Space Camp 09

To celebrate the International Year of Astronomy and to encourage awareness and understanding of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, an Astronomy WA Space Camp will be held in early May of 2009 for teachers and secondary students from Western Australia and beyond.

Earth and Beyond modules

These resources have been designed by Ray Priskich to assist educators intending to provide astronomy learning to students from 14 to 16 years of age in Western Australia.

Astronomy is a story written by humanity’s thirst to understand our world & beyond through the windows of space and time.

The scientific legacy of many talented individuals created the tapestry we recognize today - a description of the heavens told through moments of eureka, serendipity and monotonous trawling of observational data.

Professional Learning Scholarship 2009

For the third time Astronomy WA will fund a secondary Science teacher from WA to attend the professional learning "Astronomy from the Ground Up!" three-day workshop from the 15th - 17th May 2009.

The Square Kilometre Array

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The SKA is a truly international radio telescope project; over fifty times more powerful than the world’s largest existing telescope it is currently being developed by 17 countries from around the world.

2009: The Year of Astronomy

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The Big Bang!

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Though many scientists have worked on and pondered the big bang Jill wants to know, who was the first person to give the name "big bang" theory? Jacquie from Horizon the Planetarium...
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Space Traveller Visits Gingin

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

With generous support from Astronomy WA, Gingin Observatory was able to host a visit from the internationally renowned astronomer, Fred Watson. A crowd of 30 enjoyed a presentation given by Fred...
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Shooting Stars and Comets

Friday, 12 December 2008

Dusty asks an astronomer, when you see shooting stars, they fly across the sky and down, if there in space why dont we see them flying up across the sky? I also read that in space the tail of the...
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About Astronomy WA

The objectives for this website are to promote astronomy with a strong focus on Western Australia's contributions to the subject, and to provide useful resources for teachers, students, and others, professional or amateur, with an interest in the field.

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About ASISTM

The Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) project aims to bring about real and permanent improvements to the ways in which science, technology and mathematics are taught in our schools.

Many initiatives have been funded as part of this project, and this website is one part of one such initiative.
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