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1. Επιχειρηματίες που θέλουν να ασχοληθούν με μία αποδοτική Κινητή Επιχείρηση προσφέροντας μία Σχολική Υπηρεσία

 

2. Θεματικά πάρκα, πάρκα αναψυχής, Επιστημονικά Κέντρα και Μουσεία τα οποία θέλουν να

προσθέσουν εκδηλώσεις και.

 

3. Σχολεία και άλλα εκπαιδευτικά ιδρύματα που θέλουν να διαθέτουν το δικό τους Κινητό Εκπαιδευτικό Σύστημα.

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Φουσκωτοί θόλοι	Ανεμιστήρες

Everybody knows that of our equipments or of competing companies, are used as Portable Planetariums. Originally they were created like such: but soon they derived in their use towards other science topics with great success.

Also, is well known by all educator the strong interest between children and young people around the wolrd by two fundamental subjects: Astronomy and Paleontology (in particular: the dinosaurs).

As first idea we can say: a successful business with Portable Planetariums will have to be based fundamentally on Astronomy and Dinosaurs.

Certainly to this offer it will be necessary to add the more it could as topics related to the Human Evolution (topic much needed in all the schools around the world) or to the particular History of every country or the global or local Geography.

Every buyer will have to make an evaluation of the local interests to offer a services y agree with the client requirements: The clients, obviously will be the educators, who are our primary client.

We recommend especially the consultation of the educational plans of every country and region.

Once determined the sciences topics to offering with a portable planetarium, you must decide the presentation method (pre-recorded or in alive) and chose the personnel, write the Presentation Programme.

We can offer a free basic programme that for experience that it is needed in almost schools around the planet and, that we have verified it is successful.

On the base of this programme multiple attachιs, adjustments and modifications can do. Take in mind that in topic, for example, "Orientation with the Stars" or "Constellations " can be valid for all the educational levels, any time they are presented in agree with the educational age.

A Basic Contents for Portable Planetarium Programme (for all educational levels)

1. Orientation With the Stars
2. Solar System
3. Big-Bang - The Universe
4. Constellations
4. The World of the Dinosaurs
5. Earth Geography

We think every client must adapt the presentations at the national educational plan in his/her country. We believe firmly : the best is to see the national educational plan, before to implement any show in a Travelling Business with Portable Planetariums

You should not forget that the key of the business with Portable Planetariums takes root in the work that you do with these in the schools.

There are two clear tendencies:

1) Pre-Recorded Presentations

2) "Live" Presentations

Both tendencies have points to favor and points in against. Nevertheless, our 12 years experience in Traveling Business with Portable Planetariums leads us to inclining for the second option, since we have observed a better operative results.

Though the prerecorded functions avoid the errors and the weariness of the human operator and allow "more spectacular" presentations from the Audio-Visual point of view, the second ones allow a better didactic adjustment, contemplating the diverse evolutionary grade and of knowledge of the students..

Besides this way contemplates the "participation" possibility of the students, so important for the learning. Didactically speaking a "live" presentation is better than a pre-recorded, though the last one could be better than a "live" presentation from the audio-visual point of view.

Probably the best, is a reasonable miscellany between both systems: to have ready in reserve pre-recorded presentations when the human operator give symptoms of weariness, for example.

1- Time:

In any of two previous cases, we suggest the presentations should be on 30 minutes base and on the "basic common contents" of the Learning Plan created

2- Public Participation:

Also, we suggest do not the above mentioned presentations in a long and boring "exhibitions of information and knowledge ". It is very important to understand that we consider the didactic fundamental concept:

Fundamental Principle of the Didactic

" The key in the education takes root in the grade of participation of the pupils. Conferences and Exhibitions only serve as informative way for adult and very specialized personnel. The Pupisl shouldtake part continuously in a class in order that the educational process is real, lasting and do not transform in a mere informative act ".

3- Quantity of Educational Contents in a Presentation:

It is suggested to continue the same procedure as a school teachear: not more than two contents or three in a presnetation..

The idea is: do not tire to the public with a "conference of astronomy", a "complete astronomy class" or something like it.

