"UNAWE Germany - The Multicultural Moon" Cecilia Scorza Presentation given at the 3rd UNAWE Multidisciplinary Workshop Date: June 16, 2008

1. UNAWE Germany
“The multi-cultural moon”
Dr. Cecilia Scorza,
UNAWE Germany
ZAH Heidelberg Storytelling and performance

2. Centre of activities
Heidelberg
Observatory
Astronomy school

3. Intercultural education
The world meets at the Kindergarten!

4. Great demand in Ludwigshafen
• More than 130 Kindergarten having each ~ 95% of immigrant kids
Task: Offer anually 10 teacher trainings à 30 teachers (300 teachers)

5. Growth of UNAWE Germany
Logistic
Ludwigshafen
Heidelberg

6. Feeling like an Earth citizen

7. Interplanetary education…

8. First UNAWE Project for the inner cities
2006, supported by the BASF

9. Teacher training: basic knowledge

10. Self creativity in the implementation

11. and performance at the Kindergarten

12. Why the moon?
•It can be seen from every place and
looking at it children learn to turn their eyes
towards the sky
•Because the moon is round and the Earth as well
•Because the moon missions are fascinating for
young children
•Because the Moon is multi-cultural

13. The moon changes its shape
Children learn to observe these changes and enjoy
painting the moon as seen at different phases

14. The multi-cultural moon

15. The multi-cultural Moon
China Kenia Congo „universal“

16. A chinese fairy tale…

17. A coat for the moon

20. Thank you

21. Discovering the
Moon-scape

24. When the moon moves in front
of the sun:

25. ..or behind the Earth

26. Influence of the moon

27. The formation of the moon
For 4,5 billlion years

28. A big crash…

29. The young moon

31. Apollo 11