Programme - ESA Summer Workshop for Teachers 2013
The 2013 Summer Workshop for teachers will be held at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, the Netherlands, from Tuesday 20 August to Friday 23 August 2103. The provisional programme for the workshop is given below.
Tuesday 20 August
| 08.45 - 09:30 | Arrival and workshop registration |
| 09.30 – 10:30 | Welcome by ESA, practical information and introductions |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Introduction to ESA |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Break |
| 11.15 – 12.30 | Space related projects in your school – showcase of selected projects |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.15 |
Keynote speaker, James Carpenter, HE Space for ESA “Hunting water on the Moon” |
| 14.15 – 15.00 | ESA’s activities, projects and resources for primary and secondary |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Break |
| 15.15 – 16.15 |
Keynote speaker, ESA scientist Guido Levrini “Observing the Earth from space – A must for today’s society” |
| 16.15 – 17.45 | ESTEC Tour |
Wednesday 21 August
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Arrival at ESTEC |
| 09.00 – 09.45 |
Keynote speaker, ESA engineer Gianfranco Visentin “Space Robotics: where science and creativity meet” |
| 09.45 – 11.15 | Hands-on practical activity: Drop tower |
| 11.15 – 11.30 | Break |
| 11.30 – 13.00 |
WS 1 - Mars as the abode for life? WS 2 - Is there life out there? |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.30 |
WS 1 - Mars as the abode for life? WS 2 - Is there life out there? |
| 15.45 – 17.00 | Visit to Space Expo |
| 19.00 | Social dinner – Noordwijk |
Thursday 22 August
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Arrival at ESTEC |
| 09.00 – 10.30 |
WS 3 - Satellite communications and operations WS 4 - ESA SOHO data archive in the classroom |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break |
| 11.00 – 12.30 |
WS 3 - Satellite communications and operations WS 4 - ESA SOHO data archive in the classroom |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14.30 |
Keynote speaker, ESA scientist Mark McCaughrean “Rosetta: ESA’s comet chaser” |
| 14.30 – 16.00 |
WS 5 - Mapping our own galaxy, the Milky Way, with Gaia WS 6 - Exploring the moon: Was Jules Verne right or wrong? |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Break |
| 16.30 – 18.00 |
WS 5 - Mapping our own galaxy, the Milky Way, with Gaia WS 6 - Exploring the moon: Was Jules Verne right or wrong? |
Friday 23 August
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Arrival at ESTEC |
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Introduction to dissemination |
| 09.30 – 11.00 |
WS 7 - Sherlock Holmes on board the ISS WS 8 - The threat from space - simulating asteroid and comet impacts |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Break |
| 11.30 – 13.00 |
WS 7 - Sherlock Holmes on board the ISS WS 8 - The threat from space - simulating asteroid and comet impacts |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Dissemination – discussion and ideas |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Final discussion and feedback |
