{"id":481,"date":"2013-12-10T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T12:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astronomyweek.org.uk\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2019-11-02T12:17:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T12:17:44","slug":"schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jupiter2014.astronomyweek.org.uk\/?page_id=481","title":{"rendered":"Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Celebrate Jupiter, the mightiest planet in the Solar System, by organising some fun activities in your School to inspire young minds about the night sky and our Solar System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please use the resources available on this website to help you with organising any activities. \u00a0Whether you wish to invite a workshop organiser, a presenter, run a Star Party, or hold an exhibition about Jupiter, our resources are designed to help you with the planning and organisation, as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fact Sheet on Jupiter<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 this document can be found in the Resources section, and provides fun and general facts designed to inspire young minds about Jupiter<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lesson Plans<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 these outline plans for all Keystage groups can also be downloaded from the Resources section. See the Resources for Schools section<\/li>\n<li>You could <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>win a telescope for your school<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 Register your event\/activities on the website by 30 January 2014 and you will be entered in a prize draw to win a telescope for your school<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ask an expert<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 encourage your students to email their questions about Jupiter to our celebrity experts \u2013 see our Ask an Expert page which will be launched shortly on this website for details<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Find\u00a0the experts<\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 this list, available to be downloaded from the Resources section, provides a list of presenters, workshop organisers, STEMNet Ambassadors and experts in your local area who would be available to come along to your school. (Also in the Resources for Schools section).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Video on Jupiter<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; the video on our website can also be accessed from YouTube for viewing in your School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kids pages<\/strong> &#8211; our Kids Pages which are available to download from the <a title=\"Resoures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jupiter2014.astronomyweek.org.uk\/?page_id=311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources<\/a> page provide\u00a0educational information about Jupiter\u00a0in a fun and colourful way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Competition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Encourage your students to submit their photos or pictures of Jupiter, taken or drawn during National Astronomy Week.<\/p>\n<p>Please also note that there is also a nationwide Star Count taking place at the time where schools and organisations throughout the UK are being asked to take part in recording the number of stars that can be seen in the Orion constellation. All recordings will be incorporated into a national survey to identify areas affected by light pollution.\u00a0 Further details can be found on the <a title=\"Click to view our Start Count page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jupiter2014.astronomyweek.org.uk\/?page_id=490\">Star Count Orion<\/a> page on this website.\u00a0 If you choose to run a Star Count activity, please ensure you register this as an event on this website for the chance to win a telescope for your school.<\/p>\n<p>The telescopes that can be won for your school have\u00a0been kindly donated by\u00a0SCS Astro. SCS Astro Limited is owned and run by Kieron and Anne McGrath.\u00a0 The company was founded in 1993 and incorporated in 2000.\u00a0 In 998 we opened our retail store, the Astronomy Shop, in Wellington, Somerset.\u00a0 Based in the West Country, SCS Astro sells all over the world.\u00a0 Our customers include amateur and professional astronomers, universities, colleges and observatories.\u00a0 We specialise in giving advice to beginners and those looking to make their first telescope purchase.\u00a0 More importantly, we are amateur astronomers &#8211; we use the equipment we sell.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Jupiter, the mightiest planet in the Solar System, by organising some fun activities in your School to inspire young minds about the night sky and our Solar System. 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