e-Infrastructures for an Engaging Science Classroom The Discover the COSMOS Project is financed by the European Commission’s Framework Programme 7 (FP7) under grant agreement no Peter Watkins University of Birmingham The World Conference on Physics Education July 1-6, 2012 Istanbul / Turkey
Science Education in Europe: Challenges & Opportunities Reverse declining student interest in Science Re-imagine the science classroom of tomorrow Realise the potential of eScience for engaging students in scientific inquiry Rocard et al Osborne & Dilon 2008
DtC Contribution To demonstrate how Europe’s e-infrastructures could provide powerful tools for scaling-up current pilot implementations for effective introduction of eScience in the school curriculum and development of effective outreach programmes.
DtC Aim I: Community Building TeachersStudentsScientists
DtC Aim II: Effective Integration Science Education e-Science Activities Research Infrastructures
DtC Aim III: Good Practices Roadmap Science Education e-Science Activities Research Infrastructures
DtC Approach eScience Initiatives → offering access to large research infrastructures in Particle Physics & Astronomy eScience Apps in PP → HYPATIA → MINERVA → AMELIA eScience Apps in Astronomy → SalsaJ → LTImage → The ‘Sun for All’ Scientific Archive