خطة منهجية لتعليم الفلك و علوم الفضاء في المدارس و الجامعات الفلسطينية

الملخص EN

Astronomy and space sciences are attractive and interesting fields to the majority of people especially the young students.

Astronomy and space sciences can be mind broadening experience, they can convey scientific knowledge in a way that can be attractive to basic school level students, once students have understood the importance of science they might be more easily pursued to continue their education in technology and science.

In this paper we suggest a curriculum for astronomy and space science for different levels: 1.

Ages 3-9.

At this stage, the curriculum encouraged the teachers to point out the existence of some astronomical and space science phenomena.

2.

Ages 10-16.

Ages six to fifteen are ideal for teaching astronomy and space sciences because students are interested to learn.

The curricula outline many astronomical and space sciences phenomena.

3.

Ages 17-18.

At this level, students should be able to read a newspaper article on astronomy and space science and be able to understand its importance.

4.

University level (freshman).

The curricula offers general course outline on astronomy and space science, to increase the awareness on scientific knowledge and to train the future teachers.

Finally we address the role of popularization of science; we find that it can be a useful tool for non-formal astronomical education.