JAXASpace
Education
CenterReport on Its Activities in 2020-2021© Akihiro Ikeshita© JAXA/NASA© JAXA/NASAFrom the Director

Achieving autonomous,
creative and co-creative learning
through space education

JAXA Space Education Center
Report on Its Activities in 2020-2021(Information as of March 2021)

CONTENTSFROM THE DIRECTOR
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
WHO WE ARE
The History of JAXA Space Education Center
Our Goals & Principles

Informal Education Support
Experience-Based Learning Opportunities
International Engagement
Content Publishing
Establishing Strategic Partnerships

Children's enthusiasm for objects and phenomena, motivation for experience

Director,
JAXA Space Education Center

horizons - JAXA aims to assist in such learning as well as physical and emotional

and learning, struggle toward achievement, joy of success, and discovery of new
growth and development, by considering space education as one of the pillar tasks

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WHAT WE DO
Formal Education Support

Kaori Sasaki

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of JAXA. The activities of the Center take advantage of diverse achievements in thefields of space and aeronautics, as one of its lead projects and carrying out projects
in collaboration with teachers, who are directly involved in the education of children.
Today’s society is characterized by changes in the environment that surrounds us,
including innovations in information technology and shifts in the economic balance,
which make it difficult to have a long-term outlook. Under such circumstances, theperspective required for children’s education is also evolving. How do we foster
the ability to identify and solve problems? In addition to enhancing individual
performance based on the acquisition of knowledge, educators are expected todemonstrate teaching skills in fostering different abilities such as in collaboration,
co-creation and continuous learning. At the same time, the importance of learningin partnership with families and local communities is being reevaluated. We takeadvantage of the synergy generated through networking with diverse parties
concerned, including industries and nonprofit organizations, in the hope ofachieving our ideal space education.
JAXA's activities are based on its missions to realize a world where JAXA'sachievements are utilized by society, through which they become well-established,to pursue challenging research and development that opens up a new world,
thereby leading the country and the world, and to actively invite new partners
and adopt new technologies, and so create innovations. Similarly in the field of
education through space, we strive toward growth of the children who will lead thenext generation and evolution of the global community, and from a more advanced
perspective, the society in the universe.

JAXA Space Education Center

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The Year in Review“Space Education Teacher Training Online Course”
Launched
Jul

2020

Space Education Symposium
Jun

06

The Space Education Center holds a participatory “Space Education Symposium” every year for the purpose of developing abetter understanding of and expanding the audience base for space education pursued by the Center. In previous years, wehave exchanged information through face-to-face lectures and discussions, but in 2020, due to the spread of COVID-19, we
held the symposium online for the first time. Under the theme of “How to Make the Most of Space Education: Building theFortitude to Live,” five lectures and five poster presentations were shared on a special Space Education Symposium website and questions
were accepted and answered online. The website was open to the public from June 15 to August 14, 2020, and was accessed 6,335 times. A
question-and-answer session was also held on the website. Considering that the number of participants during the two-day event is usuallyaround 200 people, we believe that we were able to attract more people than in previous years.

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The Space Education Center offers teacher training programs that consist of
lectures and hands-on experiences with teaching materials for the purpose ofcommunicating the fascination of space education. The training programs havebeen organized by local education boards or as part of subject committees and in-school workshops. However, depending on the time of year and the training location, some people
may not have been able to participate even if they wanted to.
Therefore, we launched an online course so that more people can takethe training and put into practice what they have learned. We hopethat not only teachers but also anyone who is even slightly interested
in space education make use of this course. We believe that thetraining will enrich the contents of classes and educational activities.

2020年度 宇宙教育シンポジウム WEB版
JAXA最新
研究紹介

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YAC,KU-MA
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宇宙教育連携拠
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調査研究
報告紹介

Q&A

Uchu no Gakko(The School of Space)
Published
The book “ The School of Space” supervised by the Space
Education Center has been published.
The main characters, elementary school students Sora and Hikari,

開催趣旨

who are on a school trip to space, learn about space, the Earth,■ 基調講演

主催者挨拶

and many other things at JAXA’s special “School of Space” lectures.

｢科学の視点を宇宙から学ぶ｣
多摩六都科学長
髙柳 雄一

国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 理事
石井 康夫“Which planet should we visit?” “What should we eat in space?”

2020年度 宇宙教育シンポジウムWEB版の開催について

By learning about the characteristics of different planets, the

私は、科学の話題を紹介し、科学が人間にもたらす成果を、多くの皆さんと考える機会を意識して設けてきました。話題にNって科学の知識はもちSん異なっています。しかし、科学が手に入れてきた知識の背後には、科学が対象とした世界を見る際に潜む共通の視点もあることに気づかされます。今回は、科学に共通して存在すると思われる視点を１#点だけ取り上げ、宇宙からも学んでみます。

こんにちは。2020年度 宇宙教育シンポジウムのWeb開催に当たりまして、
主催者を代表して一言ご挨拶を申し上げます。
2020年度宇宙教育シンポジウムは、新型コロナウイルス感染症の拡大に7る、緊急事態宣言が発令された状況を受け、会場を設置しての開催を中止いたしました。しかし、シンポジウム開催
を心待ちにされていた皆様に応えしたく、代!置としてJAXA宇宙教育センターWeb上に
いて完全リモートで開催したいと考え、今回のシンポジウムにご登壇いただく予定であった方々のご賛同をいただき、開催の運びとなりました。宇宙教育に興味、関心を持ちいただく多くの方に参加していただきたいと考えてります。

differences in their environments and the wonders of the universe

新型コロナウイルス感染症が拡大し、日本政府によA緊急事態宣言が発令された状況を受け、参加者および関係者の健康・安全面を第一に考慮した結果、2020年度宇宙教育シンポジウムの開講演資料の]ウンロードはこちら
催は中止となりました。JAXA宇宙教育センターでは、代替措置として、本シンポジウムのWEB開催を計画し、登壇予定の方々のご賛同を得て、発'"容を掲載さ.ていただけA(ととなりま
このたびのシンポジウムは、GーMを「宇宙教育の活かし方～「生きる力」を育むために～」としました。新学習指導要領は「“生きる力”を育む」を理念としていますが、宇宙を素材として好した。/<多くの皆様にご覧いただき、有意義にご活用いただけれ;と考えております。
奇心、冒険心、匠の心を育む「宇宙教育」は、新学習指導要領で重視されている「主的・対話

at the “School of Space,” Sora and Hikari find that what they are

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的で深い学び」な*の実践にいて5有効であると考えています。ご登壇いただく方々は、各地の教育,場の最前線で活躍され、宇宙教育を実践されています。この方々の経験から学び、また、我が国の教育の実践に活かしていただければと思います。

learning at the “School of Earth” is in fact connected to space.
In addition to a special class given by Astronaut Kimiya Yui, the-ファイルのご利用にあたり本サイトに掲載のPDF、その他公開資料のご利用に<いては、以下の事項を遵守していただきますN)+願いいたします。
１．当該資料を活用する場合は、資料の作成者の所属・氏名と、AXAの宇宙教育シンポジウムで利用されたものである点を明確に示してください。
２．当該資料の複製（SNSなBの電子的な公開を含む及び不特定多数への公開を行いたい場合は、宇宙教育
シンポジウム事務局にご相談下さい。

“School of Space” also has homerooms and recesses, making

開催：2020年6月15日(月)～2020年8月1日(金)（注：Q&Aの受(は、2020年7月31日(金)まで）

すでに実践されている方ばかりではなく、興味、関心を持っているすべての人に何らかのヒントや気付きを得ていただければ幸いです。本シンポジウムが、宇宙教育の普及浸透と発+に寄与することを期待いたしまして、主催者からの挨拶とさ"ていただきます。

Programming
Instructional Material“HTV-X Edition” Released
Aug

08

Water Rocket
Event Online Training

In Japan, programming education will become a

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the APRSAF-27 Water Rocket

compulsory subject in elementary schools from

Event has been postponed and the selection of the Japanesethe 2020 school year and in junior high schools

National Team for 2020 has been cancelled. However, onlinefrom the 2021 school year. The Space Education

training was conducted for the teams that applied. Taking

Center has been developing and releasing instructional materials

advantage of the online setting, the varied program included

that incorporate space into programming education. The recently

messages from the previous WRE winner from Sri Lanka anddeveloped “HTV-X Edition” allows students to create a game in

the next WRE host agency VNSC Vietnam, as well as an English

which they can control HTV-X, the new unmanned spacecraft

communication session with a graduate student from India, a

now being developed by JAXA as the successor to the "Kounotori"

lecture by a doctor from Thailand, and rocket- and space-related(HTV). Students will be able to learn the basics of programming as

lectures.

if they were playing a role

Participants enjoyed it and were encouraged to continue learningin space development.

during this challenging time.

space fun and familiar to the students.

Q&Aは終了しました（質問と回答に移動します）///

APRSAF Water Rocket online Event for Japanese students
Date and Time : 22nd August 2020 13:00-15:35 (JST)Contents

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JAXA Space Education Center

1

Message from Head of the JAXA Space Education Centre

2

JAXA Activity Report in August 2019-March 2020

3

The latest information on the space development / Question and Answer session(Lecturer :JAXA Space Education Center)

4

Message from the winner of APRSAF – 26 WRE(Sri Lanka (Recorded by Arthur C. Clarke Institute))

5

Fundamental knowledge of Rocket / Question and Answer session(Lecturer : Graduate student of The University of Tokyo ,ISAS M2 Ogawa Lab)

6

Communication in English(Lecturer: Doctoral student of SOKENDAI (D4) Kawakatsu Lab(from India))7

Vietnam and WRE venue introduction video (Recorded by Vietnam National Space Center )8

Hight school CubeSat project overview / Question and Answer(Lecturer: Director, International Institute of Space Technology for Economic Development (InSTED)King Mongkut‘s University of Technology North Bangkok)

JAXA Space Education Center

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Classroom Partnership:
Saitama Prefectural Ina Gakuen Junior High School
Let’s Think about Disaster Food and Space FoodClassroom Partnership:
Kobe City Ueno Junior High School
Theme: Weather Observation Satellite

