Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-BY Does school have to be boring? Do children learn only when they follow the teacher’s instructions? No! EU Code Week is an opportunity to encourage students to learn programming and it is great fun. In addition, students can learn on their own,...
Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-BY The idea STEAM education is a crucial topic for next generations. The European Commission suggests to improve STEAM education for an early age of students. We know children are curios and have a natural disposition to Science but later sometimes they lose...
Can we continue investigating with materials that we have at home? Yes, and from an early age. During the lockdown period, a lot of students spend many hours in front of a screen; as an alternative, we can encourage them to carry out experiments that activate their desire to...
Science centers are wonderful places for informal learning. Visitors can see flashy, colorful experiments and interact with captivating devices. It is a great way to awaken and keep the natural interest in Science of every student. So what can be better than visiting one? Building one for yourself of...
Carrying out practical experiments is judged an essential aspect of science teaching. Indeed, some schools consider it best practice to perform a practical activity in every science lesson. Generally, practical activities aim to teach students how to develop hypotheses, design and carry out experiments, make observations and report them, interpret...