Welcome to the Community for the Eratosthenes Experiment 2015-19 for the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference! For details on the event and the latest photo contest, please see here and here. Guidelines for participation STEPS TO FOLLOW Find the time of your local noon at your location. Please use the web-based NOAA Solar Calculator or Solar Calculator or the Stellarium software (a short guide for using the Stellarium software to calculate your local noon at your location can be found here)
The Inspiring Science Education project aims to popularise science and natural science subjects in thousands of European schools by using information and communication technologies. Teachers are invited to join a lively ISE community, consisting of thousands of teachers and learners from thousands of European schools in at least 15 countries, as well as a large number of researchers, scientists and representatives of the society and authorities; participate in educational sessions and practical
A community for those interested in or participating in the Inspiring Science Education (ISE) competitions which have been organised in 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. The 2015/2016 competition aims to highlight excellence in the creation of learning scenarios or lessons based on the tools,resources and materials available in the Inspiring Science Education Portal. This portal provides opportunities to make science education more challenging, more playful and above all more imaginative and inspiring
To participate in the ISE 2016 Observing Challenge, use the demonstrator below with your class before 30 June 2016. The scenario involves using Messier Bingo to become familar with astronomical objects, and then observe one of them with the LCOGT telescope. Teachers who successfully complete the scenario with their class (using the demonstrator with more than 10 students) will receive a poster of their observation. You can either: Join this ISE community, clone the demonstrator, and deliver it
This community will enable teachers, students and researchers involved in extended collaborative activities. It introducesthem to the field of science through the use of resources and tools bringing together a network of educational communities, eLearning tools and resources and relevant partners of the field. Through the Inspiring Science Education website and the activities organised by the partners, teachers can help students make their own scientific discoveries, witness and understand
