2nd Bridges between Cultures: Latitude for Traveling and Navigate

ROS, R.; GARCIA B

Antares

Lugar: Barcelona; Año: 2022 p. 119

978-84-15771-94-4

Welcome to the second edition of “Bridges Between Cultures”, an initiative of the Network for Astronomy School Education for the UNESCO International Day of Light- March 16th, which first encounter was in 2021, in the middle of the very hard days of pandemic and as a way to continue establishing links between the people around the Globe.In 2022, a new project is the center of attraction to establish the “bridgest”, the use of Astronomy to determine the latitude, opening new possibilities for humans: travel and navigate beyond the very well known roads or having the shore permanently visible. One of these approaches connects with the discovery of America and the trip around the world, to the West, and on the other hand, the design of the ancient Silk Road, to the East.As we mention, this proposal is based on the International Day of Light, proposed by UNESCO wth the purpose to remember the first successful use of the laser, but also, to enlighten the general uses of light to improve everyday life. In 2022 we propose to use the sunlight to, through its altitude at noon, to establish the local latitud using a simple quadrant. This is also the opportunity to remark the power of collaborative works in sciences, designing activities with a theoretical framework, which need measurements and clear results, as a global project.Bridges between Cultures is also a Citizen Sciences proposal that follows three main goals: engagement of teachers, professors, students and general audiences, promotion of the sciences in general, and innovation.