Last decade video conferences became a hot topic. Being a cheap or even free instrument, they still enable multimedia enriched and real-time communication. There are many practices showing to what extent video conferences can be used in science teaching as well as to promote science towards youngsters. ( And...
If science and technology are confirmed as the catalysts of world economies, then a healthy supply of scientists is required. Unfortunately, as observed in several science textbooks, the science portrayed to our students tends to be presented in an unattractive manner, inclined towards memorization, the acquisition of facts or...
Science and society are intersected entities in the controversial discussion of Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI). This discussion is of high importance for a functional scientific literacy. This post aims to list the matching points between science as an enterprise and society that can spark a controversial issue or become an...
Last May, I joined a preschool outdoors activity along some colleagues. We were a happy bunch of adults and kids aiming to find out what interesting things could we discover along the shores of an island in the archipelago of Gothenburg. The children were eager to discover new things;...
Mobile devices ownership is growing very fast lately. More and more youngsters nowadays use smartphones or tablets in their everyday activities: they make phone calls, send messages, browse the internet, have access to social media, take photos or use special purpose mobile apps. Why not use mobile devices in...