Talk - The Solar System In Argentine Sign Language (Lsa)
Corti Mariela Alejandra
Facultad de Cs Astronómicas y Geofísicas (UNLP) - Instituto Astrofísica de La Plata (CONICET-UNLP)
The ENIGMAs School (National and Interamerican School of Geophysics, Meteorology and Astronomy) on Astronomy Didactics was organized by NAEC Argentina members and invited international professors. During this school, an innovative project for teaching the Solar System to deaf and hard-of-hearing students originated, which was later implemented through a UNLP university extension project in 2025. Focused on specific, visually-oriented learning, the workshop provides teachers with concrete tools to promote astronomical concepts using Argentine Sign Language (LSA) and tailored audiovisual resources. This work describes the core activities designed to foster meaningful learning and real inclusion for the deaf community.
About Corti Mariela Alejandra
I hold a PhD in Astronomy, specializing in observational astrophysics, and I am a researcher at CONICET and a faculty member at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP, Argentina). My main research fields are "Open stellar clusters and galactic structures" and "Astronomy education at different academic levels". As a science communicator and an active member of NAEC Argentina, I seek to bridge research and public engagement. Additionally, I advise Master's and PhD theses focused on Astronomy Education across various academic levels.
