The Activity
The educational activity "Learning Science Through Theater" is an initiative of Science View that is carried out annually in cooperation with variable agents (Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of National and Κapodistrian University of Athens, Elliniogermaniki Agogi, Noesis Science Center and Technology Museum and more). The target group is students aged 12-16 (first grade of middle school - second grade of high school), while this year students from primary education (ages 9-12) will participate as well. Students are expected to dramatize scientific concepts and knowledge from their school curriculum. The activity was created in the context of the European project CREAT-IT (www.creatit-project.eu) and based on the features of inquiry learning on science related courses (Inquiry Based Science Education), as well as on the pedagogical framework of the European project CREATIONS (http://creations-project.eu/) and one of the cases of implementation in Primary Education Schools of the European project Creativity, Art and Science in Primary Education (CASE) (http://www.project-case.eu/). It is also one of the accelerators of the European project Open Schools for Open Societies (OSOS) (http://www.openschools.eu/) as well as a proposed activity of the Greek educational communities of Open Discovery Space (ODS) and Inspiring Science Education (ISE).
In the context of the activity, students will implement a theatrical performance related to scientific concepts and will learn science in a creative way. The specific objectives of the activity, which have as a central axis the interdisciplinary interconnection of science with aspects of art, aiming at the enhancement of students' interest in science, involve both students and teachers. More specifically, through this activity, students will comprehend scientific concepts and phenomena, develop a spirit of cooperation and teamwork, will actively participate in the negotiation of scientific concepts and they will develop creative and critical thinking skills. Also by participating in dissemination activities and entrepreneurial actions for the promotion and support of their theatrical performance, they will contribute in further bridging school with society and at personal level developing their social and entrepreneurial skills. Teachers will be engaged in professional development procedures through their cooperation and the exchange of opinions, ideas and teaching material (either in person or through online learning communities). Finally, one of the main aims of the activity is to motivate more and more teachers and students and create an educational community that will cooperate, exchange opinions, material and best practices for science teaching and learning, that will continue after the implementation of the action.
In the context of the activity, students will implement a theatrical performance related to scientific concepts and will learn science in a creative way. The specific objectives of the activity, which have as a central axis the interdisciplinary interconnection of science with aspects of art, aiming at the enhancement of students' interest in science, involve both students and teachers. More specifically, through this activity, students will comprehend scientific concepts and phenomena, develop a spirit of cooperation and teamwork, will actively participate in the negotiation of scientific concepts and they will develop creative and critical thinking skills. Also by participating in dissemination activities and entrepreneurial actions for the promotion and support of their theatrical performance, they will contribute in further bridging school with society and at personal level developing their social and entrepreneurial skills. Teachers will be engaged in professional development procedures through their cooperation and the exchange of opinions, ideas and teaching material (either in person or through online learning communities). Finally, one of the main aims of the activity is to motivate more and more teachers and students and create an educational community that will cooperate, exchange opinions, material and best practices for science teaching and learning, that will continue after the implementation of the action.
The Team
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Participants
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