An astronomical journey: one school's experience

By Michael Gilbert , Bernie Tedd

Issue 363 | Page 59 | Published Dec 2016

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Raising the profile of physics is particularly important in girls' schools. Here we describe a range of astronomical activities and observations that we have used, which we hope will inspire teachers at other schools to do likewise.

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