From the times when astronomical knowledge was based on naked eye observation to the 21st century, when huge scientific instruments reveal the diversity of the far universe, imagination and dreams are still at the heart of sky observation,...
Four different approaches will be presented where science centres promote innovative training courses for school teachers, offer workshops and outreach in schools as well as at the science centres. Questions will be addressed, such as how...
This workshop offers a firsthand experience of the numerous education and engagement resources on nanotechnology developed by three European projects: NANO TO TOUCH, Time for Nano and Nanoyou. Experiments, demonstrations and programmess designed...
Local governments (municipalities, regional governments, etc.) and science centres or museums could collaborate to set up networks in order to develop complex projects aimed at an extensive public. For instance, they could promote educational or...
The actual economic crisis has an impact in every sector of activities and our field has also been impacted but effects depend also on the degree of the financial self-supporting of our institutions and on the way we have reacted. This session...
Mathematics: Queen of Sciences or poor relation? In this reverse session, three organisations show how they have used three different methods to engage three different audiences with mathematics. What they have in common is that they all make...
In this session, speakers have five minutes to propose one thing they would like to ban from science centres and museums for good. Maybe it’s the one exhibit that they’d love to see the back of, or the one lazy idea that they are sick of finding...
Today, educational research is facing a complexity of personal and physical aspects associated with the learning process. Therefore, instruments for gathering data, such as questionnaires or mind maps, become more elaborate and specific in order...
The aim of the session is to share and discuss manifestation of humour in our science communication activities, our science centres and museums. Does humour help in any way? It adds a “fun factor” to the visitors’ experience and makes people...
The biodiversity crisis, climate change, and major environmental changes create uncertainty and anxiety concerning our future. We now live with the threat of disasters that could profoundly affect our lives. Yet it is important to avoid passivity...
Mobile applications offer a wide range of new ways for discovering complementary content, before, during and after the visit. Some of them work on dedicated systems, others on standard devices. Some carry content, some bring interaction. This...
Produced and published by science centres in an appealing format, science popularisation books, especially those meant for children, reveal science centres’ concerns. Their purpose is to get youngsters informed about topical issues, to provide...