Science teachers should love this one!
Communicating the world of infrared astronomy to the public is the main topic of the “Cool Cosmosâ€? portal but certainly not its only goal. In the past few years the “Cool Cosmosâ€? team has created a wide variety of educational products that explain the infrared as well as the multi-wavelength universe. We’ve produced a suite of award-winning websites (coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu) that speak to audiences as varied as kindergarteners to amateur astronomers. We’ve also filmed short videos about astronomy and infrared light and created posters and brochures that have become favorites with NASA education specialists as well as classroom teachers.
The “Cool Cosmos� portal is involving students in science with multi-disciplinary educational materials produced with the goal of engaging the young minds of future generations of scientists. The continuous positive response of the public has been an absolute motivation to create new and innovative methods to reach them. The “Cool Cosmos� team is a dynamic group that has made its vocation to revive the interest, excite the dreams and hopefully answer some of the questions to satiate the public thirst for knowledge of Space.
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