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Molecular City a quest for chemistry ECSITE 2012 Thursday, 31 May

Molecular City a quest for chemistry ECSITE 2012 Thursday, 31 May Digital media as a medium for learning Tanja van der Woude – project leader. Molecular City. ureum. Groningen 190.000 inhabitants Average age : 36 years 50.000 students in Groningen University of Groningen: 28.000

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Molecular City a quest for chemistry ECSITE 2012 Thursday, 31 May

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  1. Molecular City a quest for chemistry ECSITE 2012 Thursday, 31 May Digital media as a medium for learning Tanja van der Woude – project leader

  2. Molecular City • ureum

  3. Groningen • 190.000 inhabitants • Averageage: 36 years • 50.000 students in • Groningen • University of Groningen: • 28.000 • 9 faculties • FMNS (STEM): • 4000 students

  4. Outreach program Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences Science LinX - science centre Studiestijgers- teachers network Betasteunpunt - Q&A service Discovery - science truck University of Groningen Scholierenacademie - university network for outreach activities

  5. Night of Arts & Science • IYC Call for activities to reach a broad audience (Non-techs!) • Location Science LinX: Church of Chemistry • Walk to the church: Molecular City, markers hidden in the windows of shops • End of the walk: church with the Molecule of Life: DNA and…receive a reward

  6. Chemistry out of the lab in the Availabefor free in the app store!

  7. How does it work • Download from the appstore • Hold camera in front of marker • Augmented reality! New world projected on the real world. • Molecules come alive in 3D

  8. Which molecules are hidden in the Molecular City?

  9. Molecular City in the classroom Secondary school teachers involved combination of art andchemistryclasses Pupils design and make the molecules of MC

  10. Results • 15000 visitors Night of Arts & Science • 3000 visitors Church of Chemistry • 150 downloads iphone

  11. Past year • Used it at “noorderzon” Theater festival in Groningen. • Translated in English, German and Chinese • Around 15 schools requested the molecular city handouts. • Developed “walk of life” for the opening of new building

  12. Next • Cooperation with Germany • Together with University of Kiel developing a nano city • Developing a protein city

  13. Expanding the techniques • Learning by doing • Using different type of marker • How to make it applicable for tablets? • Markers on coasters, lighters

  14. Challenges • BlauwGeel took the risk to develop the app • Short period of time • Difference between iphone and android: operating system same, but: • Android different brands, therefore different cameras

  15. DIY • Anyone can use the markers • Use molecular city • Contact us to develop • Assistance from Science LinX and BlauwGeel • Make sure you are using 3D models. You can build them yourselves or assistance of Gerwin Kramer

  16. Molecular City Acknowledgements Renske de Jonge Jan Apotheker Artists: Katerine Hendricks Leen van Wijngaarden Secondary Schools: Wessel Gansfort College Praedinius Gymnasium Fablab Groningen Bureau BlauwGeel

  17. Molecular City www.molecularcity.nl Contact information: www.sciencelinx.nl Tanja van der Woude – t.j.van.der.woude@rug.nl

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