The Space Education Center held a class on “Disaster Food” in cooperation with the Saitama Prefectural Ina Gakuen Junior

At Ueno Junior High School in Kobe City, one of our strategic partners, we held aHigh School. Some may wonder, “What does disaster food have to do with space?” However, there are many similarities

classroom partnership where teachers and the Space Education Center planned

between the situations following a disaster and in space. For example, living in a closed space and securing water and fooda class together. Based on the discussions with the teacher in charge, we decided

are issues also experienced in space, and we are trying to solve them through research and development. The class was

to give a joint class in which students predict the path of a typhoon based on data

successful in attracting students’ attention by using space as a starting point for encouraging them to explore the question, “Could this idea

obtained from satellites. After learning how satellites are used to observe the earth

also be useful in a disaster?”and how to visualize the data, the students were provided with satellite global

Oct

10

precipitation maps (GSMaP: Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation https://sharaku.
eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP_CLM/index_j.htm) and data downloaded from NEXRA (NICAMLETKF JAXA Research Analysis https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/theme/NEXRA/index_j.htm)

APRSAF Poster Contest
Nov

11

The 15th contest was held as an online eventfor the first time with the theme of “Peace inSpace.” A total of 25 posters drawn by children
aged 8–11 years from nine Asia-Pacific countries

were submitted for consideration. Winners of a Best Poster Awardand two Special Poster Awards were selected through voting by
APRSAF website visitors (3,598 votes! 20 times more than a usualyear held on-site).

on typhoon wind direction and speed, sea level pressure and surface temperature,
based on which they predicted the path of a typhoon in groups. The teacher helped
the students understand the data by drawing coastlines on the whiteboard, on
which the video data were projected, and guiding them in comparing the data.
The active discussions among students were particularly memorable. At the endof the class, the students were provided with the precipitation data to check theiranswers on the typhoon path. Student feedback included that, by comparing andunderstanding different data, the class helped them understand the role of earth
observation satellites in identifying problems and taking appropriate measures, aswell as realize how space development is helping their daily lives.

Award presentation video link:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/481545834
With support of Lockheed Martin, Lagrange, and KOKUSAI SOGOKIKAKU Co. Ltd., JAXA will launch all posters to the International
Space Station and display them inside the ISS in 2021.
A 2021 calendar featuring all exhibited works can be downloaded
from the following link.
https://www.aprsaf.org/working_groups/se/calendar.php#2021

Sora no Tobira (Portal to Space) andthe Soratobi Science Pocketbook PublishedDec12

We published the 54th issue of Sora no Tobira (Portal to Space) and the Soratobi Science Pocketbook.
Popular children’s character “Kaiketsu Zorori” appears on the “Yatte Mission” (Let’s Try Mission) experiment and craft page,
where the inventive genius Zorori invites readers to try fun experiments and crafts.
The Soratobi Science Pocketbook has a page introducing the world’s manned spacecraft. From the Soviet Union’s Vostok

to the latest private manned spacecraft Crew Dragon, all the manned spacecraft that have been developed are summarized in an easy-tounderstand format.
Sora no Tobira is available at libraries and science museums nationwide, as well as for home delivery. All published issues are also available
online at https://edu.jaxa.jp/contents/soratobi/archive/index.html.
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Classroom Partnership:
Hiroshima Prefectural Saijyo Agricultural High School
Theme: Space Agriculture
At Saijyo Agricultural High School, an exploratory learning initiative is underway on the theme of space agriculture. The

Dec

12

Space Education Center collaborated with the school for some of the lessons, focusing on exploring the factors andtechnologies required to do farming on Mars.
We first held a workshop titled “Let’s Think of an Ideal Planet” to motivate the students to learn. In this workshop, students

are asked to envision an ideal planet if they were to move to a new one. They start by thinking in terms of what kinds of organisms theywould bring, what kind of ecosystem can be created at the destination, and what they would eat there. At the end of the workshop, the2021

Aerospace School
Jan

Four online sessions of Aerospace School were held at Kakuda Space

The workshop was followed by a lecture on the basic knowledge needed to think about agriculture on Mars. To provide inspiration for the01

subsequent exploration, the lecture was given under the following themes according to the area of specialty of students: “Soil composition,using 360-degree video, and career consultation from the participants to the staff,

microorganisms and breeding on Mars” for the Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry Courses, “Food and health in space” for the Foodeach incorporating the characteristics of the respective centers. Student feedback

Science Course, and “Architectural conditions and energy in space” for the Agricultural Machinery Course.

included the following: “I was happy to have my questions answered in real time, andSuch exploratory learning has been adopted at Japanese high schools, and the Space Education Center provides educational support tohad fun listening to the lecture, which incorporated the questions I asked in advanceschools that encourage such learning under the theme of space.

and helped answer my questions” and “I live in Hokkaido and it’s not easy for me tostudents are asked to discuss about the ideal society to be achieved on the planet. In the course of envisioning their ideals from a cleanslate, students are able to renew their awareness of the issues facing the Earth while thinking about food and agriculture in space.

