{"id":960,"date":"2021-03-24T19:55:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/science\/?p=960"},"modified":"2021-03-24T20:03:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:03:11","slug":"discussion-with-students-about-astronomy-and-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.josephcaruana.co.uk\/science\/2021\/03\/24\/discussion-with-students-about-astronomy-and-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion with students about astronomy and working in science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"960\" class=\"elementor elementor-960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1629782 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1629782\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d0874d\" data-id=\"0d0874d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c3437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c3437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today we had a very interesting online workshop with students<span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">(13 &#8211; 19 years old,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">both from Malta and abroad) as part of ESPLORA&#8217;s &#8220;Catch Them Young&#8221; programme, itself part of Project RAISE (Raising Awareness and Interest in STEAM Employment). The most interesting part &#8211; as is often the case &#8211; was the time when the students themselves asked their questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">In a time of pandemic, many schools have missed out on opportunities to visit laboratories and facilities. 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