Category: News and Notes
The sweet bacteria of yoghurt
INTRODUCTION How many yogurts do you eat every day? What flavors? Do you know what yogurt is made from? Well, it’s easier than you think. You can make it yourself at home. WHAT DO...
THE KEY TO BALANCE
INTRODUCTIONHave you ever thought why the Tower of Pisa doesn’t fall? Despite being crooked, the tower does not fall, since the vertical of its centre of gravity (vertical line drawn from the centre of...
VEGETABLE PAINTERS
INTRODUCTIONIn this challenge we talk about the colors that we can see in nature, the biological pigments. Biological pigments are substances produced by colored organisms. The reason these molecules have colors is the result...
GOING AROUND THE WORLD ON THE INTERNET
INTRODUCTIONDo you like to travel? Well, without moving from home with this challenge you can discover unique places around the world. On the web you can find many options for travelling without leaving your...
Workshop on Critical Thinking by Bojan Markicevic (Tvornica Znanosti)
The 13rd of December of 2019 the SPOON project partners and several science teachers had a great opportunity to attend to a workshop about Critical Thinking, presented by our croatian SPOON project’s partner, Bojan...
SPOON Project : Live a week of science in Split 🇭🇷
By Annabelle Lecointre – Maison pour la science en Alsace FRANCE Singularity of a science week for young people in summer. I didn’t expect to see children and teenagers working for a week during...
Interesting activities for teachers to work on critical thinking with their student
Resource 1: Trust me Link: https://www.childnet.com/resources/trust-me Description: lesson plans for primary and secondary level that aim to empower students to discuss how to think critically around the areas of content, contact, and propaganda material that may seek to...
SPOONERS Travel Report: Let’s go to Summer Science Factory 2/2 🇭🇷
Day 2: The big day! It runs from everywhere, between SpOOners we try not to disturb too much, between two installations mentors catch a coffee from time to time before welcoming small scientists eager...
Evaluation on the impact of the SPOON trainings in Bilbao (Report in Spanish) 🇪🇸
As part of SPOON project, we (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC) are evaluating the impact of the trainings on teachers’ capabilities and competences as well as exploring their appreciation and confidence towards the methods...
SPOONERS Travel Report: Let’s go to Summer Science Factory 1/2 🇭🇷
The weather is good and the sky is blue, we have an appointment for a new immersion week to new educational horizons in Split in Croatia. I take with me all my curiosity and...
Summer Science Factory: offering to youngsters an opportunity to realise that they ARE scientists 🇭🇷
Each year, around 90 youngsters, aged between 9 and 18, meet in the facilities of the Mediterranean Institute for Life Science (MEDILS) in Split to join STEM-related activities guided by scientists during six days....
Bilbao travel diary : Visit of science fair 🇪🇸
That’s it, we’re finally here! The first meeting in field immersion of our European colleagues as part of the Erasmus + SPOON ! It’s always energizing to concretely undertake a project on which we have...
Remember : Receiving the Elhuyar partners @ the 5th year celebration of the Maison pour la science en Alsace (MSA)
By Isabel Guedes 06/2017 When Aitziber and Danel arrived on the morning of the 19 of May, they had a fresh curious look we can detect in people engaged in science education. For them,...