Center, Tsukuba Space Center, and Chofu Aerospace Center, with115 high school students participating from across the country. The
sessions included lectures by JAXA staff, virtual tours of the facilities

participate in events held at the centers. So even if the current COVID-19 situation isSpace School for Families:
Online Schooling and
New Textbook Publishedresolved, it would be great if you could hold online events for people like me.”Space School for Families consists of schooling for gatherings of local participants
and at-home learning where students and their parents learn together, using
original textbooks that take advantage of familiar materials. Last year, we had tocancel the face-to-face schooling due to COVID-19, but some venues offered it
online. Participants commented that the detailed instructions by the teachers madethe material easy to understand, even online.
A new textbook has been added to the series of textbooks for Space School for
Families.
“Discovering the functions of box structures such as guitars and violins”
This is an instructional material for investigating the functions of box structures bymaking stringed instruments using familiar materials such as wood, washbasins,and empty instant noodle containers to find out how they sound.
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はず

おと

ぶん

ちが

はこ

じっ けん

う

おお

ちゅう くう

し

かん

くう

き

き

しん どう

おと

なか

くう

おな

なか

ちゅう

おと

くう

おと

う

こう

しん

どう

し

じ

ゆう

ひ

しゅ

み

おん かい

せん

うえ

けっ そく

つ

貼り付ける

は

けっ そく

おと

つか

おお

げん

もく

⑥ 木ねじにテグスをきつく
むす

かみ

おと

結ぶ

はい

はんたいがわちょう⑦ テグスの反対側を蝶ボルト
むす

あな

さ

こ

に結んで穴に差し込み、
うら がわ

け しょう

裏側から化粧ナットで
こ てい

固定する

かみ

紙コップは、ギターやバイオリンのはこ

は2.弦を張ろうほうき

紙コップは、音が入るとやく め

箱の役目なんだよちょうは⑧ 蝶 ボ ル ト を ま わ し て、テグスがピンと張るように
なが

ちょうせつ

長さを調節する

ひ

き

り

がっ

ひ

う ちゅう ひつく

じっ けん

実験してみようか

準備す

箱部分に、
めん

ねらい
学習指導要領との関連
小学校３年理科「光と音の性質」－音の伝わり方と大小－中学校１年理科「身近な物理現象」－音の性質－

https://edu.jaxa.jp/ 〒252-5210 神奈川県相模原市中央区由野台3-1-1
TEL 050-3362-5039 FAX 042-759-8612

紙コップを使って音が大きくなることを調べながら、
ギターなどの楽器にある箱の働きを知り、身近なものを利用して弦楽器を作る

JAXA Space Education Center

き

つく

き

もく ざい

ぽん

ちょう

こ

もく

まる たけ ばし

ぽん

なが

け しょう

つ

●化粧ナット（M４）３個き

ほん よう い●丸竹箸 １本（長さ4.5㎝に切って２本用意する）●結束バンド（幅５㎜のものを長さ4.5㎝に切って12本用意）●テグス（９号）３m分くらい

けっ そく

はば

ごう

なが

ぶん

き

こ

よう ふ

るい

じょう ぎ

りょうめん

ほん よう いろ おけこ

●子ども用風呂桶１個

しょ ぶん

４か所分

●工 具 類 … はさみ、カッター、きりなど
えん ぴつ

ちゅう い

めん

はこ

⑨ フレットボードの後ろ面と箱に
は

せっちゃく

かん せい

マジックテープを貼り、接着して完成！

まる たけ ばし

こ

できるよ！
ぐ

と

こ

●木ねじ（３㎜）３個使っても●マジックテープあぶうし

カップ麺の容器をこう

はず

テグスが切れたり外れたりすると危ないので注意しよう
はこ

3.箱を取り付けよう●蝶ボルト（４×18㎜）３個
よう き

ぶん ぼう ぐ るい

宇宙の学校テキスト103（2021.3）

がっ●木材（4.5㎝×60㎝） １本

つか

氏名

げん

るもの

び

はこ ぶ ぶんこう しようこのしくみを利用して弦楽器を作ろう
じゅん

やって
みたい！

たの

なか

き

おもちゃの楽器を作ってかん

ISSの中でギターを弾く宇宙飛行士

06

つで取り付ける

つか

き

う ちゅう

と

やすいよ！

きょう めいきょう めいじしょフレットボードに２か所ボンド

使うと貼り紙コップを使った方は

おと

き

き

まる たけ ばし

両面テープを音が大きく聞こえたよ

おお

ひ

あな

こ てい

結束バンド
かみ

か

結 果

ひ

ち じょう

はこ

もく

は

まな

ひ

う ちゅう

せい かつ

もく

しるし

ふる

くう

はこ

こく さい

こう

ちょう

ち

震えていたよなかつ④ 4.5㎝にカットした丸竹箸を

い

丸竹箸

はこ

かた がみ

は

フレットボードに貼り付けるの位置に印をつけ、キリ
固定する
つか
あな
4.5
などを使って穴を
㎝
あける

りょうめん

かみ

皆さんは今回ギターを作って「箱の中の空気が振動（共鳴）して音が大きくなる」というギターの箱のしくみを学びましたね。
宇宙空間には空気がないのでギターを弾いても音が聞こえませんが、国際宇宙ステーション（ISS）の中には、宇宙飛行士が生活できるように空気があります。
このため、ギターを弾くと地上と同じように音が聞こえ、箱の中の空気が 振 動（共 鳴）
し、音も大きくなります。
宇宙飛行士は自由時間にギターを弾いて趣味を楽しむ©NASAこともできるのです。
おと

