People involved at OAB: Parmeggiani
Altri Mondi is a competition organized by the Italian department of
E.A.A.E. (European Association for Astronomy Education) in collaboration with
Department of Astronomy of the University of Bologna, the Astronomical
Observatory of Bologna, SAIt (Società Astronomica Italiana), AIF
(Associazione per l'insegnamento della Fisica), ANISN (Associazione Nazionale
Insegnanti di Scienze Naturali), Divisione Didattica della Società Chimica
Italiana, CNR, ADA (Associazione Divulgazione Astrofisica), CIFS (Consorzio
Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale), ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana),
Alenia Spazio SpA, and Science Centre Extramuseum Torino.
Parmeggiani was part of the jury. This event was dedicated to students of
Primary and Secondary Schools who were asked to send an essay on paper
or ipertest about nine primary astronomical topics like: the life in the
Universe, the evolution of life on Earth, the research of extra-terrestrial
life, and so on. The jury received over 100 essays; the top 10 works got
a cash prize, while the following 10 got an invitation to the ASI.
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