Science far away, so close

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Science far away, so close

• Ecsite Annual Conference 2008
• Friday 30 May, 1515-1630

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• Convenor
• Hans Buhl, Curator
• The Steno Museum, University of Aarhus, Denmark
• Presenters
• Monica Angela De Azevedo Meyer, Professor
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo
  Horizonte, Brasil
• Bart van de Laar, Project manager / Head
• Center for Curriculum Development, University of
  Groningen Science LinX, Groningen, Netherlands
• Eitan Krein, Project manager
• Hemda - Science Education Centre, Tel Aviv-Jaffa,
  Israel

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Science far away, so close

• Nature is not only everywhere around us, but also
  inside our bodies.
• Nevertheless the study of nature science
  appears to be faraway to most of the population.
• Nature is real Science is artificial

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• Science is an artificial construction
• Theories are generalized maps of nature
• How do we create a good and sensible relation
  between the map and the mapped in our
  audience?

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Science far away, so close

• This session explores various ways to strengthen
  the communication between scientists, museums,
  schools and corporations, thus bridging formal
  and informal learning - and bringing science
  closer to the public.