おん かい

③ コピーした音階の型紙を、① 木材に蝶ボルトや木ねじ ② 木ねじを穴に

もく ざい

い

き

聞いてみる

蝶ボルト

くら

つく

直接聞いてみる

ちょう

おお

つく

こん かい

ちゃく しん おん

かみ

紙コップに入れてちょくせつ き

そうなんだ
わ

つか

型紙はコピーして使おう

つく⑤ 音階の線の上に結束バンドを

大 き さの違いを比べてみましょう。
みなわ

携帯電話の着信音

かみ

紙コップにかけてはじいてみる

箱の部分を取り外しできるように作って、いろんな箱で音のおお

けい たい でんつか

直接はじいてみる

りも、振動する面が増えるので、それだけ音が大きくなります。
はこばん

1.フレットボード（指板）を作ろう

たい せつ

風 呂 桶 で作 ったギターは、輪 ゴムや携 帯 電 話 で実 験 した紙 コップよ
めん

わ

ちょくせつ

けっ

つく

し

じゅん

音の大きさを比較して、大きい方に〇印をつけてみよう

おと

おお

おけ

て

手 順

しるし

まる たけ ばしが大きくなりました。
しん どう

し

ほう

ず

コップが共鳴箱の働きをして、携帯電話の音
ろ

おお

内部図

紙 コップに携 帯 電 話 を入れたときも、紙ふ

かく

はたらきをしているんだよはたらしたからです。
けい たい でんはこひ

この箱のような部分は、大切なおおりました。これは紙コップが共鳴箱の働きを
かみ

ぶ ぶん

おお

輪ゴムを使って箱のはたらきを知ろう

おお

おと

44.5
㎝

しん どう

振 動 は箱 の板 の部 分 にも伝 わり、板 からも音 が出て大きくなります。

けん

60㎝

ひ

じっ

ギターを弾くと、弦が振動して音がでます。
おと

つか

紙コップを使って、箱のはたらきを知ろう

せつ

⬇

かい

解説

●文房具類 … 鉛筆、定規、ボンド、のり、両面テープなど

もく

丸竹箸

木ねじ
おと

ため

おお

音の大きさはどうなったかな？

試してみよう
はこ

と

つ

とき

フレッドボードに箱を取り付けた時
はこ

と

はず

とき

箱を取り外した時わかったことJAXA Space Education Center07

Workshop for incorporating space into education:
Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC)
Feb

02

Space Education Center’s English Website
Renewed and Launched

The SEEC is a workshop hosted by Space Center Houston, where more than 500 educators gather from around the world
to present and share their teaching methods and materials to incorporate space into education. Every year, the Space
Education Center sends schoolteachers to the SEEC to present teaching materials featuring space. SEEC 2021 was held
entirely online due to COVID-19, and thus teachers participated remotely from Japan.

Mar

03

We have renewed and launched the official English website of the Space Education Center.
The English website has the same layout as the Japanese website to maintain consistency, and the numbers of pages, photos
and illustrations have been increased to introduce the activities of the JAXA Space Education Center in more detail and in aneasy-to-understand manner. We also have a Twitter account in English. Although the amount of information released on this

JAXA’s session this year consisted of playing a video of presentations recorded in advance. The presenters were Mr. Akira Yo of Seikei

account does not yet compare to that on the Japanese account, we will continue to send out information so that people all over the world

Junior and Senior High School and Mr. Takuo Takarada of Osaka Prefectural Ikuno Senior High School. Mr. Yo and Mr. Takarada each gave a

can learn about the activities of the Space Education Center.

presentation and demonstration titled “From ORIGAMI to IKAROS: Applying folding technology to space technology” and “Kepler’s Law ofHarmonies,” respectively.
Mr. Yo presented a lesson plan that allowed students to learn about linear symmetry and geometry through the crafting activity of building
JAXA’s spacecraft IKAROS. Mr. Takarada presented an innovative experiment that facilitated experience-based learning of Kepler’s law of
harmonies. Both lessons were designed to use space as a starting point to motivate students to learn mathematics and physics. We received
many positive comments from the participants, such as “I want to try this!” Although the presentations were given online, both teachers
communicated with the participants after the session.

JAXA × National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan Cosmic
College: “Exploring the Mysteriesof Space with Radio Waves”
JAXA and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) jointly held
an online session called “Cosmic College Astronomy Edition.” A total of 41

JAXA-hosted Teacher Training

elementary school students who applied from across the country participated.

