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CONTENTSFROM THE DIRECTOR 01
THE YEAR IN REVIEW 02
WHO WE ARE
The History of JAXA Space Education Center 14
Our Goals & Principles 14
WHAT WE DO
Formal Education Support 15
Informal Education Support 16
Experience-Based Learning Opportunities 16
International Engagement 17
Content Publishing 18
Establishing Strategic Partnership 19

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Cosmic College and Space School
for Families
Cosmic College and Space School for Families start their
new year every April, and are held year-round on weekends
and school holidays across the country. Every year, many
children participate in these programs as an opportunitythat opens new doors for their intellectual curiosity.
Cosmic College is an interactive science education program
hosted by local communities across the country. Recently,
the program has been increasingly held at libraries by taking
advantage of the functions of libraries, such as introducing
books related to the theme of the program.

Space Education Regional ForumThe Space Education Regional Forum was held on July
26 in Kuwana city in Mie Prefecture, one of our partners.
This forum is intended for our space education partners
and for those engaged in educational activities in nearby
communities, with the aim of exchanging information onvarious learning support activities and building a
network of educators. Under the theme of "Learning in
the Community, Learning Continuously," this year's forum
featured a lecture on active learning by a guest speaker
and a panel discussion, and welcomed 59 participants.

Space School for Families consists of schooling forgatherings of local participants and at-home learning.
Students and their parents learn togethe�、 using original
textbooks that take advantage of familiar material. Last year
we offered a telescope craft workshop at multiple venues.
The participants worked with their families to build atelescope or a large pinhole viewer, enjoying the inverted
views and deepening their understanding of the mechanismof the telescope.

Kl MISSION(Making Your Own Space Mission)

Partnership Agreement Signedwith the SEISA Group

Eighteen high school students gathered at the Institute ofSpace and Astronautical Science (ISAS) to participate in afive-day intensive program. With the guidance of ISAS
graduate students and faculty, the students formed threegroups. The groups designed from scratch original space
missions based on their investigations of the themes ofthe space elevator, exploration of Venus、and the searchfor evidence of extraterrestrial life. This was followed by apresentation on the fourth day. During the five-day program,the students were greatly inspired and took homevaluable experiences that are distinct from school classes.

We signed a partnership agreement with the SEISA Group, ageneral incorporated association、on May 7、2019. This is our firstpartnership agreement with a general incorporated association. The
SEISA Group is engaged in diverse educational activities throughaffiliated schools, across educational levels from kindergarten to
university (excluding elementary school), the benefits of which are
expected to be comparable to those of our other partners.
Moreover, additional unique advantages are anticipated of thispartnership、 including cooperation from the Group's varied
constituent institutions and the prospect of being able to gauge theoutcome of space education over a long period of time.
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with 99 high school students participating from across theundergraduate and graduate students were sent from aroundcountry. Themes were set according to the characteristics of

the world to participate in a seven-day special space educationeach center: space science experiments(Taiki), rocket engines

program, consisting of activities such as a cross-cultural(Kakuda), space environment utilization(Tsukuba), aeronauticalawareness workshop、an interactive session with the heads oftechnology research (Chofu), and aerospace engineering

space agencies, lunchtime sessions, space education outreach(Nagoya). These themes were addressed through tours of theto local junior high school students, and participation in thefacilities along with intense discussions among theannual International Astronautical Congress (IAC), throughparticipating high school students.

which they deepened mutual understanding. The six
JAXA- sponsored students also visited the Washington
Japanese Language School to give special interactive spaceeducation lessons for local children. At the ISEB annual
meeting, all eight institutions and organizations gathered toshare their latest information and engage in active discussions
about future collaborative activities related to space education.

