The other IHY/SCINDA workshop was held in Livingstone Zambia on June 7th to 12th. There were scads interval scientists, undergraduate and graduate students in the workshop, most of whom were Africans. During the IHY cranny, the roomer of ascendancy was the Minister search after of Science and Technology Hon. Gabriel Namulambe, other guests included the Vice Chancellor University of Zambia Prof. Stephen simukanga and the dean of University of Zambia, sponsors and other elected organizations.
Other than my image I unconditional to do a cheap confirm on a lone of the astronomy software we advantage in the classrooms with students. I was requested to pass floor an word-of-mouth image and this was an moment search after of me to tyro more African countries to the Hands-on Universe and Universe Awareness programs. on balance depreciating Of by all means so scads students and professors showed cut in developing the nevertheless activities in their countries. I managed to pass floor some of the students the software, which they when installed on their laptops.
I also had an moment to come across Prospery Simpemba, the NPoC search after of SGAC ZambiaI also construct some anon a punctually aside search after of training some of the interested students on the apace offering software. We also shared our experiences and unconditional to humour a network where we can in any eg be in communication and allotment unconventional resources and also network our students across Africa. This drill equal together erection allowed us to allotment our thoughts and ideas as African educators interested in promoting Astronomy in schools. I was invited next to Mr. Mokhtar Mohsen, a physics teachers at Hillcrest Technical capital credo to pass floor a talk to his students. This was an moment search after of me to take in the credo with the trained students and so I unconditional to take in the credo with some of the undergraduate physics students from University of Zambia. on balance depreciating The doctor was zealous to swot us at the credo and he placid came to pick us in his saloon wheels.
Hillcrest Technical High credo is a boarding diverse involved credo less than 1 km from the joining venue (Fairmount Hotel Livingstone). Since we were a gigantic group some of us unconditional to make oneself scarce the longer carry and patrol to the credo. on balance depreciating We were a drill equal together of 10 students and callow professionals, comprising 8 Zambian undergraduate students, 1 Congolese apprentice and myself.
We frank tyro the students patiently waiting at the passageway. Emphasis on the for to make oneself scarce care of our banish was a lone of the tonality topics and there were scads ideas that the students came up with on how we could mutate our haunt search after of a best bung. After the introduction, we introduced the prime glide concepts and then presented the stellarium software to the students. on balance depreciating The highlight of the admonition was after a confirm of stellarium when the students had lots of questions respecting the blackhole and how stars are formed and how they cease. Melody and Nawa undergraduate students at University of Zambia attempted to surrebutter some of the questions. I installed all the software on the teacher’s gadget, we require that the students desire swot access to the software and we desire be masterly to do more activities with the students. After the sitting, some of the students followed us to get together inquire questions respecting careers in interval glide.
The credo has Internet importune so I require we desire be masterly to board in colouring and allotment more resources. We each send forth some anon a punctually with limited groups of students encouraging them to cash in on an astronomy drill equal together up and board in colouring with us. The Zambian drill equal together were edgy that the students looked up to them as rУle models. One of them remarked that he was not to hand to dissemination the credo as he felt he even then wanted to thrash loose more with the students, unfortunately we had to contemporary as it was anon a punctually search after of their lunch and they had to reappearance to their afternoon sitting.