We hosted an online teacher training course for schoolteachers and university students enrolled in

We received many questions prior to the session, including “How was the black

teacher training programs. We first gave an introduction to the Space Education Center’s concept

hole photographed?” and “What is the difference between the parabolic antennasof “space education,” that it aims to incorporate space as a learning material into education,of JAXA and NAOJ?”

thereby nurturing healthy youth with curiosity and sense of adventure and craftmanship, andThe lecturers were Ms. Kaori Sasaki, Director of the Space Education Center, and Dr.

that it greatly overlaps with the Course of Study published by the Ministry of Education, Culture,

Masaaki Hiramatsu, Assistant Professor of the NAOJ ALMA Project. The participantsSports, Science and Technology. We then had the participants work on the activity “Let’s train our

first experienced the role of antennas and their differences using the “Satellite andcommunication skills!” to gain experience with teaching materials for space education.

Astronomical Cards,” followed by an activity using the “Radio Coloring Book ” toVideo:

learn how black holes and galaxies are photographed with a radio telescope.

Images: https://edu.jaxa.jp/en/materialDB/contents/detail/#/id=50002

NAOJ ALMA Telescope Website

This activity focuses on communication skills that are essential for astronauts, and requires

ALMA

https://alma-telescope.jp/en/

the participants to assemble differently shaped pieces into a composite graphic by following

ALMA Kids

https://kids.alma.cl/

only verbal instructions. Using the Zoom breakout rooms, groups of four participants*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ruzqkZNoU

took turns to play the role of the controller, who gives instructions without observing theCredit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), A. Marinkovic/X-Cam

ongoing work, the astronaut, who assembles the pieces by listening only to the controller’s
voice, and the observer, who observes the controller’s instructions and the astronaut’s work.
This activity is designed so that teachers can apply to their classes what they have learned
through experiencing the difficulty of communicating only with words,
and also encourages application by introducing examples of applicationin different subjects. After we introduced the practical examples ofspace education classes, the participants each developed their own
lesson plans and shared them with the same group members as before.
The groups were then shuffled, and the participants all shared theirlesson ideas with other participants in a poster tour. This is an active
learning method that ensures two-way communication and allows
everyone to be more proactive in presenting their group’s lesson plan.

*

The Radio Coloring Book was developed and producedby the NAOJ ALMA Project.

08

JAXA Space Education Center

The online teacher training will continue in the future, and we plan to
conduct follow-up surveys to refine the program.

JAXA Space Education Center09

Who We Are

What We Do

Space is a unique source of interest and inspiration, and gives flight to the imagination. The SpaceThe Space Education Center consists of teams thatP

Education Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) works with children and young

support educators, serve community learners,P

people to nurture their inherent curiosity about the natural world, the universe, and all living things.

structure international actions, and share information

P

Over the past 15 years, we have increased and expanded our program, bringing space-related topics andwith the public in a meaningful way.

P

11 Formal Education Suppoert

12 Informal Education Support
12 Experience-based Learning Opportunities
13 International Engagement

materials into schools and homes across the nation and around the globe. Our mission is to stimulatePinterest not only in science and technology, but also in human behavior.

P

14 Content Publishing
15 Establishing Strategic Partnership

THE HISTORY OF JAXA SPACE EDUCATION CENTER
Space education has long been a part of the Japanese space program's mission. The early years were marked by the Public

FORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORTTEACHER TRAINING & CLASSROOM PARTNERSHIP

Affairs Department's efforts to increase general awareness of space and gain the public's understanding of how society

Space is a great fit for classrooms, and not just in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses. There

could benefit from space-related activities. One team involved in this outreach specialized in working with children andare many possibilities for application, including social studies, language learning, art, ethics, and even life skills. From lesson

young people, using compelling, space-related educational materials to connect science to everyday life; the hope was thatplans to educational materials, the Space Education Center is there to support teachers. We work with education boards anda greater interest in science would positively influence their intellectual growth. With the creation of JAXA in October 2003,

other groups to organize lectures and workshops targeting educators for all age levels throughout their career: preschool andit was increasingly recognized thatkindergarten, primary, middle and high schools, education majors and seasoned teachers.

SPACE

education is fundamentally distinct

Taking 13.7 billion years from pieces of galaxies
and stars to the formation of our lives on the Earthfrom public relations. Combinedwith the foundation already laid by
the student outreach team, this led

Preciousnessof Lifeto the establishment of the Space
Education Center on May 1, 2005, byexecutive order of the then-presidentof JAXA. Since then, the Center has

CURIOSITY

CRAFTMANSHIP

Toward mysteriesof the universe

been a vibrant presence on JAXA's
Sagamihara Campus.

Engineering skills needed
for space activities

Number of Sessions and Participants in Teacher Training Programs
Sessions
Participants(Teachers)

FY201634

FY201750FY201829

FY201928

FY2020
13

1,550

1,545

1,413

1,198

392

NOTE: FY, fiscal year. The Japanese fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31.

Sense of ADVENTURE
Exploring in space

By bringing space into the classroom, we change perspectives and encourage observation. The classroom partnershipprogram consists of thematic lesson activity, information about space-related educational materials, and lesson planning
advice. In one example, students in a life skills class conducted a taste test of two instant curries, one for astronauts and one
from the supermarket, discussing the noticed differences in ingredients and properties to build their analytical thinking skills.

