Third closure? Planetania – the city’s most impressive science and space center, is working hard and at the end of the month will host Israeli Space Week in a special interactive event, which will include a conversation with an astronaut and a variety of related activities. Everything is of course online and in accordance with the guidelines. My principal Greenberg “Although the format has changed, many more people from around the country will be exposed to Planetania. We continue to make the space accessible to all audiences and do not take our foot off the gas.”
Seven International Space in Planetania
Although the third closure is in full swing and its end is not in sight, the Science and Space Center – Planetania – continues to work hard towards the highlight of the month: the hosting of the Israeli Space Week. This is the third time that the center has been chosen to host the event, which will be held from January 24 to 29, alongside impressive locations such as the Jerusalem Museum and the Madatech in Haifa.
The main event in Planetania will be held on Monday, the 25th of the month, at 17:00 in the evening – a large-scale interactive broadcast, hosted by reality refugees and network anchors Tom Baum and Liron Revivo, together with one of the center’s instructors, Nitzan Moran. The transmitter, which will be broadcast on a special website and will be broadcast directly on the municipal Facebook, the Planetania Facebook and even on the Israeli Space Agency’s website, will include quizzes, activities and a variety of live surprises. At the end of the broadcast, an astronaut will be hosted who will answer questions. The activity is for ages 7-14, but will naturally gain much greater exposure through parents connecting with their children. The production company is owned by the Israel Space Agency, which has close cooperation with Planetania.
In addition to the main event, throughout the week there will be online morning activities for 50 cults from around the country, who will learn about the incarnation of satellite and space in general. It should be noted that the definition of “Israeli Space Week” was decided following the crash of the Columbia shuttle, in which the first Israeli space pilot, the late Ilan Ramon, perished.
Seven International Space in Planetania
“The Corona has brought us to face new and more interesting challenges. There have been zoom meetings and advanced training for instructors from home, but despite the difficulty we are ready and it will be an amazing event,” says Planetania director Shelly Harpaz Greenberg. “There is no chance that we would let Corona stop Israeli Space Week. The format has changed, but it will allow many more people from around the country to watch the broadcast and be exposed to the event and Planetania in general. Not only from Netanya, but from all over the country, and all without leaving home. Everyone is welcome “.
Seven International Space in Planetania
The essence of the Center for Science, Space and Cultural Studies of Japan is to make the unique contents of Planetania accessible to the general public and allow everyone, at any age, to know and experience the universe as wonderful and intriguing, and to understand the relevance of science to life on a personal, social and cultural level. The mayor also saw its importance, which enabled him to continue his activities even during this complex period. Although Harpaz Greenberg entered the role without a background in astronomy, it is impossible to miss in the tone of her voice how connected she is to the place and loves what she does. By the way, as part of her love for space, she serves as a leader in the central area of the Horizon community – the space educators’ community of the space agency through the Ramon Foundation. In this framework, space-loving teachers help anyone who is evacuated during this challenging period, to build a class or class-adapted activity at the school.
The strong connection to doing so is also the reason why the closures, which forced the closure of the Planetania building itself and led to the construction of the online activity array, made it difficult for her, but more than once my failure would say desperate. “We work intermittently during the closures, but the main goal was and remains – to make the space accessible to as many people as possible, (if-delete) in online tutorials or lectures. It is true that the building is closed and we use the time for care and maintenance, but for a moment do not get off the gas. She emphasizes. “We have been and still are teaching classes from elementary school to division and high school, including research work done online in Zoom activity. In the summer we were also able to open a few and transfer activities to groups while maintaining the purple character guidelines and the Ministry of Health. “Various bodies – mainly educational, such as teachers and members of the Education Administration from all over the country.”
As for future plans, Harpaz Greenberg talks about an activity that will be built for kindergarten children following the request of the municipal parents’ committee, and is also proud of the courageous relationship with the space agency, in which Planatania was chosen for the first time to broadcast Space Agency and Ministry of Science. The real satellite launch in the US has been postponed, but she believes an alternate date will be chosen soon. In addition, with the help of her team she is now working on creating “kits” – activity kits to complete the online experience that will allow students to perform tangible tasks beyond zoom exposure. Planetania and place it as a significant center of science and space, “she proudly concludes.” Despite the difficulty and complexity, we face the challenges we face, look ahead and reinvent ourselves each time. However, we hope for a moment that they will release the closures and we will be able to open the center to the general public. I want to believe that it will happen soon. “