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SySTEM2020


Connecting Science Learning Outside The Classroom

ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE


Science communication: research participant recruitment, data collection, mapping STEAM initiatives in Switzerland. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics

Project lead at I4DS: Hanna Sathiapal

The project takes place at Raumschiff – the Maker-Space for Astronomy

Partners: international consortium around Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums

Funding: EU Horizon 2020
EU project description

Duration: 2018-2021


Keywords: science communication, STEAM, informal learning

       

SUMMARY

This project focuses on science learning outside the classroom, mapping the field across Europe and evaluating a number of transdisciplinary programmes to design best principles for educators in this field. It will also examine individual learning ecologies to gain a better understanding of how learning in informal settings works. Target group: children and teenagers between 9 and 20 years.

PEOPLE @I4DS WHO WORK ON SySTEM2020

Hanna Sathiapal

Public engagement coordinator

Ulrike von Groll

Science communicator, project coordinator

OPEN RESOURCES AND RESULTS

The Design Principles Toolkit for STEAM activities

  • Make it matter
  • Make it accessible
  • Create pathways

> Link to the full document

The SySTEM2020 Map

An interactive data visualisation through which you can explore science learning initiatives outside the classroom across Europe.

Astronomy Course for Kids

An experiment in long-term STEAM engagement at Raumschiff, the Maker-Space for Astronomy. Participants also contributed to a Europe-wide survey on extracurricular STEAM learning.

Results

Final Video

What we hope for in the future of STEAM learning:-)

VISUALS AND AUDIO

Our introduction video for the SySTEM2020 team.

Making exoplanets: imagination, knowledge and crafting combined results in new questions.

Astronomy course participants test the telescopes they made themselves.