The Universe is now more accessible then ever for children, with DIY science experiments, fascinating facts about the night sky and the latest astronomy news, being published regularly in several popular children's newspapers and magazines around the world. These fun, educational resources created by EU-UNAWE are being distributed in popular children's media to thousands of homes and classrooms throughout the Netherlands, the USA, Canada, France, the UK, Iceland and Italy!
In November 2011 De Kleine Wetenschap (the Little Science), the kids’ science section of an influential Dutch daily Newspaper, published several exciting astronomy experiment designed by EU Universe Awareness. The experiments were part of the Dr. Seahorse series, a group of fun, low-cost educational experiments that can be done either at home or in the classroom. More recently, in the Spring 2012 'Vikings & Pirates' edition of the quarterly UK magazine Anorak, an EU-UNAWE feature was published in which Captain Redbeard explains how he navigates the sea using the stars. The UK-based magazine is also available in France, Canada and the U.S.A.
In April 2012 Space Scoop story, 'Is it a Bird, is it a Plane? No it's a Super-Earth!' was published in the bi-monthly Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið. Since then Space Scoop has become a regular feature in the kids section of this popular publication, appearing twice a month or so.
Now, Focus Junior, the most popular children's magazine in Italy, has published a fantastic double-page spread about constellations from the Italian UNAWE team. Including a map of the Northern and Southern night skies, showing all the most famous constellations and features. The idea is to educate children about the night sky, with an includes explanation of how to locate the constellations using the North Star. It also stimulates the imagination with cosmic myths from many different cultures: Greek, Roman, Native American (Chinook), Aborigines, and the children are encouraged to describe the shapes and stories they can see in the stars.
Each magazine is chosen to appeal to our target audience through the UNAWE philosophy: learning should be fun,with colourful illustrations and entertaining content. We hope they will provide a source of inspiration for children interested in science, and hopefully introduce a new audience to the wonders of the universe. By making EU-UNAWE content and resources more widely available, we also hope that teachers will share it with their students.
You can expect to see more features by EU-UNAWE in popular media around the world. If you'd like to publish UNAWE content in your magazine or on your website, or know someone who does, contact us at info@unawe.org.
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