The Special Language of Research

STENCIL project, 1st workshop

Modena, Italy, January 25th, 2011

www.bo.cnr.it/linguaggiodellaricerca

The Special Language of Research: targets

Students of high-schools (15-19 years old); their teachers of science and English; researchers from CNR and INAF (ourselves).

Bologna and its country-side 37 high-schools,1400 classes;30.000 students, 3700 km2, 984.000 habitants.

The Special Language of Research: aims of the project

To disseminate the issues of CNR-INAF researches; to encourage students starting scientific education; to communicate the correct scientific language; to practice scientific English. to update teachers to the cutting-edges researches; to stimulate researchers to a friendly communication.

Activity development

1. subjectagrreementTeacher Reseacher

Students

2.back-ground

3. front

lesson

3b.expe-riment

Communicationexpert

6.check

7. Evaluation and prizing

4.front lesson

5.Communication product

23 researchers from 8 research institutes; 1 expert in communication methodology.

The Special Language of Research: human resources

Sponsors

Examples of subjects See the sky by radioastronom

y

Conducting polymers

Food quality? Life quality!

Energy: global challenge and

personal responsibility.

The footprint of the modernity: pollution and

climate changes

The impact of radiation on environment and

body

The trip in the time of Plank

satellite

Nubers, science & art

Climate changes: natural or anthropic

variability? 

Malaria: new chemical

discoveries to fight it

The materials that changed the

History

Climate is changing: reality or

mith

Tsunami

The Nature: chemical-store of

the humanity

Nanotechnologies

Urban air quality

Cell membrane and free radicals: nutrition to fight radicalic stress

Radioactive pollution

High-schoolstudents

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The prizing day

Entity of the project

020406080100120

schools

classes

Exibition of the products

Communicationproducts

Example 1: newspaper

Example 2: poster

Examlple 3: depliant

Anthony di Gioia Maurizio Genuardi Lodovico Grandi Gaudenzi Fabio Menetti Saverio

Liceo Ginnasio “L. Galvani”, class 1st O, 2008/09, prof. F. Faccenda

Ex. 4: plastic model of a tsunami

Example 5: video-clip

Example 6: images from the web

Example 7: video reportage

The Special Language of Research: actual contributors

1. Institute of Marine Science: S. Albertazzi, L. Bellucci, L. Capotondi , L. Pignaioli, N. Zitellini N., R. Riccioni;

2. Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity: N. Armaroli, M. D'Angelantonio, A. Degli Esposti, C. Ferreri, G. Marconi V. Palermo, A. Torreggiani,G. Varchi, A. Zanelli;

3. Institute for the Study of Nanostructurated Materials: C. Albonetti, F. Biscarini;

4. Institute of Biometeorology: E. Gatti, S. Predrieri;

5. Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Phyeics: G. Morgante;

6. Institute of Radioastronomy: M. Nanni;

7. Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate: F. Tampieri, V. Vitale;

8. Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems: G. Lulli