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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. 283487. Peter Watkins University of Birmingham The World Conference on Physics Education July 1-6, 2012 Istanbul / Turkey
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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. 2007 Osborne & Dilon 2008
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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.
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DtC Aim I: Community Building TeachersStudentsScientists
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DtC Aim II: Effective Integration Science Education e-Science Activities Research Infrastructures
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DtC Aim III: Good Practices Roadmap Science Education e-Science Activities Research Infrastructures
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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
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