4- Using the portable planetarium as a "Didactic Starter":

It allows to the teacher to develop and to illustrate related topics, which will be continued by himself after portable planetarium activity in the school.

It is not a way to do a demonstration of an "encyclopedia", but of creating a funny presentation, educating and bringing entertainement..

5- Other Criterias:

Another criteria with portable planetariums is: use them as an audio-visual synthesis of the knowledge given in the classroom. Also in case of schools that possess access it continued, is possible to use them for a great variety of curriculuar topics. A dome in the dark is an amazing and charming environment for spectators of any age. The educational ambience that a Dome generate do easy the quick learning and it is an unforgettable experience.

d. Choosing Portable Planetarium Operators

It is probably the most important in the Traveling Business with Portable Planetariums, so much if it is in an educational service (for schools) or an amusement service (ameusement parks, etc) or in museums.

We suggest strongly: the operators should be teachers for primary schools and teachers for high schools, universities or general public.

Remember this "Golden Maxim", with which you will have a successful travelling business:

"More important than the audio-visual deployment, and the extraordinary quality that could have an educational equipment, is the didactic quality of the human opetaror"

e. How many operators are necessary?:

To manage a portable planetarium is needed as minimum a person: the operator. But the ideal are two persons. A person will be operating on the equipment, while the other will remain out during the presentation as reinsurance in case of a power-down (to raise the dome and to collaborate with the operator) or to prevent the children who are near the dome.

Asimismo, es recomendable, que ambas personas estιn entrenadas para dar funciones, tanto sean pregrabadas como en vivo. Si son en vivo pueden ir alternαndose una vez cada una para no agotarse. El sistema de dos operadores ha dado excelente resultados en toda Latinoamιrica.

Likewise, it is advisable, that both persons are trained to give functions, so much they are pre-recorded or "live". If they are in "live" they can go alternatening once each one not to become exhausted. The system of two operators has given excellent results in the whole Latinamerica.

f. Organization and Quantity of Presentations

First Case: with schools

A traveling Business with our Portable Planetariums can to attend efficiently between 600-700 students per day (in 8 hours, taking in account 6 presentations of 1/2 hours in the morning and 6 in the afternoon). Obviously, this scheme is depending on the educational organization of every country.

Considering 10 to 12 daily presentations, we would have an average of 600-700 pupils who can be attended by day. Though, nevertheless, records of attention have been registered of up to 2,400 persons (in Argentina) in a single day!, in a marathon of 18 consecutive hours presentations.

Between every presentation is convenient to consider 15 minutes that is the average time necessary to drive-out the spectators (of the previous presentation) and to rive-in (of the next presentation). Likewise, this time allows the operator to check the equipment and to carry out minimal tasks of cleanliness of the dome and even to take some rest.

The above mentioned is especially necessary in the case of a "live" presentations. We should t not exhaust unnecessarily the operators, since they will who assure a qualityservice. In case of "pre-recorded" presentations this time is necessary also to place all the system in "on" again.

Second Case: Museums and Science Parks

Here we have a different case. Basically because the assistants do not come in groups previously formed like in the schools case, where the assistants are organized by the teachers. In the school people come ramdomly.. About such a case it is convenient to organize presentations with schedule pre-arranged and previously announced in a publicity board.

g. The Public in a Dome

The public should be accommodated in concentric round starting from the door up to completing the first circle and then establishing the following concentric round. The public will have to sit down with the soil with the crossed legs " to the Indian thing ", as in the camps about the fire. Hereby comfortably 80 children will be able to stay from 6 to 9 years or 35-40 adults.

h. Time of Exhibition

Twelve years of experience in the operation of portable planetariums indicate us that ideal time of a presentation from the pedagogic point of view, is 35-40 minutes.

1. To consult the plans of study for every educational level in every region of the country where the educational portble service will be implemented.

2. To evaluate all ways: pre-recorded, "live" presentations or both

3. As Portable Planetarium Makers, we recommend training school teachers for "live" presentations, since we think: didactic results in a better service