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Updated February 19, 2004
Activity Number As of
Number of schools participating in the project. 10 Jan 28, 2004

Number of school classes participating in the project.

33 Jan 28, 2004
Number of students participating. 825 Jan 28, 2004

Number of public education events held.

19 Feb 19, 2004

Estimated number of participants in public education events.

1,030 Feb 19, 2004

Number of media stories on the project.

3 Jan 28, 2004

Estimated audience of media stories.

144,000 Jan 28, 2004

Number of associations recruited to participate in public education events.

4 Jan 28, 2004

Number of radio observing kits distributed.

10 Jan 28, 2004

Number of project publications distributed.

300 Jan 28, 2004

Number of volunteer participants in the operation of the telescopes.

4 Jan 28, 2004

Public education events 
Public education events Participants
Feb 18, 2004 - Northern Alberta Radio Club - Update on Sky Scan progress and appeal for volunteers 26
Jan 12, 2004 - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Edmonton Centre 100
Nov 16, 2003 - Alberta Teachers Association 120
Oct 15, 2003 - Northern Alberta Radio Club - Radio meteors 50
Aug 2003 - Edmonton Public School Board - teacher workshop 8
Jun 9, 2003 - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Edmonton Centre 100
May 12, 2003 - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Edmonton Centre 100
Dec 9, 2002 - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Edmonton Centre 100
Nov 16, 2002 - Alberta Science Teachers' Conference - Banff 65
Nov 11, 2002 - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Edmonton Centre 100
Oct 2002 - Presentation to Teachers - McKernan School 10
Oct 2002 - Edmonton Public School Board - teacher workshop 6
Oct 16, 2002 - Northern Alberta Radio Club - Radio Astronomy 50
Apr 2002 - George Moores Astronomy Workshop 30
Oct 2, 2001 - Edmonton Public School Board teacher workshop 8
Sep 29, 2001 - Alberta Science Teachers' Conference - Red Deer 15
2001 - Royal Astronomical Society - Radio Meteors 100
2000 - Royal Astronomical Society - Radio Astronomy 100
1999 - Odyssium Radio Club - Radio Astronomy 15

Media Stories and Audience Size

Media Story Audience Size
May 31, 2003 - Edmonton Journal - Sky Scan kits give Grade 9s a peek into outer space ~100,000
Nov 19, 2002 - CBC1 Edmonton - Radioactive interview with Bruce McCurdy and Spruce Ave students. ~15,000
May 3, 2002 - University of Alberta Folio - Students will scan skies with radio waves ~29,000
 

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and the

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