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The 26th Session of the Asia-PacificRegional Space Agency Forum(APRSAF-26) in Japan
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)
was held in Japan for the first time in five years. The annual
session of the Space Education Working Group, which is oneof APRSAF's four working groups, had 52 participants fromspace agencies, educational institutions (universities and highschools), NPOs and private companies from nine countries.
There were 24 presentations in the session, including Space＂

Education Seminar for Educators and interactive remote

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exercise session on a robotic Mars exploration mission from
Australia for the first time. The first joint session of the Space
Education and Space Environment Utilization Working Group
attracted participants'attention. They have experienced theUnder the theme of "See you in Space!" 29 excellent posters

difficulty of verbal communication between International

were entered from 10 Asia-Pacific countries, and a student

Space Station and ground control using a video of JAXA

from Indonesia received the highest award through votes byastronaut, Akihiko Hoshide. The session was concluded withAPRSAF-26 participants. A 2020 calendar featuring all

a consensus to collaborate with other working groups for theexhibited works can be downloaded from the following link.

future space education program, including new experiments
and space utilization.

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Open Campus at JAXA Sagamihara
As part of the JAXA Sagamihara Open Campus on November
2, the Space Education Center hosted a workshop entitled

APRSAF Water Rocket Event
Prior to the APRSAF annual session, the APRSAF Water
Rocket Event, which began in 2005, was held in Japan for
the 15th year. This year.、65 junior high and high school students
from 13 Asia-Pacific countries along with 24 teachers andeducators gathered for three days of substantial international
exchange. A student from Sri Lanka won the water rocket
launching competition. The teachers and educators fromeach country shared their space education efforts throughthe workshop.

08"Play with invisible forces!" The invisible forces here refer tomagnetic force and static electricity. In the magnetic force
session, the participating children observed magnetic fieldlines, visualized by sprinkling iron sand on a magnet, andreceived a lecture on why a compass floating on water points
north. In the static electricity session、the children tried
spinning a straw with another electrically charged straw, andlevitating narrow strips of plastic rope above an electricallycharged balloon. More than 1,000 children experienced the"invisible forces" through the workshop.

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JAXA-hosted Teacher Training:
Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture

Classroom Partnership: Sagamihara City
Unomori Junior High School

The Space Education Center engages in classroom partnerships
and with kindergartens and daycares. In the class, the children
created rockets with plastic umbrella bags by trial and error
methods, discussing with their friends how the rockets could
be made to shoot up farther. When making mini-globes, weobserved children's amazement; they askedquestions about
the earth's many oceans, about where Japan is located、andthe daily changes in cloud cover. We aspire to continue
cultivating such "curiosity, spirit of adventure, and craftsmanship."

The Space Education Center has been hosting training forteachers. The aim is to incorporate space as a learningmaterial in school education, thereby enriching children's
activities and deepening their learning. In order to further
spread space education, we hosted training sessions in
Aomori and Fukuoka Prefectures for the first time. The
session held on January7, 2020 in Hachinohe city in Aomori
Prefecture was designed to include practical training, using
teaching materials and creating and sharing lesson plans.
The intention was that the participating teachers andstudents who aspire for teachers, at educational levels
from kindergarten/daycare to high school, can link thetraining to specific actions. The training was received well,and we plan to continue to offer teacher training that can be
more easily put into practice, based on an assessment of the
training's impact.

At the Space Education Center, we value the perspective ofcross-curricular learning and the designing of lessons
together with teachers、in order to foster students'qualities
and abilities. At Sagamihara City Unomori Junior High School,
during a period of integrated study, we covered the issue of
migration to other planets under the theme of "What is theideal society?" The students discussed and decided in groups
which organisms to take to a new planet if the earth becomes
uninhabitable, based on what they have learned previously
and from the perspectives of ecological balance, diet, cost,and leisure. The students further discussed what kind ofculture to value on the new planet, with reference to the 17
sustainable development goals (SDGs). Due to the nature of
an issue that has no answer, discussions with classmatestaught tolerance and deepened various views. JAXA aspires
to continue to support such cross-curricular lessons using
the subject of space.

Sora no Tobira (Portal to Space) andthe Soratobi Science Pocketbook Published
The Space Education center published the 50th issue ofSora no Tobira (Portal to Space) and the Soratobi Science
Pocketbook. The year 2019 marked 50 years since the launchof Ohsumi, the first Japanese satellite. The 50th milestone
issue of Sora no Tobira featured the SO-year history of satellite
development in Japan and the future of space exploration. In
the 51st (March 2020) issue, we published an interview with
Brian May, the guitarist of the British rock band Queen, who
is noted for his knowledge of space、and received excellent
feedback. With deliveries of Sora no Tobira now being madeto libraries and individuals, it has become available to a wider
audience. All published issues are also available online at
http://edu.jaxa.jp/ contents/soratobi/archive/index. html.

