A common theme comes out from a discussion among students.

How:• Brain-storming • Debate• Search in Internet• Books

The choice of theme is interesting in order to investigate students’ image of science.

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…

The choice of theme is interesting in order to investigate students’ image of science.

Choice of the theme

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

What themes?

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.

Choice of experts

Example: a science café on shape of the universe…

Prof. A - age: 55, publications: 250interests: measurements of cosmic background radiation experience on nonacademic communication: yes

Prof. B - age: 47, publications: 150interests: neutron starsexperience on nonacademic communication: yes

Dr. C - age: 39, publications: 100interests: cosmology and shape of the universeexperience on nonacademic communication: yes

Prof. D - age: 53, publications: 65Interests: 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

In their working places (universities, laboratories, hospitals…)

Most students have never seen a university.

Occasion to see science at work.

Meeting with experts (before the event)

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

Choice of readings/videos

The blog

Documentation and exchange of information

ModeratorResposible for relations with the guests (contacts with researchers)

food and drinkpromotion (makes posters and other stuff)readingsequipment (microphones, etc.room preparation (chairs, tables, etc.)photos/videosblogstreaming

Each student is responsible for something and is part of a collective work.

Roles

Science Café is ready, serve it!

We observed that students are good in anticipating audience’s reactions (more than us: we are scientists!)

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

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

Work in progress

Already Done

CREAT-it project• Guidelines for teachers in Pedagogical Framework• Implementation Scenarios and link with IBSE activity• Focus group with teachers (to enrich the methodology)

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 P-Koulouris (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)

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)

The future?

Calls in H2020

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Theatre and Science

Science&Theatre training

IB scientific training + IB drama training

Common point: conflict, metaphor, error

CREAT-it case study

Artists, scientists, techers create their own scrips and performances.

www.formascienza.org

Thanks for your attention!

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• Sapienza Università di Roma• CNR• ISS • Policlinico Umberto I• Accademia Nazionale delle

Scienze• …

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Open laboratories in the City

“edutainment”

Note e Colori

Entropia

Scientific nights

Words and musice

Theatre and Science

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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 matematicacon Isabeau Birindelli, matematica

Exposition

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