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Author: JanHolmgard

Jag är lärare i matematik, fysik och vetenskapliga tillvalsämnen på Sursik skola i Pedersöre, Finland, Rymdambassadör för ESERO Finland samt resursperson på skolresurs.fi. Inom rymdfysiken och astronomin stöter man ofta på frågan ”Varför?”. När fysiker frågar så menar de vanligtvis ”Hur?” och den frågan är god att peta i. Att dryfta stora frågor ger nyfikenheten näring, vilket i sin tur är en av nyckelingredienserna i framgångsberättelser. As a science teacher, I often ask my students the question "Why?". It triggers curiosity and feeds ambition to reach an understanding. Anything you know, you can forget. The things you understand, though, you can recreate at any time if you have the tools for it. One valuable tool is mathematics. I never said life should be comfortable. Being able to sort things out and give questions a structure, however, may give you a more confident mind. Well, at least to me.
Jan's "View from above"

A journey I’ve never made (yet)

29 Aug 201825 Aug 2018
I was laying flat on my back on the living room sofa, surfing TV-channels. Two guys appeared on screen, replacing their kayaks with tiny rubber canoes which were better suited…
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In-betweeners

21 Jun 201723 Aug 2018
Sometimes we toss comments, more than discussing, about leaving Earth for another planet. Well - That would be a kind of a journey. Freja, a space engineer student at Luleå tekniska…
Jan's "View from above"

Combining imagination and mathematics improves understanding

13 May 201728 Jul 2018
Loading new images of a full Moon rising over the Ostrobothnia countryside fueled my imagination. What would I see in the sky if I could make the planet Trappist-1d change places…
Jan's "View from above"

Why bring space into the classroom?

25 Apr 201628 Jul 2018
The first answer coming to mind is simply "Why not?". But - There's a lot more to it. First of all, teachers should be updated on space science. We all…
Jan's "View from above"

How about visiting another world

14 Mar 201628 Jul 2018
The Mars Pathfinder robotic Rover, Sojourner, was the first vehicle landed to explore another planet. That happened July 4th, 1997. Until today, four rovers have successfully been operated on the surface…
Jan's "View from above"

‘SpaceDataHighway’ – Why and How?

8 Feb 201627 Jul 2018
A satellite in Low Eart Orbit, LEO, can cover just one certain area of the Earth's surface at a time. The same thing goes when it comes to contacting the satellite.…
Jan's "View from above"

Satellites in extraordinary orbits

2 Dec 201527 Jul 2018
Most of our satellites orbit the Earth - either in Low Earth Orbit, LEO, Medium Earth Orbit, or in Geostationary Orbit, GEO. The closer to the Earth a satellite is…
Jan's "View from above"

Prepare for surprises

23 Nov 201527 Jul 2018
Friday, November 13th, at a conference, Professor Hannu Koskinen, gave a speech about space as an almost infinite source of surprises. Being a part of the Rosetta team, he reminded…
Jan's "View from above"

To Venus with (love?)

9 Nov 201526 Jul 2018
Wherever you are early November you can see our closest planet, Venus, glimmering in the morning sky. Sometimes it appears as a morning star, sometimes like a bright evening star.…

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