Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

To satisfy the needs of the public, especially teenagers, for both rich and profound astronomical knowledge, we have initially established the ”Astronomy Science Creative Laboratory”—an astronomy popularization experimental platform. This report will briefly introduce the series of astronomy-themed experimental activities developed on this platform, and then take the classic activity "Hide-and-Seek with Light" as a case study to further analyze the design features and implementation effects of these activities. The classic activity utilizes teaching tools including a mirror maze, Newtonian reflector, and Schlieren device to guide teenagers in exploring light reflection and its applications in telescopes through a structured approach: observing, gameplaying, experiment, and interpret.

About Guo Yilin

Guo Yilin is a assistant research fellow at the Beijing Planetarium. She previously completed her PhD at National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and masters at Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her research interest include the design of astronomy popularization experimental activities, the formation and evolution of solar prominences bubbles, and the dynamical evolution of solar filaments.