Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

This poster presents an interdisciplinary approach to astronomy education, combining simulation-based learning, storytelling, and visual art to introduce core astronomical concepts at the secondary school level. Drawing from practical outreach activities and hands-on workshops, it illustrates how low-cost digital tools and analog activities such as, planet motion simulations, constellation art, and narrative-based science communication can be used to demystify complex topics like stellar evolution, the cosmic scale, and gravity. The model encourages creativity and critical thinking, making astronomy both accessible and inspiring for young learners, especially in under-resourced school environments.

Biography:

Ruban K is a postgraduate physics student at Bharathidasan University, India, with a strong commitment to astronomy education and outreach. He currently interns at the Indian Space Lab and is a trainee with NASA ARSET, IAEA NAA, and NASA’s Open Science 101. His international academic engagement includes participation in the RED 25 Astrobiology School (France), QIQG Conference (Perimeter Institute, Canada), Cosmology from Home (UK), and the European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting. Ruban integrates citizen science, storytelling, and real data in classroom settings to make space science accessible to school students.