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What on Earth are You Doing on World Space Week?
At-Bristol celebrates World Space Week with new space activities
4 October 2006 - There’s a good reason to be ‘spaced-out’ this month!
Join At-Bristol science centre from 4 - 20 October to celebrate World
Space Week, the largest annual public space event on Earth.
To celebrate this special occasion, At-Bristol has organised an inspiring
and engaging week-long event for the public as well as for KS3 students on
space science and astronomy.
The public will get the opportunity to hunt meteorites and engage in
plenty of exciting experiments and cheeky challenges that will allow them
to investigate the Solar System, and beyond! At-Bristol’s popular
Meet-the-Expert series is also set to delight with professional and
amateur astronomers, who will little-by-little unravel the mysteries of
the Universe with fascinating facts and tales! For example, meet the urban
space man, Jerry Stone, to listen to his wacky tale about the day they
launched the woodpecker!
As part of the celebration, KS3 students are also invited to be involved
in intriguing experiments that allow them to explore the ages of stars
within our galaxy. They will also learn all about light and the
electromagnetic spectrum by observing the starry night sky.
World Space Week is an international celebration of science and technology
and their contribution to the betterment of the human conditions. It’s
celebrated from October 4-10 annually and the date was declared by The
United Nations General Assembly in 1999 mainly to commemorate the launch
of
October 4, 1957 - Launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik
1, thus opening the way for space exploration
October 10, 1967 - The signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the
Activities of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space,
including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
All activities held in At-Bristol are funded by Particles Physics and
Astronomy Research Council.
For press enquiries please contact Mavis Choong, At-Bristol Press Office
0117 915 7152 / 0796 733 4152 /
mavis.choong@at-bristol.org.uk
Note to Editors:
At-Bristol is a leading science centre in the UK and a
major player in the world-wide science centre movement. It aims to be a
world-class science and natural history centre that makes distinctive,
valued and recognised contributions to informal science learning and
public engagement with science locally, regionally, nationally and
internationally. A registered charity, At-Bristol has hosted more than 3
million visits and continually strives towards making science accessible
to all.
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