Ark of Inquiry: Inquiry Awards for Youth over Europe

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‘Ark of Inquiry: Inquiry Awards for Youth over Europe' is a research and development project on teacher training, oriented towards raising awareness of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), particularly among young people between the ages of 7 and 18.

 Arc of Inquiry is funded by the European Commission and it involves 13 project partners from 12 countries. The project aims to raise youth awareness of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) by providing young European citizens (7 to 18-year-olds) with a pool of engaging inquiry-based activities to improve their inquiry skills, increase their awareness and understanding of conducting ‘real’ science, and prepare them to participate in different roles in the European research and innovation process.

Carefully selected inquiry-based activities will be made widely available across Europe via a special platform bringing together inquiry-based activities, learners and supporters (teachers, scientists, university students, researchers and teacher educators, and staff of museums, science centres and universities). The Ark of Inquiry platform will connect formal learning settings and curricula to centres for science and research, so that generations of scientists can meet each other. This project helps to build a society skilled in RRI and related scientific communication.

At least 23,000 pupils, 1,100 teachers, 100 science and teacher education students and 50 staff members from universities, museums and science centres are expected to participate in the project launched in March 2014.

 

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