Saptamana mondiala a astronomiei

Name: And God said: Let there be light

Target group: All students from �Tudor Vianu� National High School of Computer Science

Venue: �Tudor Vianu� National High School of Computer Science Bucharest and Herastrau Park

Attendance:7th, 9th, 10th, 11th grade students of the �Tudor Vianu� National High-School of Computer Science (about 100 people)

Committee: Sorina Lupu, Iulia Stefan

Coordinating Teacher: Moraru Silvia, Cherciu Rodica, Ioana Stoica

Date: October 7, 2008

Description: Students from �Tudor Vianu� National High-School of Computer Science had a workshop titled "Consequences of Light pollution."

Debate
Competition
Astronomical observations regarding light pollution in Bucharest

Debate

We must reduce light pollution, but this doesn�t mean we have to live in the dark.
�Light Pollution� - the cancer of astronomy.
The difference between light pollution and chemical pollution in astronomy.
The effects of light pollution on animals and on plants.
Light pollution is unhealthy for humans.
Light pollution, the cause of car accidents
The over-illumination.
How much does a country spend on bad illumination?
Design for good and bad artificial light sources.

Sources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKpivApW7E This movie introduced the students to the history of lighting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfcbQHOJY-E&feature=related This is a movie about Light Pollution and it has a lot of interesting photos which were explained and commented by us.
http://www.lbi.ro/lightpollution

Competition

After the debate, we had a competition with two teams, where both had to explain bad illumination using their own ideas and photos in a Power Point presentation.

Teams:

Members of team �Oberon�:

Victor Pantazi
Andrei Ioan Pop
Vlad Togui
Vladimir Diaconescu
Members of team �Ganymede�:
Silviana-Maria Ciurea � Ilcus
Ana � Teodora Mihai
Andreea Nicut
Haldan Catalin

The two teams got two presentations:

HERE Light Pollution in view of team �Ganymede�

HERE Light Pollution in view of team �Oberon�.

Prizes

Both teams won prizes.

Team �Oberon� received a book named �Special Educational Needs in Europe - Insights & Innovation� and one of our mascots (an insect because insects are also killed by light pollution).

Team �Ganymede� also won a book named �Life-span development� and another mascot (a turtle because light pollution is at the heart of the decline of sea turtles. It impacts upon their nesting habits and the ability of young hatchlings to survive). Also we offered books to students who asked the most interesting questions.

Astronomical observations regarding light pollution in Bucharest

In the evening we went in the Herastrau Park and make the observations about light pollution in Bucharest. We observed The Summer Triangle and The Cygnus constellations, and we assumed a 3 magnitude.

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