OUR GOALS & PRINCIPLESChildren love the natural world, and look at life with wonder. In particular, the mysteries of space tug on their curiosity andNumber of Schools Supported by the Center and Students who Benefited from the Program

fire the imagination. Space exploration calls to their spirit of adventure. But alongside the spirit of curiosity and adventure

FY2016

is another spirit, just as important. Without hands-on perseverance to match the adventurousness, there can be no reachingwhat you seek. This is the spirit of creativity - craftsmanship. To ignite these three spirits within children is the corephilosophy of the Center. Children will then expand their own knowledge and experience, driven by the joy of learning. With
space as an effective educational material and the preciousness of life as the underlying message, we aim to use the wealth ofknowledge and technology gained from space development to nurture young minds. The spirit of curiosity, adventure, andcraftsmanship. By learning “with space” rather than learning “about space,” children develop the capacity to learn continuously.
That, we believe, is the key to raising people capable of creating knowledge and techniques on their own, and all their lives.

10

JAXA Space Education Center

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Schools Students Schools Students Schools Students Schools Students Schools Students

Kindergartens
Elementary
Schools
Junior HighSchools
High Schools
TOTAL

4

284

3

188

3

245

5

220

1

122

69

5,400

75

6,194

79

6,253

84

6,930

34

2,950

31

6,549

31

3,278

34

3,118

22

2,085

23

2,332

13
117

1,084
13,317

17
126

1,499
11,159

18
134

1,176
10,79213124

811
10,046

16
74

1,821
7,225

JAXA Space Education Center

11

Science. The young mission planners spend five full days at JAXA Sagamihara campus, exploring their own ideas along withspace. Their missions are presented to an audience of JAXA professionals on the fourth day, and the teams have the option to

INFORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORTdevelop their mission further and give a presentation at the annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan.

EXTRACURRICULAR AND HOME ACTIVITIES
Weekends and holidays offer a wonderful opportunity for informal space education. The Space Education Center has a raft ofcohort-specific programs that children of all ages, their parents and even grandparents can participate in.
For the youngest learners, Space School for Families represents an opportunity not only to gain early exposure to sciencebut also to grow a stronger family unit and a closer-knit local community. Co-organized with the NPO Kodomo Uchu Mirai
Association (KU-MA), the program consists of hands-on group sessions with “homework” in between and a final presentationby each family; to date, the Center has developed 109 homework texts in various subjects.

Courses
Participants

FY201756
4,989

FY201852
5,144

APRSAF*1 Water Rocket Event, junior high and high school students across the Asia-Pacific region gather and share water
rocket-related skills and knowledge. Cultural exchange is also an important element to get to know each other. The APRSAFSpace Education Seminar and the Educator Workshop are valuable opportunities for teachers and educators to gain
experiences, insights and achievements from their own space education activities. The aim of these educator programs is toenhance the quality of teaching in order to nurture next-generation talent capable of true innovation.
The ISEB*2 Student Program provides an opportunity for university and graduate school students to attend IAC sessions,present their research, network with space professionals and fellow students, and conduct outreach for local students. The

Number of Courses and Participants in Space Schools for Families
FY201654
4,701

The Center also provides learning opportunities for students, teachers and educators in the Asia-Pacific region. In the

FY201950
4,668

FY20204
264

Cosmic College is an interactive program focused on fostering inspiration through hands-on experiences such as craftingand experiments featuring space. The program is designed to kindle children's curiosity and spirit of inquiry throughCenter sponsors Japanese students to attend the program every year.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTINVESTMENT IN A SHARED FUTURE

experience of the fun and mystery of science, to help children grow up spiritually rich. The program is hosted by local

With the aim of contributing to human resource development for future generations, the Space Education Center has beenteachers for children in the region in order to ensure sustainable learning, and the JAXA Space Education Center continues toactively collaborating with international partners under global and regional frameworks.

support such local initiatives.
The International Space Education Board (ISEB)*2 was founded by CSA, ESA, JAXA and NASA in October 2005. It has
grown to nine space agencies (AEM, CSA, CNES, ESA, JAXA, KARI, NASA, SANSA and UAESA) and one space education entity

Number of Courses and Participants in Cosmic College
Courses
Participants

FY2016405
27,046FY2017481
27,876FY2018525
24,701FY2019466
16,982

FY2020176
5,371(VSSEC). Every year, the heads of education of the ISEB member agencies meet and discuss cooperative space educational
projects. Once action plans are agreed on by the ISEB HoE, working group representatives implement the plans throughout
the year.
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)*1 is the largest space conference in the Asia-Pacific, withattendees from public, private, academic and non-governmental sectors representing more than 40 countries and regions.
The APRSAF Space Education Working Group (SEWG), formerly the Space Education and Awareness Working Group, was

EXPERIENCE-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

established in 2001 for promoting space education activities including space topics and providing opportunities for space

PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES

education. The Space Education Center serves as co-chair of the APRSAF Space Education Working group and assists in

The Space Education Center supports and creates learning opportunities for students and educators domestically andorganizing the water rocket event, the themed poster contest and educator seminars.

internationally.
In JAXA's Aerospace School program, high schoolers live and work as a team for several days in space center facilities acrossNumber of Agencies and Students who Attended the ISEB Program

Japan. The program brings students into direct contact with scientists and engineers of the cutting-edge Japanese space
program, state-of-the-art research facilities and aerospacecraft, and authentic experiences that emerge from working withother teens.

