OASES Out-of-this-World Experience: coming soon!
The Armagh Rhymers and Armagh Observatory welcome you to the fourth stage of the OASES programme: a visit to the Armagh Planetarium on Friday 12 November!
This event is officialy registered as part of Science Week 2010, wich this year has the special theme тАЬOur Place in SpaceтАЭ
Programme:
10:00 Arrival at the Armagh Planetarium
10:15 тАУ 10.45 Planetarium show (group I) and exhibition area (group II)
10.50 тАУ 11.20 Planetarium show (group II) and exhibition area (group I)
11.25 тАУ 12.00 OASES Workshop (in the Copernicus room)
12.00 тАУ 12.45 Lunch (students and teachers should bring in packed lunches)
13.00 тАУ 14.00 StudentsтАЩ Performance of the songs learnt during the OASES project
Armagh Rhymers Show
Science Week Mini-Quizzes
Methamagical Show
Prize giving for the OASES poem competition
Buses leave at 14.15
Participating Schools:
Monaghan Collegiate School, Monaghan
Lisanally Special School, Armagh
St. MaryтАЩs Primary School, Granemore
Hardy Memorial Primary School, Richhill
St. James Primary School, Drumate
Darkley Primary School, Darkley
Royal Preparatory School, Armagh
Scoil Mhuire, Clontibret
The 170 children from eight schools in counties Armagh and Monaghan that were involved in this innovative project in the autumn should be prepared for an out-of-this-world experience at the Armagh Planetarium on Friday 12 November.
The visit will contain a planetarium show, a discovery visit through the planetariumтАЩs exhibition area, a very special mathemagical presentation, professional story telling, mini-science quizzes, prizes for the winners of the OASES poem challenge, and, most importantly, their own performance of astronomy-inspired songs and dances learned during the course of the project.
All these spiced-up with traditional music by the highly acclaimed Armagh Rhymers.
The Planetarium will also host an exhibition of the the amazing astro-art paintings that were produced during the projectтАЩs workshops.
This event is registered as part of the Science Week, an annual event in the Republic of Ireland that aims to promote the relevance of science, engineering and technology in our everyday lives. Only that this year it has a very special theme: "Our Place in Space"! That's exactly what we've learnt in the OASES project, isn't it?
Visit the Science week page to get ideas for classroom activities, see astronomy comics, and lots of other fun stuff.
The OASES project is part-funded through the EU's PEACE III Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. The Armagh Rhymers Educational and Cultural Organisation is supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The Armagh Observatory is an astronomical research institute with a rich heritage, supported by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.