Speaker
Simone Iovenitti
Description
If you were on a sailing boat, far from the coast, could you tell your position on Earth using just a clock and the Sun? This is the challenge for hundreds of students at our interactive astronomy workshop in the context of the “Genova Science Festival” (Italy, 2021). Visitors played on a web application that we developed from scratch, with the help of trained scientific animators. However, that was not just a matter of applying formulas: they must estimate errors, make considerations, find approximations, and… do not suffer from seasickness! The best way to learn physics is to use it.
| How would you like to present your contribution? | Hybrid from my own country (early in the conference day, best for Asia, Australia ...) |
|---|---|
| Target education level (primary) | Primary school education |
| Target education level (secondary, optional) | Lower-secondary education |
Authors
Chiara Righi
Francesco Chirico
Gaia Verna
Simone Iovenitti
Elena Santopinto
Riccardo Sgarro
Silvano Tosi
Stefano Orsenigo
