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Presentation of Graduation Theses, Department of Earth Science, Faulty of Education, Wakayama University

Venue: Wakayama Kenmin Bunka Hall, Room 501
Date: Saturday, 23 February, 2019, in the afternoon
13:30 Open
14:00-14:05 Welcome remark
14:00-16:30 Presenters of Graduation thesis, Master thesis, International student report (20 min oral presentation, 5 min Q-and-A session for each presentation)
    14:05-14:30 Matsunaga, Kosuke
    Astronomy Education Material Development and Practice Using Tactile Maps Made by 3D Printer
    14:30-14:55 Kita, Kaisei
    Astronomy Education Material Development and Practice Using Images of Motion of Satellites
    14:55-15:05 break
    15:05-15:30 Kishi, Takaya
    Education Material Development of Kashmir 3D Map Reading
    15:30-15:40 break
    15:40-16:05 Lieza Crisostomo
    Comparison of Astronomy School Education Curricula between the Philippines and Japan
16:05-16:25 Interim reports (5 min oral presentation for each presentation)
    16:05-16:10 Uenoyama, Sachiyo
    A Case Study of Encouraging Discussion at Senior High School Classes Using NASE Material
    16:10-16:15 Sagisaka, Kanae
    NASE-Japan 2019 and Its Material Preparation
    16:15-16:20 Nakano, Hiroto
    Development of Science Education Material for Welfare Education Sites
    16:20-16:25 Hirata, Wataru
    Development of Education Material of Exoplanet Transit Observation Data Analysis
16:25-16:30 Closing remark
Wrap up party in the central city from 5 pm

Astronomy Education Meeting in Kagoshima

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We would like to thank all of the participants for their discussion and communication. More than 40 participants from more than 10 countries came together and shared the ideas and the materials, including UNAWE, NASE, and many projects related to IAU Commissions C1 and C2. Japanese school teachers also presented their original materials and works. We also discussed the school curricula of astronomy in various countries and necessity of the comprehensive meeting on astronomy education in future.
Friday, 30 March, 2018, at Kagoshima University, and the optional tour to JAXA Tanegashima Space Center on the next day

Presentation of Graduation Theses, Department of Earth Science, Faulty of Education, Wakayama University

Venue: Earth Science Laboratory Room, Faculty of Education
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2018
Program
13:30-13:40 Welcome talk / Tomita, Akihiko
13:40-13:55 Suga, Hiroki
Analysis of All-Sky Monitor Camera Images and Weather Forecast: For the Purpose of Astronomical Observation at Night
14:00-14:15 Maeno, Karin
Image Album Focused on Color and Emission Lines of the Nebulae: Using Image Archive System SMOKA and Image Processing Software Makali`i
14:20-14:35 Kiyohara, Shotaro
Observations of the Exoplanet by the Transit Method: Focused on Review of Exoplanet Research
14:40-14:55 Yamamoto, Kohei
Observations of the Exoplanet by the Transit Method: Focused on Observation Methods
15:00-15:15 Konda, Tomoya
Observations of the Exoplanet by the Transit Method: Focused on Data Analysis
Break: 15 minutes
15:30-15:45 Iwagami, Ryotaro
Awareness of Disater Mitigation of Local Residents around Aridagawa River Area and Proposal for Future Disaster Mitigation Action: Case Studies in Kojima, Onaka, and Taguchi Areas
15:50-16:05 Ozaki, Shohei
Disaster Mitigation Issues Repeated in Past Big Earthquakes and Proposal for its Solution and Action
16:10-16:25 Inoue, Daisuke
Evacuation Route Map for Tsunami in Onominato Area
16:30-16:50 A talk by professor Hisatomi, Kunihiko
(Prof. Hisatomi will retire from the university this March.)
16:50-17:00 Closing talk / Konomatsu, Masahiko
17:45- Wrap up party
at Aka-kara Hot Pepper web site (in Japanese)
Opened "Kids Fun / Sky and Stars" page. (10 Junuary 2012, noted here on 17 June 2012)
Sorry for leaving the site not updated for more than one year. (23 March 2013)
Opened "White Dwarf Life." (10 Junuary 2012, now is the quiet phase; 17 June 2012)
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Sorry for leaving the site not updated for more than one year. (23 March 2013)
Home page with new design
Home page (this page) renewed with new design. (25 September 2011)
Kids Fun / sky and stars
New page of Kids Fun / sky and stars opened. (25 September 2011)