Description
The “KAENG Sky Near Me” project, is organized by the Kaenghangmaewpittayakarn School Astronomy Club, aims to promote basic astronomy education among primary school students in Kaeng Hang Maew District. The project encourages students to explore the night sky from their own homes or schools, inspiring curiosity and self-directed learning through hands-on activities. It also provides Astronomy Club members with opportunities to develop their knowledge, leadership, teamwork, and organizational skills, which are beneficial for future education and career paths.
The activities, conducted from July 2024 to March 2025, followed the POLARIS Model and included topics such as moon phases, using star maps, observing planets and celestial objects through telescopes, light painting, zodiac constellations, solar observation, and micro:bit robotics which is the basic of Aerospace studies. The target group was 2,450 primary students in the district. The project was evaluated through participation, student-created work, satisfaction surveys, and feedback through lesson study from organizers to improve future implementations.
The results showed that participating students became more familiar with the sky in their local area, developed positive attitudes toward astronomy, gained knowledge and skills applicable to both academic learning and daily life.