Agencies/
Institutions
Students

Number of Courses and Participants of Aerospace School
Courses
Participants

FY2016
5
98

FY20175100

FY20186124

FY2019599

FY20204115

Making Your Own Space Mission (Kimission) is another program for high school students. Students team up and plan
space missions from the ground up under the supervision of graduate students of the Institute of Space and Astronautical

12

JAXA Space Education Center

Host Country

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019
United State ofAmerica

MexicoAustralia

Germany

7

6

7

8

52

54

73

61

FY2020Canceled

Number of Countries/Regions that Attended APRSAF Space Education Working Group Programs
Host Country
Water Rocket Event
SEWG meeting

FY2016
Philippines
13
13

FY2017India
12
13FY2018Singapore
1213

FY2019Japan
13
9FY2020Canceled

JAXA Space Education Center

13

CONTENT PUBLISHINGESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPINFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN PRINT AND ONLINE

As part of the executive directions set by the management of JAXA, the Space Education Center has been tasked since

Curating information about space, science and our own activities is also a major part of the Space Education Center’s mission.

fiscal 2008 to establish strategic partnerships in all nine regional blocs of Japan, i.e. Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki,

We use a variety of media to deliver knowledge and learning to people of all ages.

Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa. This is to ensure that the kind of classroom support provided by the Center
continues to be expanded and further enhanced in an effective manner to benefit each of the primary and secondary

Sora no Tobira (Portal to Space) is a quarterly magazine for children, edited
jointly by the Young Astronauts Club and JAXA. It delivers the latest information
on space exploration, interviews with space-related individuals, and information
on interactive space education activities to young readers. Issues are available atlibraries, science museums, and online (https://edu.jaxa.jp/contents/soratobi/),and can also be delivered to individual readers.

schools without requiring direct and intense support by the Center itself. While it does not need to be a school, and could

SoraTobi. 2021 Winter054

宇宙教育情報誌

そらのとびら
2021年054号

宇宙時事通信「はやぶさ2」が無事地球に帰還ほか

宇宙機まんがそら☆とも小惑星探査機

宇宙開発ヒストリア

宇宙服の歩みわたしと宇宙シンガーソングライター

矢野顕子さん「はやぶさ2」

連載まんがto be introduced to schools within the bloc under its responsibility. The Center was also tasked to ensure a steady increasein the number of schools that newly introduce aerospace subjects into their classroom teaching by using the materials or
their bloc. In May 2019, the Center signed a new strategic
partnership agreement with the SEISA Group, a general

実験&工作

These are great ways to stay in touch with us regarding our many global

宇宙アドベンチャー
人類、宇宙へ飛び出す

outreach initiatives. We invite you to follow and like us.

野口宇宙飛行士の新たな挑戦!

Twitter: @spaceedu_info

principles of the Center and should actively pursue the development of space education materials and teaching methods

teaching methods developed by the strategic partners in
登場!
ロリが
つゾ
け
い
か

The Space Education Center also posts information on Twitter and Instagram.

be a science museum or a board of education in a local community, a strategic partner should endorse the goals andゾロリといっしょにやってミッション!

静電気クルクル装置を作ろう!

Instagram: jaxaedu

incorporated association.
As of March 2021, the Center has concluded agreementswith 38 entities to serve as its strategic partners in all nine

Hokkaido

blocs.

Developing educational materials is an essential support for space education. Utilizing images and videos linked to JAXA's
R&D achievements, we develop materials and tools that work with a variety of space education programs in collaboration
with outside experts. The results are released online for anyone engaged in space education to use in their own learning
activity. (https://edu.jaxa.jp/en/materialDB/)

TohokuThe Center's series of educational materials designed for the classroom are linked to subjects mandated by the official
curriculum, for easy implementation in classes such as social studies, science, and even ethics.

Chubu

The textbooks for Space School for Families are designed to be provided in sets (of 30 over one year) for home learning.
A total of 109 textbooks have been created to date, and we have been seeing expanding use of individual textbooks,
including beyond the family home setting. We have translated 49 of them into English to date.
On a related note, our educational materials extend to recordings of simple experiments conducted in the Kibo module

Chugoku

Kinki
Kanto

by JAXA astronauts during their multi-month stay on the International Space Station. The contrast with earthbound iterationsof the same experiment brings home the mystery and allure of space.

Shikoku

Local goverment
Board of education
Science museum

Kyushu &Okinawa

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Report on its Activities in 2020-2021
Space Education Center
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5210, Japan
Tel: +81-50-3362-5039 Fax: +81-42-759-8612
https://edu.jaxa.jp
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