LEGEND and SCIENCE

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LEGEND and SCIENCE
UNDER ONE COVER
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2005 is the centennial of the death of Jules
Verne, the founding father of science fiction
in France. To mark the event, we will set out on
"voyages" following his books.
. convey to the readers all the knowledge
accumulated in the fields of geography, physics
and astronomy in a pleasant and picturesque
way
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Program Objectives
encourage reading through experiencing
activities in the field of science

• stimulate love of science
• through
• reading
  books

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Why do we connect reading and science?

• Both fields have an extensive influence on
  language enrichment and the development of
  learning and thinking skills.
• Official reports and surveys reveal difficulties
  in attracting children and teenagers to both
  fields.
• Numerous activities are available in each field
  separately, but a connection between them is not
  common.
• Initiating fun and fascinating activities which
  do connect these fields can attract the
  youngsters to both domains.

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Linking Reading, Science and Fiction Books
A survey () of recent studies dealing with
combining literature with science teaching
reveals that
() Fleener, C., and Bucher, K., In
Childhood Education Winter 2003-2004 80,2
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Mutual
impact

• reading books
• stimulates motivation to engage in science
• enhances understanding of scientific concepts,
  laws and processes

• experiencing
• scientific discovery
• improves reading skills
• encourages reading

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Our program consists of 4 main components

• A. A theatre act
• B. A creative writing workshop
• C. An interactive exhibition of scientific
  devices
• D. A science and technology workshop

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Presentation of Jules Verne through An
encounter between a child and the author
Posing a scientific dilemma through A
suspenseful episode from one of the authors books
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A creative writing workshop
"If I were Jules Verne I would"
Continuing the story in creative activities
drawing
dramatizing
writing
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An interactive exhibition of scientific devices
Experiencing scientific devices that have "come
out of" the books
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A Technokid science and technology workshop
Read together an extract from a book in which a
technological device is mentioned
Perform a number of scientific experiments to
gain an understanding of the laws underlying the
devices
Every child builds a model of the technological
device to strengthen understanding and as a
keepsake
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Widening activity in the schools

• In addition to the four program components, it is
  possible to widen
• the program activities to include things such
  as
• Initiating additional more in depth
  investigation tasks following the
• activity and guiding the learners in
  performing them
• Initiating a "Legend and Technology Fair
  within the school or
• within the community

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credits
Those listed below have significantly contributed
to the continued success of this unique Technokid
Educational Program
Dr Zvi Harel the most comprehensive site about
Jules Verne www.jv.gilead.org.il Centre for
Library Guidance Supervision linked with the
libraries and the Ministry of Education Informatio
n on the Center available at www.icl.org.il
The French Institute at the French Embassy in
Israel Financial support in specific
settlements. Details about the Institute in
Tel-Aviv and the branches in Haifa and Be'er
Sheva available at the French Embassy
website www.ambafrance-il.org Mr Victor
Ben-Naim, Director of Public Libraries
Department, the Ministry of Education