The Ilan Ramon's Science Olympiad for Junior High School students
Leading team
Dr. Zahava Scherz
Prof. Bat Sheva Eylon
R&D team
Dr. Ilana Hopfeld – coordinator
Dr. Diana Laufer
Marina Armiach
Dr. Ronny Mualem
Dr. Igal Patel
Summary
Astronomy and space exploration are fascinating subjects which prompted new ideas about how the universe works and of humans place in it. However these topics are not included in the Israeli science and technology formal syllabus for junior-high school (JHS). We …