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26 May 2012: Lleida, Spain Science festival: Ciència al Carrer The 6th edition of the annual science festival, Ciència al Carrer (Science Street Day), will take place on 26 May 2012. More than 600 students from 40 schools (from pre- to high-school age), and many teachers and scientists, will perform science exhibitions and projects in the main shopping streets of Lleida’s centre. The festival aims to increase the public awareness and understanding of science. Other planned events include: science-related lectures and performances, book readings, astronomical observations and visits to the Lleida Agri-Food Science and Technology Park. Registration is now open and attendance is free. More information: https://sites.google.com/a/xtec.cat/ciencia-carrer/home 24 June - 2 July 2012: Andøya Rocket Range, Andenes, Norway Students aged 17-20, who have a keen interest in mathematics, physics and rocketry / space science are invited to apply for the European Space Camp. There, talented students from around the world spend a week being a rocket scientist, taking control of every part of a rocket campaign, including circuit making, telemetry and of course the launch itself. Participants also attend lectures by some of Europe's best scientists, on topics ranging from rocket physics to the Northern Lights. Social activities, including swimming in the midnight ocean, a GPS treasure hunt and a whale safari, complete an unforgettable week. The camp is free, but participants must pay for their own transport to and from Andenes Airport. The camp is run in English, so students will need to be fluent in the language. The registration deadline is 1 April 2012. More information: www.spacecamp.no 1-21 July 2012: CERN, Switzerland Physics teachers from high schools who would like to update their knowledge of particle physics and the associated technology are invited to apply for the CERN three-week residential programme. The course aims to:
Grants covering all expenses (travel, accommodation and subsistence) will be given to all selected applicants from CERN member states. More information: http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers 29 July − 6 August 2012: Aveiro, Portugal The 2012 MILSET International Science Summer Camp will be in held in at Aveiro University, Portugal. The theme for this year’s camp is Engineering of the Future. Workshops will form the focus of the camp: in small groups, students will compete to solve practical engineering-related problems. They will also visit industrial research sites located in some of Portugal’s biggest cities. The visits will be an opportunity to experience Portuguese culture. The camp is open to 16- to 25-year-olds. The registration fee is €99 and covers accommodation, food, camp activities, and transportation during the event. Applications are welcome from across the world. The working language is English. The deadline for applications is 13 May. More information: www.ajc.pt/issc12/ 16 – 30 August 2012: London, UK LIYSF is a two-week residential event held at Imperial College London. LIYSF 2012 will explore the future developments in the sciences, with lecture demonstrations, specialist seminars and debates led by a team of scientists and experts and scientific visits. Over 300 of the world's best young scientists aged 17- to 21-years-old attend the event. There is an active social calendar with events designed to enable those from around the world to learn about different cultures. Participants should be studying science and have achieved or be in preparation for taking exam qualifications for university entrance. Participants’ dates of birth should be between 16 August 1990 and 30 August 1995. A good understanding of written and spoken English is a requirement. The participation fee is €1 855 per student. The fee covers the total cost of the programme; all meals and accommodation; lectures and demonstrations; programme visits and entrance charges; travel in central London to programmed events and the social programme. More information: www.liysf.org.uk/ 3-7 September 2012: Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Teacher training workshop: Active Science Learning: Nanotechnology Open Lab Active Science Learning: Nanotechnology Open Lab aims to give teachers the tools they will need to teach about nanotechnology in school. Practical workshops will show teachers how to perform hands-on experimental nanotechnology activities. Instructors will address the future of nanoscience and the role of nanotechnology in biotechnology. The course is open to all European teachers with an interest in nanotechnology. The price for the course (exclusive of living costs) is €650, although attendees are eligible to apply for a European Union Grundtvig grant. The deadline for registration is 27th April. The working language is English. More information: Course website 5-7 October 2012: Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain Science teachers and science communicators from Spanish-speaking countries or from Portugal are invited to send in their project ideas for Ciencia en Acción (Science in Action). The event aims to present science in an attractive and motivating way to students, teachers, researchers and science communicators through competitive workshops and performances. Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures and to actively participate in demonstrations. Proposals may be submitted in any official language of Spain or Portugal, by 15 May 2012. Ciencia en Acción is Spain’s national event as part of the European network for science teachers, Science on Stage. Winners of the national events will be invited to participate in the international teaching festival in Słubice-Frankfurt (Oder), on the Polish-German border in April 2013. There, teachers from 27 countries will share their most innovative teaching ideas in workshops, on-stage performances and a teaching fair. More information: www.cienciaenaccion.org 22 – 29 November 2012: Vilnius, Lithuania Science festival: European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO 2012) Approximately 140 students from 23 European Union countries will be competing in EUSO 2012, which will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania. EUSO aims to promote science in the European Union (EU) among students aged 16 years and younger. More than twenty EU countries participate and each country sends two (or occasionally one) teams of three students. The two-part competition is spread over two days and the duration of each part is four hours. Each task is a practical activity incorporating elements of biology, chemistry and physics. Each year EUSO is held in a different European Union country. In addition to the competition itself, there will also be cultural, educational, social and sports-based events to give contestants an opportunity to meet students of a similar age with common interests. Registration is now open and will close on April 1st, 2012. Students aged 16 or younger on December 31st 2011 are eligible to participate. Participants are expected to apply as groups of 6 students and 3 mentors. Accommodation, meals and the programme of events will be covered by the host country (Lithuania), but participants will need to cover their own travel expenses. Those who wish to attend without taking part can pay 1000 EUR to cover all hospitality expenses. The working language is English. More information: www.euso2012.lt 25-28 April 2013: Słubice-Frankfurt (Oder), Poland / Germany Teachers from 27 countries will share their most innovative teaching ideas in workshops, on-stage performances and the teaching fair. Each country will be represented by a delegation of teachers selected in a national event. Participation is free for the delegates. To be considered for your national delegation, contact your national organisers now, as the selection events are already beginning in some countries. There will also be a limited number of places for non-delegates, who will be charged a registration fee. More information: www.scienceonstage.eu
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All year: 10 locations around the UK The national network of Science Learning Centres, set up by the UK Department for Skills and Education and the Wellcome Trust, provides continuing professional education for everyone involved in UK science education, at all levels. With nine regional centres and a national centre in York, access to innovative and inspiring courses is within reach across the UK. The centres not only deliver hundreds of courses, but also act as a focus for all the science learning activities in their region. More information: www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk All year: Elder Museum of Science and Technology, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain The Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología offers a variety of workshops for school children of different ages, both at specific dates throughout the year, and after previous booking. Topics include light, electromagnetism, measuring the cosmos, the heart of life, and sun dials, as well as special topics related to temporary exhibitions. In addition, the museum offers specific itineraries for school classes, for example on the Canarian ecosystem, our body, or robots - thinking machines. More information: www.museoelder.org All year: over 200 locations around Germany The co-ordinating body for labs for school students in Germany, Lernort Labor, invites teachers to take their classes to visit these labs at universities, science institutes, science centres, museums and in industry. The workshops, which run in German, provide hands-on science and can be found all across Germany. More information: www.lernort-labor.de All year: Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow, UK Teachers, classroom assistants, nursery teachers and technicians are invited to visit the Glasgow Science Centre free of charge, to explore and investigate what is on offer. More information: www.glasgowsciencecentre.org All year: many Scottish venues, UK Supported by GlaxoSmithKline, the Glasgow Science Centre’s BodyWorks programme brings the fun of the science centre directly to schools and community groups throughout Scotland. The programme offers an array of exciting workshops, live science shows, interactive exhibits and debates. Everything is designed to be hands-on and to complement Curriculum for Excellence. More information: http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org All year: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK The Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Festival invites all primary schools in Pembrokeshire to book a rockpool ramble and identification field trip. The course is aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils (ages 8-11), takes half a day and is led by three qualified marine scientists. Cost: £250 with a bus or £170 without a bus. Maximum 30 children. More information: www.darwincentre.com All year: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK The Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Festival offers a double workshop visit for a maximum of 30 Key Stage 2 pupils (ages 8-11) and costs £200. The group is split into two workshops, which run simultaneously:
Also available are three 90-minute workshops, each for a maximum of 20 pupils and costing £120:
