Science education in Romania through hands-on activities

1. Science education in Romaniathrough hands-on activities Dan Sporea and Adelina Sporea National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics Lasers Metrology and Standardization Laboratory409 Atomistilor St., Magurele, RO-077125, Romania sporea@ifin.nipne.ro; dan.sporea@inflpr.ro phone 40745759545; fax 40214574243 SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

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3. “Science Education and Training in a Knowledge-based Society - SET 2010” Project objectives To promote the best European practice and to establish a partnership between the Romanian teams and the advanced networks in Europe, in the field of education, for the technical and scientific knowledge and lifelong learning To develop a regional network (both in the Balkan area and in the Est and Central Europe) aimed to increase the science teaching quality at the preuniversitar level To develop the cooperation with the „Hands-on Science” European network concerning science education through experiment (real or virtual) To encourage the dissemination at the European level of the main results regarding science education obtained in Romanian schools. SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

4. Multidisciplinary approachfocused on: • The use of virtual instrumentation (LabVIEW) for real and virtual experiments (data acquisition form various sensors, PC control, European premiere) • Photonics and optics (optical spectroscopy, optical fiber communications, lasers, classical optics) • PC graphics (3D design and animation) SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

5. Virtual instrumentation - LabVIEW High school teachers: Mihaela Garabet Ion Neacsu SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

6. Virtual instrumentation - LabVIEW High school teachers: Emilia Pausan Mihaela Garabet Ion Neacsu SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

7. Photonics and optics SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

8. Photonics and optics SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

9. PC graphics (3D design and animation) James Watt (1736-1819) The History of the Steam Engine SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

10. PC graphics (3D design and animation) SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

11. Means to implement various activities SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

12. Means to implement various activities SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

13. Means to implement various activities Lectures and workshops SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

14. Means to implement various activities Exhibitions & Conferences SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

15. Means to implement various activities Science fairs SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

16. Means to implement various activities Science fairs SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

17. Means to implement various activities Science fairs SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

18. Means to implement various activities Contests SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

19. Means to implement various activities Drama SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

20. Means to implement various activities Drama and music SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

21. Acknowledgments • The author wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the following teachers: • Elena-Mihaela Garabet, Ion Neacşu, Theoretical High School “Grigore Moisil”, Bucharest • Emilia Păuşan, Monica – Maria Iliescu, Antonia Nicolescu, Theoretical High School “Tudor Vladimirescu”, Bucharest • Luminiţa Grigorescu, Prof. Maria Enache, Prof. Ovidiu Şerbanescu, Tehn. Lab. Eugenia Bâdrea, Corina Sibişeanu, High School of Ecoinomics “C. Kiritescu”, Bucharest • Liliana-Violeta Constantin, “Elena Cuza” National College, Bucharest, • Dănuşa Dumitrescu, “Edmond Nicolau” Technical College, Bucharest • Dragos Constantinescu, High School of Art, Ramnicu Valcea • Cecilia Oprea, High School “Decebal”, Bucharest • Dvorácsek Augustin, Colegiul „Bethlen Gábor”, Aiud • Lydia Minza, Colegiul National Vasile Alecsandri, Galati • Elena Vladescu, National Vocational College “Nicolae Titulescu”, Slatina • Constantin Lucian Vladescu, The school with I-VIII classes, Mierlesti de Sus, Perieti • Mihaela Bancila, Doina Turcus, National College “I. L. Caragiale”, Bucharest • Diana Melnic, “ Teacher Training Center”- Bucharest- Romania • Stefan Grigorescu, “ Teacher Training Center”- Bucharest • Elisabeta Radoi, Elementary School 45 “Titu Maiorescu”, Bucharest • Doinita-Janulya Costache, School No. 156, Bucharest SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

22. Financial support • European Union Comenius Network “Hands-on Science”- Project 110157-CP-1-2003-1-PT-COMENIUS-C3 • Grant of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research – Project “Science Education and Training in a Knowledge-Based Society SET 2010”, contract No. 58/2006 • Donations by: National Instruments (USA); EXFO (Canada); Ocean Optics (The Netherlands) SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION

23. Thank you ! SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN WORKSHOP FOR HANDS-ON PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION