Selected for piloting Flora - Decision on the New Road The specific learning material is organized in three stages which include Scenario, Inquiry and Decision-making. Stage 1 - Scenario The village of Iliaktida is located in a beautiful valley between two mountains. Recently, a very important issue raised the concern of the people who live in the vil...

Selected for piloting GLOBE Aerosols - iSPEX Dutch scholars contribute to scientific research of aerosols. Two satellites are launched in order to gain knowledge about resources and the spreading of aerosols. The measurements from these satellites are being calibrated and controlled by measurements from the Earth's surface. Scientists from the...

Selected for piloting Hippodamus Hippodamus is a cluster of technological networks and the ones connecting people which both function together with the aim to perform effective learning. Technological networks refer to the equipment (instruments or sensors) and to the technologies (computer systems, Internet) that support the learn...

Selected for piloting Natural Gas_A Curse or a Blessing The specific learning material is organized in three stages which include Scenario, Inquiry and Decision-making. Stage 1: Scenario In the past few months, the Republic of Cyprus has begun a very important process: a search to discover and extract natural gas. As a result of this, a convention will...

Nitrite Water Analysis: a practical approach to dye synthesis The project described here is embedded in the frame of a regular school lesson conducted in senior classes in high school. To address issues of the chemical field of dye synthesis and especially the azo dye substances, this lessons setup starts with a problem definition. This is done by introducing ...

Project “Ecology” Project „Ecology” is an interdisciplinary program of science education. In frame of this project, all activities were focused on three main elements (water, air, ground). The main goals of the project were: supporting interest in science education among students, creative integration of various disc...

Regional Research Projects: virtual field trips The main goal of this project was to elaborate a set of educational paths by teachers participating in GLOBE Program. For this purpose, workshops were carried out for teachers – special training module (training for regional coaches). Teachers using Google Earth tool got the task to mark out the edu...

Science Picnics Science Picnic is the largest open-air event aimed at popularizing science in Europe. For 17 years science institutes, universities, student organizations and cultural institutions has been presenting their latest research, sharing knowledge and enthusiasm among the event participants. It is a cycl...