Welcome and Introduction

Objectives

Through completing this course you’ll be able to:

• explore the benefits of interdisciplinary planning to understanding the links to space science.
• understand a range of literacy tools in supporting learning across STEAM subjects.
• explain the importance of role models in inspiring a STEAM approach to learning.
• linking the use of cosmology to the visual arts.

Outline

Session 1 – The Art of Astrophysics – Project Background [10 mins]

In this session, we will:

• Question our own relationship with space science
• Explore the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Make predictions about how STEAM learning can be used to teach astrophysics
• Discuss the value of role models in the curriculum

Session 2 – The Art of Astrophysics – Literacy in STEAM [20 mins]

In this session, we will:

• Discuss the role of literacy in science lessons
• Explore how poetry can be used as a science communication tool
• Discuss techniques that make poems effective
• Create success criteria to make poetry writing tasks purposeful

Session 3 – The Art of Astrophysics – Music and Drama in STEAM [30 mins]

In this session, we will:

• Discuss some of the challenges we might face integrating music and drama into our science lessons
• Explore how role models can help us overcome some of these challenges
• Use the life stories of role models to create monologue readings
• Describe how artificial intelligence can be used to speed up the planning of these tasks

Session 4 – The Art of Astrophysics – Visual art in STEAM [20 mins]

In this session, we will:

• Outline how cosmology has influenced visual art throughout history
• Demonstrate the role of visual art in science
• Learn how scientific data can be used to create artistic impressions
• Review the course content

Evaluation – Formative Assessment [10 mins]