Science Inspired
project goals
To increase interest and participation of young people in the activities of science centres designed to inspire them to take on scientific challenges and come up with their own scientific projects. Thanks to the international cooperation between teachers and educators from several science centres, the project devises innovative methods and tools based on new technologies that clarify scientific issues, inspire to take initiative and promote creative thinking. By developing teachers’ and educators’ competences, exchanging knowledge and good practices, and encouraging young people to create educational content, the project promotes the use of centres as tools for building an innovative educational environment.
actions
- Cooperation between science centres in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Greece.
- Exchange study visits during which participants underwent training in gamification, storytelling, escape room design, ICT and tinkering, and shot educational films at exhibitions.
- Development of on-site educational games using a mobile application as an example of innovative tools in education.
- Writing gamification-based lesson scenarios to give teachers a tool to continue the project at schools.
- Compiling instructions for young video content creators.
- A video competition for young people.
- Launching an educational platform to host the content and outcomes of the project as well as inspirational materials for teachers and youth.
results
- Encouraging teachers to share knowledge in an educational environment.
- Strengthening cooperation between science centres in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Greece.
- Encouraging young people to take up scientific challenges and create their own science-related content.
- Creating innovative educational tools based on urban games and new technologies.
- Recording educational clips of the most interesting scientific phenomena.
- Inspiring to actively expand scientific knowledge.
- Creating an interactive educational platform for teachers and youth to share their experience and present the outcomes of the project.
financed by: Science Inspired is co-financed by the EU’s Erasmus+ programme under Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships for Youth.
duration: 12.2018–01.2021
members:
Experyment Science Centre (project leader)
Agora Science Centre – Hungary, Debrecen
VIDA! Science Centre – Czech Republic, Brno
NOESIS Thessaloniki Science Centre and Technology Museum – Greece, Thessaloniki