Free Astronomy Magazine March-April 2020

25 MARCH-APRIL 2020 face details and the nomenclature used. Local history and our intangi- ble heritage are common themes often recur in our activities. We can combine with the topics of Andalu- sian and medieval astronomy during a tourist visit to with the cultural heritage of our province and region, or combine the immense heritage linked to the olive oil of our land with astronomical observation. Un- doubtedly, we can confirm from our experience of over these past years that the public, even when not par- ticularly interested in astronomy, can become involved in it thanks to this the use of such type of “hook” activities. The Association is proud to have been awarded, as best youth associ- ation in the province, the Jaén Joven Prize in 2003 for its promo- tion of science, a prize awarded to the best youth association in the province, because of the promotion of science, and well as the Bandera de Andalucía Award 2008 in the cat- egory of associations, for the popu- lar projection outside our sphere. These awards have been an addi- tional incentive and motivation to make all of our members see the im- portance of the mission that has been developed. After over 300 activities and collab- orations with over 100 different en- tities, both public and private and, including schools and institutes, these almost 20 years of activity have been, without doubt, a solid foun- dation on which to build a structure in that supports support both our scientific science culture and that the culture of the public we have reached. This structure must remain useful to ensure that, in the future, our children and young people will be increasingly more interested in science and will develop critical ana- lytical abilities in many aspects of daily life. We will continue to work to achieve this. C ombined olive oil tasting and astro- nomical observation activity. Without a doubt, experiences for the senses. purpose, a multitude of practical seminars have been organized, as well as cross-cutting science-centered activi- ties, but often with a more attractive youth- engaging common thread for to them, such as a game, a tale, or a story or an activity of discovery (the so- called “rallyes de pis- tas”). The latest activi- ties for children carried out by the association have been involved working groups for the construction of a plani- sphere and a vertical sundial, in the context of the fifth Jornadas de Turismo de la Ciudad de Martos. The transversality qual- ity we have always tried to achieve in our activities has culmi- nated in general recre- ational activities with an important compo- nent of astronomy. We can highlight, for ex- ample, the combined activities of night hik- ing with and the interpretation of the sky or, if they are carried out in the phase of a Full Moon, a hiking presentation themed with on our natural satellite. For example, each of the breaks along the way is used to talk about a different topic re- lated to the Moon, whether it’s its mythology, its geological history, the history of its observation, or sur- have always considered children and young people to be the targets on which to focus our dissemination outreach efforts. The goal has al- ways been to create a scientific cul- ture in the public in general and in children in particular, to guarantee a future with that promotes scien- tific vocations and a critical way of thinking in every situation. For this !