The Dutch Black Hole Consortium

Astronomy Education Journal

Abstract

The Dutch Black Hole Consortium is funding an educational project to bring scientific results into both classrooms and informal learning settings. For primary level, lessons are being created using innovative techniques and research to stimulate scientific thinking through hands-on and minds-on learning. The lessons build on the existing project Minds-On. At secondary level, the focus lies with teacher education; trainee physics teachers will be able to experience real scientific research to inspire and improve their classroom practices. The consortium is also developing a large citizen science project and science museum exhibits.

Authors 4

1. Ilham Bouisaghouane Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University

2. Joanna Holt
3. Bert Bredeweg

   Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences · University of Amsterdam

   Affiliation as printed

   Centre for Applied Education Research , Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ;

   Informatics Institute , Faculty of Science , University of Amsterdam , The Netherlands

4. Pedro Russo Aachen Leiden Observatory

   Leiden University · Leiden Observatory

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden Observatory , Leiden University , The Netherlands ;