More information: www.darwincentre.com All year: Paris-Montagne, Paris, France During the year, Paris-Montagne runs an outreach programme at a national scale, in Paris and five cities in the south and east of France. The Science Académie programme targets high-school students interested in science but not confident enough to enrol in undergraduate studies due to social and cultural hindrances. The programme offers them the opportunity to discover science through one-week immersion in research laboratories during holidays. After these internships, they are provided with a large choice of activities (meetings with researchers, conferences, visits to labs and science museums). These regular events contribute to the formation of a young and passionate community, in which high-school students propose and lead many new activities. In 2011, five years since the launch of Paris-Montagne, the total number of participants in the Science Académie reached 1000 across the country. The most dedicated participants in the programme are offered the chance to take part in a summer camp during the Paris-Montagne science festival in July, and also to attend other scientific summer camps in Europe (e.g. the London International Youth Science Forum in the UK; the International Science Summer Camp in Aalborg, Denmark; Petnica in Serbia; Kut Diak in Hungary; and Visnjan in Croatia). More information: www.scienceacademie.org All year: Portugal Ciência Viva organises short talks by MIT professors in Portuguese secondary schools, as part of a co-operation between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Portuguese universities in the areas of bioengineering, sustainable energy and transport systems. The students have direct contact with MIT professors and can discuss their ideas and ask questions about these important engineering areas. Schools are selected based on their motivation for participating in the programme and on the projects they have developed in the areas of science and engineering. More information: www.cienciaviva.pt/divulgacao/mit All year: INTECH, Hands-on Interactive Science and Discovery Centre, Winchester, UK Teachers are invited to visit INTECH, the hands-on interactive science and discovery centre free of charge, or to attend a teacher preview session to discover what is available for school visits and workshops. More information: www.intech-uk.com All year: EURAC tower, Bolzano, Italy EURAC, the European Academy Bolzano, is an institute for applied research and further education. Its science café is an evening event series in which scientists and artists meet in an informal atmosphere to engage in scientific dialogue in front of the general public, over a glass of wine, with music and wonderful views of the city of Bolzano. A presenter leads a one-hour-discussion of topical science issues, after which a DJ creates an inviting atmosphere to linger and chat. The discussions (in Italian and German) are recorded and provided online as videos, audio files and photos on the EURAC tower website, where you can also find this year's programme or sign up for the newsletter. Why not plan an evening visit with your class to the science café? More information: http://tower.eurac.edu All year: Matheon, Berlin, Germany The DFG Research Center Matheon offers a range of activities to show that maths can be vivid, up-to-date, and fun. Rent the Center: on request, Matheon researchers come to your school to give a lesson on their research topics, presented in a way appropriate to the students' age. The idea is to demonstrate that not all maths problems have already been solved or are to be found in school books, but that maths is a vivid and creative science. Matheredaktion: five times a year, editors of school newspapers are invited to the Matheon centre to find out about research there and to write about it. In small discussion groups, mathematicians explain current projects in an intelligible way, while answering the young and curious reporters' questions. Mathinside - Urania: under the slogan 'Maths is everywhere', Matheon researchers give a lecture series in Berlin, primarily addressed at students in grades 10-13 (ages 16 and above) but open to everybody. Topics include the use of maths in mobile phones, cars, medical equipment, public transport and the stock exchange. The activities are run in German, but other languages may be possible on request. All year: Institute for Mathematics, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany The Institute for Mathematics offers a weekly lecture series on maths didactics. The lectures cover various aspects of teaching maths at school, from the primary to the secondary level. Lectures are held in German, and teachers are welcome. For the full programme, see: http://didaktik.mathematik.hu-berlin.de All year: venues throughout Germany The German Telekom Foundation (Deutsche Telekom Stiftung) in collaboration with the German Mathematicians' Union (Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, DMV) offers a range of workshops and courses for maths teachers in Germany within their project 'Doing maths differently' (Mathematik Anders Machen). There is a range of courses to choose from, aimed at maths departments (Fachkonferenzen) of different primary- and secondary-school types. In each case a tandem of scientists and teachers is formed, ensuring a close link between theory (university) and practice (school). The goal is to develop long-term co-operations, and ideally, several courses (each lasting 3-8 hours) should be run on one complex topic. A list of the courses currently on offer is available online. Customised courses can be developed, should your needs not be met by the current offers. More information and applications: www.schule-interaktiv.de All year: Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany The Deutsches Museum not only hosts a collection of masterpieces of science and technology, but also offers a rich programme for school children of all ages and for their teachers.
