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Tinkering EU: Building Science Capital for All

September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2020 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

“Tinkering EU: Building Science Capital for All” aims to develop activities and resources that support a learner-centred culture, improve science education and develop 21st century skills - all of which are fundamental for active citizenship, employability, and social inclusion. To do this, it adopts ‘Tinkering’, an innovative pedagogy developed in the USA, which is used by museums, and has proven able to create a lifelong engagement with science for everyone. Tinkering works particularly well for people who argue that “they are not good at science” or are disaffected from any formal teaching and learning process. It can be a powerful tool to tackle disadvantage. The project integrates Tinkering into the school curriculum to develop the science capital of disadvantaged youth through the use of museums. It addresses students from 8 to 14 years old (primary and junior high schools).

Coordinator: National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci

Partners:
University of Cambridge – UK
NEMO Science Museum – The Netherlands
Science Gallery Dublin – Ireland
CosmoCaixa – Spain
Science Center Network – Austria
NOESIS – Greece

Funders

Other
Funding Program: Erasmus+ Programme of the EU

TEAM MEMBERS

  • 2015 05 18 OWT EP7 MILANO SD EXPORTED  D
    Project Manager
    National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Italy
  • Resource Type: Projects
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | General STEM
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers
    Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development and Workshops
    Access and Inclusion: Low Socioeconomic Status

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