Communicating Science

A Video competition in STEM for students from Fifth Grade up to Junior High

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Participating in the competition

     form a group of 2-4 with their peers - choose a fun name pick a scientific subject that they find attractive research about it find an interesting, inventive and comprehensive way to present it on a short video and upload their video on the School Lab website.

Participants can vote their favorite video, while a judging committee chooses the ten best videos that make it to the finals.

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www. school-lab.org

Online Mentoring: Guiding and supporting

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How do school communities participate?

Pick and narrate theorems, natural phenomena or concepts Simulate situations Execute experiments Represent laws in Physics

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Compose, sing and dance their rap songs Present Short Plays

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School Lab aims at supporting students to:

Develop a critical and thought provoking mindset through innovative and creative activities Gain self confidence Better understand the exciting challenges faced by scientists and researchers

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Enhance skills to present their ideas to a wide audience Value upcoming scientists as role models

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Participation of Schools 2012, 2013, 2014

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183

Schools

611 1895 225 120

Groups Students Teachers Cities

2014

6,313 visits/month 355,190 hits/ month 486,561 hits in April 1st International Conference MARCH - Athens 2014 2014 2013 2012

Strengths

Active participation in groups Using video

inspires & ignites students curiosity.

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Interacting with mentors

was helpful and made difficult definitions seem familiar.

Students created fun and inventive videos 1st International Conference MARCH - Athens 2014

Innovative approaches?

mentoring practice

The project supports all 4C super skills The School-Lab brings innovations in learning practices approaching STEM topics in an

alternative way focusing effectively on UGV.

It brings students closer to scientific

research methods in an attractive way.

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“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our

children of tomorrow” John Dewey

Thank y

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