3–7 Jul 2023
Faculty of Science, UPJS, Košice, Slovakia
Europe/Bratislava timezone

The Quantum Jungle for Secondary-School Education

6 Jul 2023, 12:10
20m
Room 1H (Socrates)

Room 1H

Socrates

Oral presentation Informal learning and non-formal learning of physics Hybrid session - early

Speaker

Prof. Maria Luisa (Marilù) Chiofalo (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi” and INFN-Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)

Description

Teaching and learning Quantum Mechanics in secondary school is a unique challenge, at once requiring creativity, experimental, and mathematical literacies. Educating students to quantum science and technologies can therefore also be an opportunity to empower them with new ways of thinking, and the skills needed to navigate uncertain futures. However, engaging storytelling and interactive tools are required to complement or substitute limited experimental and mathematical competences. Here we present a didactic experiment offered to secondary-school students accompanied by their teachers which uses the interactive art-science installation Quantum Jungle within the Culturo-Scientific Storytelling framework, offering a model for fellow educators.

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) Upper-secondary education
Target education level (secondary, optional) Outreach

Primary authors

Dr Simon GOORNEY (Department of Management, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark) Dr Jorge YAGO MALO (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)) Dr Laura GENTINI (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy) Dr Daniele LAGASCO (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy) Prof. Maria Luisa (Marilù) Chiofalo (Department of Physics “Enrico Fermi” and INFN-Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56126 Pisa, Italy)

Presentation materials