiosity about the Universe, and a thirst for knowledge, in young children.<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/a>

Children learn about their place in the Universe with UNAWE Earth Balls<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n

Now, the developers of Universe-in-a-Box, Universe Awareness<\/a>, are aiming to make the resource available to children all over the world \u2014 particularly those in underprivileged communities \u2014 through a crowdfunding campaign.<\/p>\n

The funds raised by the campaign will be used to distribute Universe-in-a-Box toolkits to underprivileged communities and train primary school teachers to use it.<\/p>\n

The Kickstarter campaign runs from 9 May until 10 June and aims to raise \u20ac15,000. For more information about the campaign and to contribute, please vist the Universe in a Box Kickstarter Campaign page below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/unawe\/universe-in-a-box<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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