In co-operation with the Technical University of Munich, the museum also hosts the TUMLab, a hands-on science lab which offers:
More information: www.deutsches-museum.de and www.tumlab.de All year: Bildungsnetzwerk Klima & Energie, Oldenburg, Germany The education network climate & energy (Bildungsnetzwerk Klima & Energie) is run by the city of Oldenburg to foster climate and energy education in schools. To offer your students first-hand experience and information, why not get in touch with one of the network's two dozen partners from industry, ranging from energy providers and solar power companies to architects of eco-friendly houses. See: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol To visit a site related to energy production and climate, including a solar-powered boat, a water mill and a wind-power park, see: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol To borrow a wide range of materials - from books and experimental boxes to games and measuring instruments - suitable for both primary and secondary education, see: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol More information: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol All year: EWE AG, Oldenburg, Germany The energy provider EWE offers a range of activities for local primary, secondary and vocational schools. Free teaching materials, such as comics, magazines, posters and experimental boxes, can be ordered. EWE also offer a number of online games for both primary and secondary students, on energy topics relevant to the curriculum. EWE representatives give talks on energy-related topics covered in the primary- and secondary-school curricula, including household energy use, practical ways to save energy, and sources of energy. The 'Energiemobile', a lorry containing mobile workspaces, measuring instruments, multimedia and other materials, can be booked to visit school. Alternatively, your school might want to join EWE's new project, 'Sonnenklar', aimed at secondary and vocational schools. Solar panels are mounted on the school's roof, and EWE provide teaching materials, computers, its 'energy mobile' truck and teacher training on energy topics. More information: www.ewe.de/ewe-ist-mehr/schulen.php All year: Münster, Germany The 'Light up your life' programme offers girls in grade 8 and above (aged 14+) an insight into future-oriented jobs and fosters their interests in science, mathematics and technology. Using light as a topic relevant to many areas of everyday life, such as displays of mobile phones, colours in cosmetics, the workings of traffic lights, LCD-alarm clocks or domestic lighting, workhops demonstrate the versatility of light. The girls can explore the phenomena of light in hands-on experiments, complemented by visits to companies and research institutes working with light, to get an insight into the variety of possible jobs. The programme is complemented by a web community, and participants get a certificate at the end. More information: www.lightupyourlife.de All year: Environmental Education Centre, Oldenburg, Germany The regional environmental education centre Oldenburg (Umweltbildungszentrum) is one of 28 regional environmental education centres (RUZ) in Lower Saxony. The centre offers free courses for school classes on the topics of energy (renewable and sustainable energy); healthy food from environmentally friendly agriculture (in co-operation with organic farmers); experiencing nature (exploring the woods and waters, watching migratory birds, excursions to the moor); health education; development (sustainable companies run by schoolchildren, workshops on sustainability). Further offers include advice for teachers on the topics of environment, energy and development; training courses for teachers and kindergarten employees; a library of environmental education materials and more. More information: www.oldenburg.de/stadtol All year: venues across Germany The 'Taste MINT' programme offers female students in their last year of secondary school (grades 12 or 13, Abiturientinnen) who are interested in taking up a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the possibility to assess their strengths in these areas. Individual and team sessions over three days simulate the requirements for these jobs. The girls subsequently receive personal feedback and advice, including whether a university or technical college (Fachhochschule) might be more appropriate. At the end of the three days, each participant receives a written report on her abilities, which can be used to apply to university. More information: www.tastemint.de All year: venues across the UK Starchaser Industries offers a wide range of educational activities complementing the English national curriculum, to inspire students at all levels in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. On