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16/05/13 | Innsbruck, Austria
On the 19th of April 2013 the fourth international conference „Science Education in School“ took place in Galati in the North of Rumania. Suzanne Kapelari, coordinator of the INQUIRE-Project, was one of over 100 participants and presented the INQUIRE-Project as well as the Commenius Project INSTEM. On the next day more than 250 pupils took part in the “Stars of Science”-Students Contest, where they presented scientific experiments to a jury of experts.
13/05/13 | London
More than 10,000 people flocked to this year’s European ‘Open Doors’ Fair in Brussels on May 4th. Partners from Innsbruck University Botanic Garden, Bordeaux Botanic Garden and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew organised an INQUIRE stand showing visitors how learning about plants and photosynthesis can be inspiring and inquiry based.
18/04/13 | London
Learn how to use a mouldy and a fresh fruit to teach in an interesting way decomposition. This new lesson developed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew supports the ‘How Science Works’ aspect of KS3 and KS4 curriculum.