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Description
EDU-ARCTIC 2 project is addressed to students aged 13-19 and their teachers. The goal is to implement an innovative way of teaching STEM subjects in Poland, Norway and Iceland. The program uses Arctic research stations and biological, glaciological and other observations conducted there. Students will have opportunity to get to know the work of scientists and the specificity of polar areas. As a result, their interest in scientific career, understanding of scientific language, the ability to interpret data and environmental awareness and the understanding that Arctic changes are of global importance, will increase. The consortium’s mission is turning information and data into permanent knowledge. The project will create series of 360 deg. narrated movies, 40 unique educational packages in English and 20 in Polish. 180 online transmissions will be broadcast. 6 workshops for 150 teachers will be organized. A good practices report will serve as project replication recommendations.
Summary of project results
Summary of bilateral results
The program used Arctic research stations and biological, glaciological and other observations there to raise interest in a scientific career, increase understanding of the scientific language and ability to interpret data, and awareness that changes in the Arctic are of global importance. The main outputs of the project are educational packages on polar and environmental issues that include videos, presentations, worksheets, mind maps, quizzes and other interactive activities. The packages were supplemented by online lessons (187), which were recorded and published on the YouTube channel and on the project website. The recordings will help new teachers to start the work with packages. The methodological guides developed for each of the packages are also a support for teachers in using them. The project developed 66 packages (35 in English, 21 in Polish and 10 in Norwegian), which were made available on the project website and on the graasp.eu platform. Another result of the project are 360-degree videos prepared in Polish (10 IGF PAN videos) and English (5 NIBIO and 10 IGF PAN). The project and its results were widely disseminated. 5 workshops for 133 teachers were organized. Moreover, the project has been presented in various national and international forums and its promotion will continue. The specific objectives were achieved to a higher degree than originally assumed: increasing knowledge about nature, geography and natural resources of the polar regions among 91% of participating students (at least 50% was assumed), increasing sensitivity to environmental problems and climate change among 95% of participating students ( 50% assumed), increased interest in science education and a research career among 51% of participating students (30% assumed). 185 teachers declared the introduction of innovative educational tools in teaching mathematics and natural sciences (registration to the program).