What does Science have to do with Diplomacy, Inclusion and Development? Science, although universally striving for objectivity, cannot always be regarded as isolated from politics or society. Current discussions about the cause and effect of climate change are just the most prominent examples. Participants of the International Astronomical Union’s...
Space for education and society: do we need 100 more years to make a change? It is not a secret to teachers that astronomy is a powerful tool for inspiration. Moreover, if we look at a global scale, astronomy can serve as a tool to develop the economy and...
This post originally appeared on the STEM Discovery Week blog. We are republishing it with slight changes because of the direct connection to Scientix resources. For this year’s STEM Discovery Week, as headmaster of Ano Syros Primary School, I – along with the students of the fourth grade –...
Image taken from: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-aurora-named-steve Do you want your students to take a picture like this on their own? Do you want to arouse curiosity and interest in astronomy studies for all your students? If you answered yes to these questions, you should read the following article very carefully. Astronomy is...
Featured image: PureSolution_jpeg Radio aficionados and science geeks will already be familiar with the concept of the podcast. For the rest, a podcast is a digital file (normally, an audio recording) available for downloading from a website or a media player. Podcasts are usually free and are often presented as...
Image: Bloomua_jpeg Welcome to the second post of the series “The Science Shelf (and other STEM goodies from the webospehere)” where we will share information on science and technology events, resources, news and any other random goodies we discover by staring at our computers every single day. Hope you enjoy...
Image: ideyweb_jpeg Are you ready to unveil (more) of our top picks for the best science YouTube channels? Remember that we are featuring channels listed on 100 best YouTube channels of 2015 of the dailyTekk website. Let’s break it down! For a daily dose of science, make sure you subscribe...
Image: Shutterstock/Alphaspirit Astronomy is one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving branches of science. Historically, not only scientists and students, but the general public has been very much interested in the achievements and advances of this science. Students are fascinated to understand different astronomy topics, such as the...