The Centre for Science Education and Observatory aims to promote science education and astronomy among teachers and students in Tanzania. It will conduct astronomy and science training for teachers and students using portable equipment like telescopes. The Centre will also integrate astronomy into the national teaching curriculum and develop hands-on science and astronomy teaching resources. It will create a model science laboratory and observatory with telescopes, computers, and internet to enable distance learning and global connections.

1. Centre for Science
Education and
Observatory
Supporting Science
Education in Tanzania
Usa River Tanzania

2. TheobjectiveoftheCentreforScienceEducationand
Observatoryistopromotescienceeducationand
astronomyamongteachersandstudentsinTanzania.
Founding
NGO Board
June 2014

3. Partners in the work
Mponda Malazo of
Universe Awareness
for Young Children -
Tanzania (UNAWE-TZ)
Sue and Chuck Ruehle
of Telescopes to
Tanzania (TtT),
a project of
Astronomers Without
Borders (AWB)

4. The Centre will conductastronomicaland
sciencetraining for teachers and students.

5. Weuseportablegear,ie:Galeileoscopes, 5inchOneSky reflectors,and
English/Swahiliprintresourcesforastronomyeventslike asolarorLunar
eclipse;orastarpartyhostedbyresidentialschools,churches,villages,etc.

6. The Centre will integrate astronomyin the
teachingcurriculumas outlined in the
national syllabus.

7. The Centre will workto developand
disseminatehands on scienceand astronomy
teachingresources.

8. The Centre willcreatea model science
laboratory and observatorywithtelescopes
and computers,a portable planetarium,
internetcapacityfor distancelearning,and
global connectionsto other observatories
aroundthe world.
Kevin in the USA at Yerkes ObservatoryRosa From GTTP in Portugal

9. The Centre will serveas an equatorialdark
sky observingcentre and observatory

10. Teachers,Scientists,Headmasters,EducationOfficials
The days were filled with a variety of activities
June 2014 - Curriculum Development Workshop

11. Next Steps – The Way Forward
• Science Ambassadors from the June 2014
training will work with schools to introduce
inquiry methods of teaching science
• A roll-off Observatory with a 12 inch
Cave Cassegain Telescope will be
developed at a Dark Sky site near
Arusha National Park

12. Collaborating for the development of
The Centre for Science Education and Observatory
Mponda Malazo:
UNAWE- Tanzania
http://unawetanzania.org
Chuck and Sue Ruehle
e-mail TtT@astrowb.org
Face Book at Telescopes to Tanzania
http://astronomerswithoutborders.org
Donate to The Centre for Science Education and Observatory
http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/projects/telescopes-to-tanzania.html