On August 23 and 24, we held a lecture meeting for elementary, junior high, and high school teachers. We gave lectures on the results of Hayabusa2, talked about our outreach activities on Earth and planetary science, and exchanged opinions on what elementary, junior high, and high school teachers expect from the university. The event was attended by not only teachers but also children and the general public.
High school students visited UTOPS (2)
On Monday, August 7, 2023, students from Nada Junior High School and Nada Senior High School visited UTOPS. We gave them a mock lecture about the Hayabusa2 exploration and the rock brought back from the asteroid Ryugu.
High school students visited UTOPS (1)
On Friday, August 4, 2023, students from Komatsu High School in Ishikawa, Japan, visited UTOPS. We gave a mock lecture on the Hayabusa2 exploration and the rock brought back from the asteroid Ryugu.
Held an astronomy workshop for high school students
On August 1 (Tue.) and 2 (Wed.), 2023, we held an astronomy lab for students from Matsumoto Fukashi High School in Nagano Prefecture and Kariya High School in Aichi Prefecture. The students estimated the distance to galaxies from photographs of galaxies and used the recession velocity of those galaxies to determine the age of the Universe.
