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15-600: (Redirected from HOU ) [REDACTED] Look up Hou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hou or HOU may refer to: -hou , a place-name element Hou (surname) Rick Hou (born 1958), Solomon Islander politician Hou (currency) (Chinese: 毫 ), a unit of currency in Greater China Hou (Odder Municipality) , a town in Denmark Hou (title) (Chinese: 后 ),

30-461: A Chinese legendary creature Hands-On Universe , an educational program Hellenic Open University , in Patras, Greece Hero of Ukraine Hounslow railway station (National Rail station code: HOU), London, England A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Houston, Texas and its major professional sports teams: Houston Astros , the city's Major League Baseball team Houston Rockets ,

45-427: A title in ancient China Denglong (mythology) or Hou (Chinese: 犼 ), a Chinese legendary creature Hands-On Universe , an educational program Hellenic Open University , in Patras, Greece Hero of Ukraine Hounslow railway station (National Rail station code: HOU), London, England A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Houston, Texas and its major professional sports teams: Houston Astros ,

60-489: A unique educational program where high school students can ask for their own observations from professional observatories. They can download these observations onto their school computers to study and analyze them. The curriculum created by HOU covers various science and math topics and encourages students to carry out their own astronomical research. HOU has also developed activities for middle school students and resources for places like science museums. The educational center for

75-671: A web interface available in 17 languages. The project provides teaching resources that have been tested and used in teacher training, high school, and undergraduate levels. In North America, the US-HOU project is underway, led by the United States with financial support from the National Science Foundation , Department of Defense , and the Department of Energy . In the US, HOU has developed

90-681: Is based in Paris at the Pierre and Marie Curie University . EU-HOU has made a lot of free learning resources available on their website, such as the SalsaJ software that allows high school students to work with and analyze astronomical data. Also, there's a network of small radio telescopes that students can use to observe the Milky Way's hydrogen. These telescopes are spread across five European countries (France, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain) and can be operated through

105-559: Is focused on astronomy and astrophysics and it aims to teach students how scientific research works. In Europe, Dr. Ferlet and Dr. A.-L. Melchior lead the Hands-On Universe project. Their work is known as EU-HOU and has received funding from the European Community (EC) between 2004 and 2006 and again from 2008 to 2012. EU-HOU has grown to include 15 European countries, each with their own websites. The educational hub for EU-HOU

120-642: Is to generate interest in science in the young generation with inquiry-based methods. Active methods based e.g. on kinesthesia ( Proprioception ) have been recently introduced to introduce modeling concepts. The training is intended to enhance the basic competencies of teachers and develop higher-level skills and expertise, primarily in Information and communication technologies in education (ICT), maths and physics areas. These sessions are financed through European Commission Comenius national Agencies ( Comenius programme ). Information related to scheduled training sessions

135-776: The US HOU project is the Lawrence Hall of Science at The University of California, Berkeley . In the context of the European Commission Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 , EU-HOU proposes regular European training sessions in France, at Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University in Paris, since 2010. These sessions are published on the Comenius training database (reference numbers: FR-2010-314-003, FR-2011-359-006, FR-2013-408-003). The main goal of these training sessions

150-472: The city's Major League Baseball team Houston Rockets , the city's National Basketball Association team Houston Texans , the city's National Football League team HOU, IATA code for William P. Hobby Airport See also [ edit ] Ho (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hou . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

165-412: The city's National Basketball Association team Houston Texans , the city's National Football League team HOU, IATA code for William P. Hobby Airport See also [ edit ] Ho (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hou . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

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180-465: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Hou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hou or HOU may refer to: -hou , a place-name element Hou (surname) Rick Hou (born 1958), Solomon Islander politician Hou (currency) (Chinese: 毫 ), a unit of currency in Greater China Hou (Odder Municipality) , a town in Denmark Hou (title) (Chinese: 后 ), a title in ancient China Denglong (mythology) or Hou (Chinese: 犼 ),

195-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hou&oldid=1221490851 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hou From Misplaced Pages,

210-453: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hou&oldid=1221490851 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hands-On Universe The Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP)

225-640: Was started by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009. One important part of GTTP is the Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU). Different regions of the world participate in this program. In Asia, China and Japan are involved under the banner of AS-HOU. In Africa, Kenya leads the AF-HOU part of the program, and they have even begun a new project at a high school in Nairobi. This project

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