Program

Detailed program

List of presentation (Proceedings Book)

Oral and poster presentations

Oral presentations may be between 10 and 40 minutes in duration. Presentations using video conference links are possible. We expect that poster presentations will be available for the full duration of the meeting. An abstract of up to 300 words describing the main points and conclusions of the presentation should be provided as soon as possible and no later than May 29, 2006. Electronic submission is available.

Discussion workshops and hands-on experiments demonstrations

Sessions will be scheduled for the discussion of particular topics (such as scientific literacy, women and science, Science and Society, ethics, R&D, life-long learning, science museums and informal learning) presentation and demonstration of experiments (hopefully, also presented in the Science Fair). Proposals for other workshops’ topics are encouraged. A short abstract of no more than 500 words (with affiliation and figures) describing the activity must be submitted by May 21, 2006.

Science fair and robotics festival

Schools, research institutions, commercial companies, Science clubs, teams and or groups of students or teachers, and individuals may prepare a booth to present their work at the Conference Science Fair. A short abstract of no more than 500 words (two pages including affiliation and figures) describing the activity must be submitted by May 29, 2006.

A major Socrates/Comenius Contact Seminar

“Building bridges. Towards an improved Science Education in EU Schools” will be held in parallel to promote the discussion and preparation of new Comenius 1 and Comenius 2 school projects. Please submit your cooperation project' idea by May 29.

Informal contacts

between participants are considered of utmost importance. An extensive and diversified social and cultural program will be offered.

English is the official language of the Conference. Real-time translation (from French, German, Italian, Spanish and from and to Portuguese), will be available for the opening session some workshops and discussion groups.

Several activities will run parallel to the regular sessions:

The Socrates/Comenius Contact Seminar “Building Bridges”, September 4 to 8, room 2110;

1^st European Science Fair, September 5 to 8 (open to the community Friday afternoon), rooms 2201 to 2204;

Experiments demonstrations and technical exhibits, September 5 to 8, atrium of CP2 and rooms 2201;

Seminars and demonstrations, September 5 to 8, rooms B1, B2, 2210.

Workshops, September 5 to 8, room 2110 and 2210;

Exposition "Pre-historical Arqueology", R. Villar-Quintero, B. Dorrio; Vilarinho da Furna Museum, Gerês

Robotics Festival, September 9, IPJ (open to the community);

Posters will be posted for the full duration of the conference at the atrium of CP2 and at rooms 2201 and 2202.

Four workshops in round table format will occur Tuesday and Thrusday afternoon:

Joint NYEX/HSCI Session on "School' Science Education and Scientific Research"

Joint HSCI/On-the-Edge Workshop on "The theory-practice gap: building a sociological bridge"

Joint HSCI/AMONET, 2nd International Workshop on “The Access of Women to Science”

2nd International Workshop on “Science literacy and life-long learning”

Six training course will organized throught the conference:

Joint CoLos/HSCI training course on "How to prepare SCORM compliant e-learning courseware"

Joint CoLos/HSCI trainning course on "Using and Adapting OSP- and Physlet-Based Materials for an Interactive Classroom"

Joint HSCI/AESTITI trainning course on "School' Robotics"

Joint HSCI/AESTITI trainning course on "Elementary Optics"

Training course on “Data Acquisition and Processing in School Laboratories Using Virtual Instrumentation”

Training course on “Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality in Science Education”

A special session/ Seminar on "Science Education, Environment and Sustainable Development" will be organized Wednesday, 6, with the collaboration of Camara Municipal de Terras de Bouro.

Co-organized with the Fundação Rotária Portuguesa a Seminar will be occur on Saturday the 9th aimming the particular situation of Science Education in Portugal: Seminário "Educação para a Ciência"

HSCI'2006 program

in pdf

The Socrates/Comenius Contact Seminar “Building Bridges. Towards an improved Science Education” will run parallel to the conference at room 2110 from Monday afternoon to Thursday evening. Experiments demonstrations and technical exhibits will be displayed at the atrium of CP2 and rooms 2201 to 2204 from Tuesday to Friday. Posters will be posted for the full duration of the conference at the atrium of CP2 and rooms 2201

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