offer are downloadable educational materials; interactive shows, workshops, real rockets, and presentations at your school; rocket kits and much more. More information: www.space4schools.co.uk All year: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany Münster University's didactics workshop (Didaktischen Werkstatt Sachunterricht) offers a number of support activities for primary-school science teachers and their pupils, including workshops and training for teachers, as well as an open lab for teachers who need help preparing a bigger project. Visiting school classes can do practical work on a number of topics, such as building vehicles, musical instruments, sundials or other measuring instruments, electrical circuits and much more. Boxes of materials to teach science topics such as magnetism, salt, bridges and gravity can be borrowed by primary-school teachers. These boxes are available throughout Germany. More information: www.uni-muenster.de/Sachunterrichtsdidaktik All year: Museum König, Bonn, Germany The joint project 'Natur beflügelt' (Winged Nature) by the Alexander-König-Gesellschaft and the Museum König gives school students aged 11-16 who are interested in science the opportunity to discover and explore biodiversity. Three types of projects are on offer: a weekly science club at the museum every Saturday; a range of holiday workshops and excursions on a number of topics; and the resources to help schools to set up student clubs (Arbeitsgemeinschaft). More information: www.zfmk.de/web All year: Deutsches Museum Bonn, Germany The Deutsches Museum Bonn is a subsidiary of the Deutsches Museum in Munich. It offers the following to schools:
More information: www.deutsches-museum.de/bonn All year: many European countries The Roberta initiative is a project developed in Germany by the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems, and it has now been adapted to other European countries. It addresses the lack of engineers by raising girls' and boys' interest in the technical professions. With the use of standardised robotics kits, Roberta allows a hands-on introduction to technology. A network of regional centres (currently in Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) provide training and support for interested Roberta course instructors (e.g. teachers, educators, skilled students), as well as lending robot construction kits. In addition, Roberta academies at extracurricular learning locations offer regular taster courses for schools in their region, so that teachers can try out the concept. More information: www.roberta-home.de/en All year: many venues across Germany The German Telecom Foundation has teamed up with schools, universities and regional partners from industry and science to support junior engineering academies (Junior-Ingenieur-Akademien, JIA) across Germany. These regional projects aim to show students from grade 8 onwards (aged 15+) what the work of engineers, scientists and researchers is like, in order to interest them in engineering careers. Activities at school complement visits to companies and science institutes, as well as workshops, excursions, internships and more. See also the SIA project for students from grade 10 onwards (aged 17+). To specifically foster the enthusiasm of girls in these subjects, the Fraunhofer Society has joined in, offering a continuous programme for students from grade 8 through to the beginning of university studies in engineering. More information: www.telekom-stiftung.de/dtag/cms/content All year: many venues across Germany The SIA project (Schüler-Ingenieur Akademie), a collaboration between schools, high schools and industry, supports secondary-school students who are interested and talented in science and technology, to help them enter a career in engineering. Requirements at the different locations vary, but generally, students from grade 10 or 12 onwards (aged 16+ or 18+) are encouraged to take part in extracurricular teaching and lab courses, as well as other related activities, over the course of 1-3 school years. More information: www.sia-bw.de, www.sia.ulm.de, www.sia-online.de and www.telekom-stiftung.de If you're interested in starting your own SIA, see: www.telekom-stiftung.de/dtag/cms All year: Education centre for chemistry teachers, Bremen and Oldenburg, Germany Since May 2002, the education centre for chemistry teachers in Bremen and Oldenburg offers courses and teacher training across the whole of northern Germany, from primary- to secondary-school level. Courses are taught at the two universities and directly in schools. The costs for the courses vary. More information: www.lfz.uni-bremen.de Contact: Prof. Ilka Parchmann, Prof. Mathias Wickleder, Dr Holger Lüschen |
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