Climate Change: from uncertainty to action, the new roles for science centres in society'

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Latitude60! From Portugal to Antarctica Ciência
Viva in the IPY
Climate Change from uncertainty to action, the
new roles for science centres in
society. Alexandre Trindade Nieuwendam Ecsite,
2008
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Introduction
Latitude60!
IPY
(Group of polar Scientists from different areas
of expertise)
(Educate all generations about polar regions)
Agency Ciência Viva
(Outreach)
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Most important challenges?

• How to get other polar scientists to participate
  in outreach actions?
• How to spread the polar knowledge?
• How to get teachers and general public interested
  in the polar regions?
• Problem Portugal never participated in any
  IPY, and had very small relationship with the
  polar regions!

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What did we do?

• Establish a network between scientists, Ciência
  Viva science centres and schools (E-learning
  platform).
• Training teachers regarding polar affairs
  (Lectures).

400 teachers and 200 schools.
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First test The contest!!!
Discovering the Polar Regions
600 school projects (composition, art work, film,
website, science experiment and a Iglo . 8000
Students involved (from primary to secondary).
Distributed 180 prices.
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Results?

• The knowledge of the students and teachers of
  the polar regions grew.
• There was a strong involvement from this group.
• Problem Little interest from the general
  public!!!

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Students On Ice
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Great impact!!!
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Go global!!!
IGLO videoconference Our changing planet past
and present
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Hands on Ice!
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From science centres to Antarctica!
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Science and Art!
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Results?

• General public is more involved and aware of the
  problems in the polar regions.
• They had FUN!!!

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Schools feedback?
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Polar Science Weekend!

• Lecture from David Carson President of the IPY.
• Workshops and lectures by polar scientists.
• Polar film festival
• Quiz games.
• Posters session.
• School projects exhibit.
• Hands On Ice Experiments.
• Theatre.
• And a Concert!!!