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Space Exploration for Years 3–10

http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/WhatsOn/ShortTermExhibitions/Space1.htm

On Thursday 24th March 2005, join our video-conferences with Te Papa education staff

Two sessions:

Erana Hemmingsen

11.45–12.45
Presented in Te Reo Māori by Erana Hemmingsen

Find out about:

  • The planets and their different rates of rotation
  • Sedna and Quaoar – new discoveries in our solar system
  • New Zealand space researcher Pauline Harris (of Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Rakaipaka descent)
  • Examples of age and weight differences on other planets – how do we measure up?
Emma Best

1.30–2.30
Presented in English by Emma Best

Find out about:

  • What happens to your body at high velocity and what space travellers wear to withstand these pressures (using a Russian High Altitude Suit as an example)
  • Distances in space – looking back in time when we look at the stars
  • New Zealand amateur astronomer Albert Jones
  • Recent findings from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan and some news from Mars

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VIDEO-CONFERENCE, CONTACT digitalconversations@cwa.co.nz BY TUESDAY 22ND MARCH
Telephone: (04) 382 6506

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