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Dr. Cecilia Scorza (ZAH, Heidelberg University)

www.universeawareness.org

The Pilot Programme in Venezuela:

a wonderful experience

Why Venezuela?

• Geographical location

• 3 social environments

• Cultural diversity

• UNESCO delegation

Pilot Project

• Two visits

January and March 06

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Target region 1: the coast

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First Visit

Basic environment: Chuao, January 2006

Chuao, edo. Aragua

First Visit

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Great interest!

First Visit

But!!

Scared of looking at the

moon with a telescope!

Because ofthe moon energy

Target region 2: the Andes

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First Visit

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View of the Observatory „Llano del Hato“ (3700 mts)

First Visit

Centro de Astronomía CIDA, Mérida city

First Visit

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A dialogue between Myth and Science

Marlene Morales Sueke

(Intercultural education)C. Scorza and A. Bongiovani

(astronomers)

Discussion about „our views of the world“

First Visit

The Ye´kuana tradition

UNICEF Venezuela

First Visit

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A present for the Ye´kuana indigeneous

First Visit

The Sun God

Do stars really dye?

Are the morning and

evening stars the same

object (Venus)?

Earth and moon models to

explain the solar eclipses

Teacher training, CIDA 2006

87 teachers!....

First Visit

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Practical work

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UNAWE Venezuela, first group

First Visit

Creation of the UNAWE national comittee

First Visit

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The UNAWE-national network in Venezuela

Unesco delegation ! Government " Astronomy centres

(300 school-network) Education Ministry Astronomers, Amateurs,

Science Ministry Planetariums, Foundations

Street children, small-village children, teachers and schools

UNAWE Europe

Gloria Perozo (Education Ministry and UNESCO)

Planetario Humbolt de Caracas y la Sociedad

Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales

+ Five amateur

groups

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5 weeks later: visit to the Kindergarten El Llano

Second Visit

Kindergarten El Llano

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Kindergarten El Llano

The visit to a UNESCO-associated school

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School Flor de Maldonado

School Flor de Maldonado

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UNAWE Venezuela, second teacher group

Actual UNAWE-Network

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Thank you very much!