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As part of the OCRA (Outreach Cosmic Rays Activities) and PNRR-CTA+ Outreach Programme of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Italy, two workshops were held for high school teachers. The aim was to inspire them to develop original teaching methods and introduce modern gamma-ray and cosmic ray research topics into their curricula. The projects covered a wide range of topics and employed a compact muon telescope, a Cosmic Rays Cube and the user-friendly Firmamento web tool to study blazar spectra. Additionally, during the 2024–25 school year, initiatives were launched to encourage high school students to apply the scientific method in the classroom. Organized into groups of two to three people, the high school students followed all the typical steps of a research project, from data retrieval and analysis to publishing their results in paper form. The groups presented their results in a final session organized as a physics research conference. This approach enables participants to develop various soft skills, such as independently investigating a theory, collaborating in groups, managing their time effectively, critically evaluating information, and composing a thorough final paper.
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