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year, JAXA sends school teachers to the SEEC to present
teaching materials featuring space. This year, Mr. Manabu
Fujita of Okayama Prefecture Tamano High School attended
the conference. He gave a presentation and demonstration
entitled "Learning about the Flight Stability with a Tethered
Paper Plane: Let's Enjoy Tethered Paper Plane." A paper
airplane does not fly well if the paper is just folded andlaunched without giving it much thought. In Mr. Fujita's
workshop, students learn the principles of flight andperform a swing test prior to flying their paper planes. The
participants successfully built stable paper planes by
repeating swing tests, and were impressed by Mr. Fujita'steaching material. It can be used in physics class toencourage trial and error methods and foster students'
motivation to take on new challenges, which are critical in
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On February 6, 2020, the Space Education Center cooperated
a joint lesson with Tadoaoba Elementary School in Kuwana
city, our partner. The lesson was designed together with theschool's teachers. This year's theme was space food for
astronauts. After learning about requirements for space food,including nutrition, preparation, and packaging, students
compared the tastes of curry prepared as space food andcommercially prepared retort curry to examine thedifferences and possible factors. Through this activity,
students reflected on the importance of their daily diet.

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Redesigned Website/New lnstagram Account
The Space Education Center's official website has beenredesigned. The renewed website is more user-friendly, withadded pictures and illustrations, and the content is organized
so that users can more easily access the information theyseek. The website also adopts a responsive web design,
which allows for optimal rendering of pages according toscreen size, making the website accessible whenever andwherever needed, including on smartphones and tablets. In
addition to Twitter, we also started posting on our lnstagram
account. We will continue to ensure timely delivery of
information that is straightforward and approachable.

Learning Assistance during Temporary
School Closure: "Spring Break in Space"As part of the measures to control the spread of COVID-19,
schools were suddenly closed and the public was asked torefrain from leaving home. To help children spend their longdays at home productively, the Space Education Center
hosted "Spring Break in Space: Let's try together!" We
offered diverse learning content to convey the fascination of
space, including simple experiments and craft projects,
observations, and recommended books that were speciallydesigned for this occasion. We also invited children to
submit their unique challenges. Many challenges were
submitted from around Japan and from overseas, includinga Shrinky Oinks project to build Hayabusa, creating a modelthat replicates the solar system, and building a base on themoon with great teamwork.

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Remote Classes
The Space Education Center offers remote classes on request.
As an example, we hosted a space food workshop on a
Sunday in March for approximately 20 children and theirparents living in the Netherlands, who gathered at a local
community center. Using a remote conference system, theparticipants learned about JAXA's activities and about space
food, and tested samples of curry and canned mackerel
prepared by the same method as actual space food. The
children also received comments from JAX.A's Astronaut
Medical Operation Group on their original ideas of space food.

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The Space Education Center has released more than 200
educational materials on our website, among which thematerials related to astronauts are particularly popular. This
year, we newly released educational materials that featureastronauts Takuya Onishi, Norishige Kanai, and Akihiko
Hoshide.
The video by Astronaut Onishi covers high school physics,
encouraging viewers to explore the reasons why objects roll,and about the center of rotation when objects are rolling,
through ground and space comparison experiments. Other
material introduces the poems written through space-groundcommunication between Astronaut Kanai, who is staying at
the ISS, and children on the ground. It invites viewers tothink about what it's like in space、and the existence of theearth, with beautiful background images of both.
The video by A式ronaut Hoshide entitled "Let's improve yourcommunication skills!" teaches the importance of communication,
which is essential for astronauts, through simple games
using diagrams. Encouraged by the high popularity of theJapanese version of the video, an English version wasdeveloped and is now available online. We invite you to try
the materials.
http://edu.jaxa.jp/materia1DB/contents/detail/#/id=50002

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

marked by the Public Affairs Department's efforts to increase general awareness of space and gain the
public's understanding of how society could benefit from space-related activities. One team involved inthis outreach specialized in working with children and young people, using compelling、 space-related
educational materials to connect science to everyday life; the hope was that a greater interest in sciencewould positively influence their intellectual growth. With the creation of JAXA in October 2003, it wasincreasingly recognized that education is fundamentally distinct from public relations. Combined with the：：I：ロ：：〗：：三三:::•S :：:I

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foundation already laid by the student outreach team, this led to the establishment of the Space Education
Center on May 1, 2005, by executive order of the then-president of JAXA. Since then, the Center has beena vibrant presence on JAXA's Sagamihara Campus.

FORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORTTEACHER TRAINING & CLASSROOM PARTNERSHIP

SP -ACE竺•/、へSpace is a great fit for classrooms, and not just in science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) courses. The possibilities for application are many: social studies、 language learning, art, ethics、
even life skills. From lesson plans to educational materials、the Space Education Center is there to support
teachers. We work with education boards and other groups to organize lectures and workshops targeting

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By bringing space into the classroom, we change perspectives and encourage observation. The classroom
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OUR GOALS & PRINCIPLES

materials, and lesson planning advice. In one example, students in a life skills class conducted a taste testof 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.

Children love the natural world, and look at life with wonder. In particular, the mysteries of space tug on
their curiosity and fire the imagination. Space exploration calls to their spirit of adventure. But alongside
the spirit of curiosity and adventure is another spirit, just as important. Without hands-on perseverance
to match the adventurousness, there can be no reaching what you seek. This is the spirit of creativity­
craftsmanship. To ignite these three spirits within children is the core philosophy of the Center. Children
will then grow their own knowledge and experience, driven by the joy of learning. With space as aneffective educational material and the preciousness of life as underlying message, we aim to use the wealthof knowledge and technology gained from space development to nurture young minds. The spirit ofcuriosity, adventure, and craftsmanship. 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 capableof creating knowledge and techniques on their own, and all their lives.

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INFORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORTEXTRACURRICULAR AND HOME ACTIVITIES
Weekends and holidays offer a wonderful opportunity for informal space education. The Space Education
Center has a raft of cohort-specific programs that children of all ages, their parents and even grandparents
can participate in.
For the youngest learners、Space School fo Families represents an opportunity to not only gain early
exposure to science but also grow a stronger family unit and a more close-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 presentation by each family; to date, the Centerhas developed 108 homework texts in various subjects.

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The Cosmic College is an interactive program focused on fostering inspiration through hands-on
experiences such as crafting and experiments featuring space. The program is designed to kindle children's
curiosity and spirit of inquiry through the experience of the fun and mystery of science, to help children growup spiritually rich. The program is hosted by local teachers for children in the region in order to ensuresustainable learning, and the JAXA Space Education Center continues to support such local initiatives.
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16,924|EXPERIENCE-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESPROVIDING OPPORTUNITIESThe Space Education Center supports and creates learning opportunities for students and educators
domestically and internationally.
In JAXA:s Aerospace School program, high schoolers live and work as a team for several days in spacecenter facilities across Japan. The program brings students into direct contact with scientists and engineersof the cutting-edge Japanese space program、state-of-the-art research facilities and aerospacecrafts, andauthentic experiences that emerge from working with other teens.

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The Center also provides learning opportunities for students, teachers and educators in Asia-Pacificregion. In the APRSAF* 1 Water Rocket Event, junior high and high school students across Asia-Pacificregion gather and share skills and knowledge of Water Rocket. Cultural exchange is also an importantelement to know each other. The APRSAF Space Education Seminar and the Educator Workshop are
valuable opportunities for teachers and educators to experiences, insights and achievements from theirown space education activities. The aim of these educator programs is to enhance the quality of teachingin order to nurture the next-generation talent capable of true innovation. ISEB*2 Student Programprovides opportunity for university and graduate school students to attend IAC sessions, present theirresearch, network with space professionals and fellow students, and conduct outreach for local students.
The Center sponsors Japanese students to attend the program every year.

