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Engaging young people with STEAM: Destinazione Luna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Sara Ricciardi Open the ORCID record for Sara Ricciardi [Opens in a new window]
Sara Ricciardi*
Affiliation:
INAF Italian National Institute for Astrophysics OAS Bologna, Via Gobetti 101 email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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On the occasion of celebration of moon landing (2019) we designed a set of educational activities for the youngest, based on the moon. We wanted to talk, play and engage young people reflecting and enjoying different points of view and demystifying the idea of science and scientists in a personal and meaningful journey. After this year of experimentation we also engaged with public schools co-designing and tailoring those activities despite the current sanitarian crisis. We will describe a physical artifact called ‘Lunatario’ and its 3d printable version together with cross-disciplinary educational activities and our tentative documentation. We will also describe how, with the help of a very diverse team, we embedded other media in our moon exploration working in particular with picture books and animation. We believe this is a great way to deeply engage young people with STEAM in a democratic way.

Keywords

STEM educationconstructionismMoon
Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 186 - 189
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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