An European space for primary Science education : when Astronomy open the
way…
David Jasmin, La main à la pâte, France
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Outlines
International school twinning
EratosthenesSolar eclipseEuropean discoveries
2 European programs Scienceduc / POLLEN
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Eratosthenes : sizing the Earth
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Eratosthenes : website and workspaces
teacher’s guide
activities
schools
measurementsfollow-up
postcards
http://www.mapmonde.org/eratos
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The 3 rd of December
The 21 st of June
Eratosthenes comparative measurements
Sao Carlos ( Brasil) Aniche (France) Dzerbenes (Latvia)
Claix ( France) Aswan ( Egypt)Belgrad ( Serbia)
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partnership is necessarybody becomes a world measureunderstanding the global through the local
Par l'espace, l'univers me comprend et m'engloutit comme un point; par la pensée, je le comprends » Pascal
"Through space the universe grasps me and swallows me up like a speck; through thought I grasp it."
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Eclipse : interdisciplinary approach
simulation
observation
PoetryArt
TheaterBody expression
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29 th March Sun Eclipse 2006 : school twinning
29 th of March : Observation mission in Savalou Benin of 16 students from Observatoire de Paris Astrophysic MasterCommon learning unit for classes from France and BeninComparative measurements and observations Master Students visits in France and Benin schools
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Europe of Discoveries
Major discoveries by famous scientists from European countries
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Europe
A Website www.mapmonde.org/europe ( fr/ it/ pt/en) with
To write a individual and/or collective multimedia science notebook
HistoricalData
animation Simulation Class works
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European partnership : Scienceduc and POLLEN
Situation in Europe : Ambitious goals for 2010
( Lisbon)/ few E.U partnerships in education / subsidiarity / different curricula / science generally consider as a secondary matter/ teacher not ease with science / few investigation approach ...
Support of DG research for 2 projects for formal education
- Scienceduc (7 countries) : network of national programmes on teacher training/ dissemination / evaluation…
- POLLEN :12 cities / 12 countries / 1 goal / 1 approach / 12 models / common tools/evaluation and trainings + key issue
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Conclusions
In 10 years in France : science in 3% 50% classes. In Europe t x 25 ? Pollen exponential effect ??
Scientist can play an essential role, • Promotion and implication at national and european scale• Accompanying teachers• Training• Writing guides for teachers and for trainers…
And astronomy tooIt is an interdisciplinary domain by itselfIt improves representations of the world at local and global level,
environment & abstraction It facilitates collaborative and international work