A new era of studying astronomy: Wel-CAMs on the net allow observations under unfavarable weather.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501082
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: SATOH Takehiko 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 教授 (10297632)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MATSUMOTO Ichiro 島根大学, 教育学部, 教授 (30335541) ; ISHII Masayuki 大妻女子大学, 家政学部, 准教授 (50453494) ; UEDA Haruhiko 秋田大学, 教育文化学部, 教授 (70272028)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 月 / 満ち欠け / 観察 / 天候 / 小学校 / 理科 / ネット / ツール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the study of lunar phases (6th grade of elementary school), it is essential to observe and record daily changes of the moon. However, it is usually very rare that we have consecutive days of clear sky. Considering this, we have developed a net tool "Wel-CAM" which allows students to observe the moon by using a Wel-CAM which is at a site of good weather condition. The tool also provides the relative positions of the moon and the sun in the sky. By combining the observations with Wel-CAMs and with student's own eyes, it is expected that they can understand how the moon changes its phase every day as well as the principle of the phenomena.

Free Research Field

惑星大気科学