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College News
12 July 2004
Stargazing: Pupils visit Royal Holloway for a Solar System Summer School
Pupils from Oakwood School in Horley, Surrey, visited Royal Holloway, University of London this week for a Solar System Summer School given by the Physics and Geology Departments at the College.
The class of 11-13 year olds, along with children from other local schools, took part in an interactive programme of activities, all designed to help the children to learn more about the Solar System.
During the course of the day, the children took part in an exciting range of activities - from looking at computer images of asteroids, to hands-on experiments analysing crater formation and planetary surfaces. They were also given the chance to view sunspots in the College's rooftop observatory, with a computer-controlled astronomical telescope. Physicists and Geologists at the College also gave a number of talks.
Their teacher, Julie Malin, said: "The children enjoyed the day immensely and I'm hoping to organise more trips to the College."
Royal Holloway has some interesting astronomical links. Professor Samuel Tolansky (Head of the College's Physics Department from 1947 to 1973) and Professor Moreton Moore (then a newly-hired lecturer, and still a member of staff within the Physics Department) were two of the scientists to study the moon dust brought back from the Apollo missions. The Physics building at Royal Holloway takes its name from Professor Tolansky, as does a 13 km diameter crater not far from the Apollo 14 landing site, which was named in his honour.
ENDS
For further information contact Royal Holloway, University of London, Press Office:
Vicky Cousins
Assistant Press & Communications Officer
01784 414480, victoria.cousins@rhul.ac.uk
Christine Long
Press & PR Officer
01784 443967, christine.long@rhul.ac.uk
