•Rosa Molas School´s students are taking part in activities to commemorate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). They have already measured the Earth radius and visited the city of Pamplona’s Planetarium.

Last month ESO and BTO students were taken to the playground to carry out a mathematic activity.
All students, supervised by teachers of the Science Department, measured the Earth’s radius using a rake and other easy home instruments.
“The activity has been a success”, said the science teacher Juan Luis Cortés. “After contrasting our results, we can say that we were very close to the real data of the Earth radius.”

ESO and BTO students have also visited Pamplona’s planetarium, where they learned about the universe through the day- and night-time sky.
Students learned about planets, giant stars, constellations and other astronomy phenomena.

“The documentary was really interesting. We could learn how constellations were drawn, the origin of horoscope and the god and goddess of the mythology”, said the Rosa Molas students.
These two activities were amazing for teachers and students. This school is an example of how the Astronomy can be an enjoyable and fascinating experience for all ages.