Inexpensive, cheap, low-cost Astronomy and quality: between prejudices and reality

GARCIA, B

Virtual

Workshop; 3rd Shaw-IAU W0rkshop of Astronomy Education; 2021

OAE

Astronomyis the oldest scientific discipline to which Humans dedicated time ina systematic way. Fromthe past to the present, the knowledge grew exponentially and alsothe technological needs of the astronomers to pursuit theirobjectivesp { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }Thedidactic of the Astronomy can not be faced only in one way and mustbe thinking for all, ina frame of reference in Which education is inclusive and sustainable.Onequestion that a teacher can asks at thetime to prepare the classes can be ifquality teachingof the discipline is only possible using new technologies or ifit is possible to teach high qualityAstronomy at low-cost with non expensive materials​.In this contribution, we show that thelow-cost, low-tech tools and resorurces is not correlated withlow-quality in educacion of astronomy.p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; background: transparent }