Choice of the theme

Choice of the theme
A common theme comes out from a discussion among
students.
How:
• Brain-storming
• Debate
• Search in Internet
• Books
Choice of the theme
A common theme comes out from a discussion among
students.
How:
• Brain-storming
• Debate
• Search in Internet
• Books
Criteria to discriminate information…
What themes?
In 4 years of junior science cafés:
6 on astronomy:
• 2 on extraterrestrial life (UFO?)
• 2 on black holes
• 1 on infinity of universe
• 1 on robot and space missions
3 on medicine/genetics:
• 1 on sex
• 1 on stem cells
• 1 on mental disease
2 other themes
•1 on time-trivelling
•1 on Non-verbal communication
Choice of experts
Scientists are chosen with the following criteria:
• Scientific excellence
• Competence on the chosen theme
• Experience in nonacademic communication
In order to choice scientists, we tell students:
• How universities and research centres are organised
• How to read a scientific CV
• Functioning of the scientific community: groups, publications,
peer review etc.
Example: a science café on shape of the universe…
Prof. A - age: 55, publications: 250
interests: measurements of cosmic background radiation
experience on nonacademic communication: yes
Prof. B - age: 47, publications: 150
interests: neutron stars
experience on nonacademic communication: yes
Dr. C - age: 39, publications: 100
interests: cosmology and shape of the universe
experience on nonacademic communication: yes
Prof. D - age: 53, publications: 65
Interests: measurements of cosmic background radiation
experience on nonacademic communication: yes
We exclude:
- Prof. B (research
interests)
- Prof. D (see A)
Between A and C we
choose following
further
considerations
Meeting with experts (before the event)
In their working places (universities, laboratories,
hospitals…)
Most students have never seen a university.
Occasion to see science at work.
Choice of readings/videos
Importance of interdisciplinary of science café (it’s not a
conference)
Search for readings or videos in order to:
• Involve and entertain the audience
• Stimulate the discussion
• Make links between humanistic and scientific areas
The blog
Documentation and
exchange of
information
Roles
Moderator
Resposible for relations with the guests (contacts with researchers)
food and drink
promotion (makes posters and other stuff)
readings
equipment (microphones, etc.
room preparation (chairs, tables, etc.)
photos/videos
blog
streaming
Each student is responsible for something and is part of a
collective work.
Science Café is ready, serve it!
Features of this approach
• Stress individual abilities of pupils
• Sharing of a collective project
• Everyday science
What students learn:
•where and how scientific knowledge is produced
•to search for reliable scientific information
• to consider science as part of culture
We observed that students are good
in anticipating audience’s reactions
(more than us: we are scientists!)
Already Done
In Scicafé project
•Guidelines for teachers Focus group with teachers
•Survey to study impact on the students
Scicafe2.0 http://www.european-observatory-for-crowdsourcing.eu
C. Belmonte, T. Castellani, , A. Savre. A. Tarrare Junior Science
Cafe Guideline http://www.scicafe.eu/sites/all/themes/newspro/docs/JUNIOR_SCI_CAFE_How%20To.pdf
C. Belmonte, T. Castellani (2012) The ‘CaffèScienza Junior’ project: Students protagonists of their scientific training In PKoulouris (edited by), SciCafé 2012 Conference and Events: Europe’s Science
C. Belmonte, T. Castellani, A. Parisi Caffè scienza junior: gli studenti protagonisti della loro formazione scientifica in "Atti
dell'VIII Convegno Nazionale sulla Comunicazione della Scienza" (2010)
C. Belmonte, T. Castellani Il progetto Caffè scienza junior in "Le scienze naturali nella scuola" n.41 fasc. III (2010)
Work in progress
CREAT-it project
• Guidelines for teachers in Pedagogical Framework
• Implementation Scenarios and link with IBSE activity
• Focus group with teachers (to enrich the methodology)
The future?
We’d like to study the impact
•on the scientific community (i.e. on the experts)
•On the social community (i.e. parents of the students)
Calls in H2020
Issi14
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/deskto
p/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2416-issi-12014.html16:16
Issi15
Theatre and Science
Science&Theatre training
CREAT-it
case study
Artists, scientists, techers
create their own scrips and
performances.
IB scientific training + IB drama training
Common point: conflict, metaphor, error
www.formascienza.org
Thanks for your attention!
Festival Scienza 3
Il festival Scienza3 nasce con l’idea di
promuovere i luoghi della scienza del
Municipio Roma 3:
• Sapienza Università di Roma
• CNR
• ISS
• Policlinico Umberto I
• Accademia Nazionale delle
Scienze
• …
Nella settimana del festival, istituti e
laboratori aprono le porte al pubblico, per
creare un contatto con il territorio.
Open laboratories in the City
“edutainment”
Note e Colori
Entropia
Scientific nights
Words and musice
Theatre and Science
Monsieur le Blanc
Voci: Francesca Beggio e Francesco Colella
Piano: Stefania Tallini
Il reading narra la storia di Sophie Germain
attraverso i testi originali dei carteggi che la donna
fisico-matematico ha tenuto con i matematici della
sua epoca sotto lo pseudonimo maschile
“Monsieur le Blanc”.
Theater and science training
Per adulti e
ragazzi
Artists, scientists, techers create their own scrips
and performances. We start from IB scientific
training and from a IB drama training
Minuetto astronomico
Interactive show on ideas and visions
Forum - Theater
Teatro partecipativo
Theater and Forum-theatre
for kids
Differenze di genere
Science Show
Gli scienziati raccontano e si raccontano
Alta moda, alta matematica
con Isabeau Birindelli, matematica
Exposition
Via alle scienziate!
Science women on the street (…)