■■IFINTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTINVESTMENT IN A SHARED FUTURE
With the aim of contributing human resource development for next generation, the Space Education
Center has been actively collaborating with international partners under global and regional frameworks.
The International Space Education Board (ISEB)*2 was founded by CSA、 ESA、JAXA and NASA in
October 2005. It now grows larger with nine space agencies (AEM, CSA, CNES, ESA, JAXA, KARI, NASA、SANSA and UAESA) and one space education entity 0,/SSEC). Every year, the Heads of Education of the
ISEB member agencies meet and discuss cooperative space educational projects. Once action plans areagreed upon by the ISEB HoE, working group representatives implement the plans throughout the year.
Now the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)* 1 is the largest space conference in the
Asia-Pacific, with attendees from public, private, academic, and non- governmental sectors from more than
40 countries and regions. The APRSAF Space Education Working Group (SEWG), formerly known as theSpace Education and Awareness Working Group, was established in 2001 for promoting space education
activities including space topics and providing opportunities for space education. The Space Education
Center serves as co-chair of the APRSAF Space Education Working group and assists in organizing thewater rocket event, the themed poster contest and educator seminars.

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Making Your Own Space Mission (Kimission) is another program for high school students. They team up
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Space and Astronautical Science. The young mission planners spend five full days in JAXA Sagamihara
campus, exploring their own ideas along with space. Their missions are presented to the audience of JAXA
professionals on the fourth day, and the teams have the option to develop their mission further and givepresentation at the annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan.

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INFORMATION AND EDUC ATIONAL MATERIALS IN PRINT AND ONLINE一ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Curating information about space,science,and our own activities is also a major part of the Space Education

As part of the executive directions set by the management of JAX.A,the Space Education Center has been

Center's mission. We use a variety of media to deliver knowledge and learning to people of all ages.

tasked since the fiscal year 2008 to establish strategic partnerships in all nine regional blocs of Japan,i.e.
Hokkaido,Tohoku,Kanto,Chubu,Kinki,Chugoku、Shikoku、Kyushu and Okinawa. This is to ensure that the

Sora no Tobira (Po『tal to Space) is a quarterly magazine for children, edited jointly by the Youngkind of classroom support provided by the Center continues to be expanded and further enhanced in an

Astronauts Club and JAXA. It delivers the latest information on space exploration, interviews witheffective manner to benefit each of the primary and secondary schools without requiring direct and intense

space-related individuals, and information on interactive space education activities to young readers.

support by the Center itself. While it does not need to be a school,and it could well be a science museum

Issues are available at libraries,science museums,and online (http://edu.jaxa.jp/contents/soratobi/),and

or a board of education in a local community—strategic partners should endorse the goals and principlesof the Center and should actively pursue the development

can also be delivered to individual readers.

of space education materials and teaching methods to be
The Space Education Center is also posting information on Twitter and lnstagram. These are also great

introduced to schools within the bloc under its responsibility.

ways to stay in touch with one of our many international outreaches. We invite you to follow and like us.

The Center was also tasked to ensure the steady increase in
the number of schools that newly introduce aerospacelnstagram: jaxaedu

subjects into their classroom teaching by using the materials／•‘

Twitter: @spaceedu_info

or teaching methods developed by the strategic partners intheir bloc. In May 2019 the Center signed a new strategic

videos linked to J/:l:X.A's R&D achievements, we develop materials and tools that work with a variety ofpartnership agreement with the SEI SA Group, a generalspace education programs in collaboration with outside experts. The results are released online for anyone

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Developing educational materials is an essential support for space education. Utilizing images andengaged in space education to use in their own learning activity. (http://edu.jaxa.jp/en/materialDB/)
As of March 2020,the Center has concluded agreements with38 entities to serve as its strategic partners in all nine blocs.

The 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.
The textbooks for Space School for Families are designed to be provided in sets (of 30 over one year)
for home learning. 108 textbooks have been created to date,and we have been seeing expanding use ofindividual textbooks,and beyond the setting of family homes at that. We have translated 46 of them into

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�-·On a related note,our educational materials extend to recordings of simple experiments conducted in the
Kibo module by J心<A astronauts during their multi-month stay on the International Space Station. The
contrast with earthbound iterations of the same experiment brings home the mystery and allure of space.

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