Special school holiday programs at the Carter Observatory
Kay Leather, F Andrews, D Buckley, B Carter, L Hall, C Sule, S Hall, Katrina Leather, N Leather, P Malta, W Orchiston and R Hall
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
14(3) 283 - 287
Published: 1997
Abstract
As an experiment, special holiday programs for primary school children were offered by the Carter Observatory during two different school holidays in 1995. One program focussed on Mars and the other on the Sun. This paper describes the two programs, expands on their strengths and weaknesses from different viewpoints, and (despite their overwhelming popularity) outlines the reasons why the Observatory has decided not to offer further holiday programs of this type in the foreseeable future.https://doi.org/10.1071/AS97283
© ASA 1997
