Scientix 10th SPNE Brussels 26 Feb 2016: XHemm

STEM POPULARISATIONSHARING OF GOOD PRACTICE

Francesco DebonoEducation Officer

Education for Sustainable Development

Department of Curriculum ManagementDirectorate for Quality and Standards in Education

francesco.debono@ilearn.edu.mt

26th – 28th Feb 2016 MALTA

X’HEMM = WHAT CAN BE FOUND?

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WHAT CAN BE FOUND IN BRUSSELS?

“Interest is high at age 10, it markedly declined by age 14”

Osborne & Dillon, 2008

ABOUT THE INITIATIVE Science and Maths – Different Locations

Historical settings, garden settings, countryside settings and also in town square social contexts.

Students, visit the location

Learners rotate from one work station to the other doing hands-on Maths and Science activities related to the context where the initiative is taking place.

REASONS FOR DOING IT To have students engage in more fun Maths and

Science.

Acquire a positive perception of the subjects and strengthen the possibility of them choosing science at a later stage of their education.

To strengthen the idea that Maths and Science are all about problem solving and inquiry based learning.

REASONS FOR DOING IT To strengthen the idea that Maths and Science

teaching and learning do not have to be necessarily bound to the classroom. Science and Maths are everywhere.