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A common theme comes out from a discussion among students. How: Brain-storming Debate

Choice of the theme. A common theme comes out from a discussion among students. How: Brain-storming Debate Search in Internet Books The choice of theme is interesting in order to investigate students ’ image of science. Choice of the theme.

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A common theme comes out from a discussion among students. How: Brain-storming Debate

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  1. Choice of the theme • A common theme comes out from a discussion among students. • How: • Brain-storming • Debate • Search in Internet • Books • The choice of theme is interesting in order to investigate students’image of science.

  2. Choice of the theme • A common theme comes out from a discussion among students. • How: • Brain-storming • Debate • Search in Internet • Books • Criteria to discriminate information… • The choice of theme is interesting in order to investigate students’image of science.

  3. What themes? • In 4 years of junior science cafés: • 6 on astronomy: • 2 on extraterrestrial life (UFO?) • 2 on black holes • 1 on infinity of universe • 1 on robot and space missions • 3 on medicine/genetics: • 1 on sex • 1 on stem cells • 1 on mental disease • 2 other themes • 1 on time-trivelling • 1 on Non-verbal communication

  4. Choice of experts • Scientists are chosen with the following criteria: • Scientific excellence • Competence on the chosen theme • Experience in nonacademic communication • In order to choice scientists, we tell students: • How universities and research centres are organised • How to read a scientific CV • Functioning of the scientific community: groups, publications, peer review etc.

  5. Example: a science café on shape of the universe… Prof. A - age: 55, publications: 250 interests: measurements of cosmic background radiation experience on nonacademic communication: yes Prof. B - age: 47, publications: 150 interests: neutron starsexperience on nonacademic communication: yes Dr. C - age: 39, publications: 100 interests: cosmology and shape of the universe experience on nonacademic communication: yes Prof. D - age: 53, publications: 65 Interests: measurements of cosmic background radiation experience on nonacademic communication: yes • We exclude: • Prof. B (research interests) • Prof. D (see A) • Between A and C we choose following further considerations

  6. Meeting with experts (before the event) In their working places (universities, laboratories, hospitals…) Most students have never seen a university. Occasion to see science at work.

  7. Choice of readings/videos • Importance of interdisciplinary of science café (it’s not a conference) • Search for readings or videos in order to: • Involve and entertain the audience • Stimulate the discussion • Make links between humanistic and scientific areas

  8. The blog Documentation and exchange of information

  9. Roles Moderator Resposible for relations with the guests (contacts with researchers) food and drink promotion (makes posters and other stuff) readings equipment (microphones, etc. room preparation (chairs, tables, etc.) photos/videos blog streaming Each student is responsible for something and is part of a collective work.

  10. Science Café is ready, serve it!

  11. Features of this approach • Stress individualabilities of pupils • Sharing of a collective project • Everyday science • What students learn: • where and how scientific knowledge is produced • to search for reliable scientific information • to consider science as part of culture We observed that students are good in anticipating audience’s reactions (more than us: we are scientists!)

  12. Already Done • In Scicafé project • Guidelines for teachers Focus group with teachers • Survey to study impact on the students • Scicafe2.0 http://www.european-observatory-for-crowdsourcing.eu C. Belmonte, T. Castellani, , A. Savre. A. Tarrare Junior Science Cafe Guidelinehttp://www.scicafe.eu/sites/all/themes/newspro/docs/JUNIOR_SCI_CAFE_How%20To.pdf C. Belmonte, T. Castellani (2012) The ‘CaffèScienza Junior’ project: Students protagonists of their scientific training In P-Koulouris (edited by), SciCafé 2012 Conference and Events: Europe’s Science C. Belmonte, T. Castellani, A. Parisi Caffè scienza junior: gli studenti protagonisti della loro formazione scientifica in "Atti dell'VIII Convegno Nazionale sulla Comunicazione della Scienza" (2010)C. Belmonte, T. Castellani Il progetto Caffè scienza junior in "Le scienze naturali nella scuola" n.41 fasc. III (2010) Work in progress • CREAT-itproject • Guidelinesfor teachers in Pedagogical Framework • ImplementationScenariosand link with IBSE activity • Focus groupwith teachers (to enrich the methodology)

  13. The future? • We’d like to study the impact • on the scientific community (i.e. on the experts) • On the social community (i.e. parents of the students) Calls in H2020 Issi14 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2416-issi-1-2014.html16:16 Issi15

  14. Theatre and Science

  15. Science&Theatre training CREAT-it case study Artists, scientists, techers create their own scrips and performances. IB scientific training + IB drama training Common point: conflict, metaphor, error

  16. www.formascienza.org Thanks for your attention!

  17. Festival Scienza 3 • Il festival Scienza3 nasce con l’idea di promuovere i luoghi della scienza del Municipio Roma 3: • Sapienza Università di Roma • CNR • ISS • Policlinico Umberto I • Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze • … • Nella settimana del festival, istituti e laboratori aprono le porte al pubblico, per creare un contatto con il territorio.

  18. Open laboratories in the City

  19. “edutainment” Note e Colori Entropia

  20. Scientific nights Words and musice

  21. Theatre and Science

  22. Monsieur le Blanc Voci: Francesca Beggio e Francesco Colella Piano: Stefania Tallini Il reading narra la storia di Sophie Germain attraverso i testi originali dei carteggi che la donna fisico-matematico ha tenuto con i matematici della sua epoca sotto lo pseudonimo maschile “Monsieur le Blanc”.

  23. Theater and science training Per adulti e ragazzi Artists, scientists, techers create their own scrips and performances. We start from IB scientific training and from a IB drama training

  24. Minuetto astronomico Interactive show on ideas and visions

  25. Forum - Theater Teatro partecipativo

  26. Theater and Forum-theatre for kids Differenze di genere

  27. Science Show Gli scienziati raccontano e si raccontano Alta moda, alta matematica con Isabeau Birindelli, matematica

  28. Exposition Via alle scienziate! Science women on the street (…)

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