SDW17 - Cat 3 - Welcome!Anyone can use this thread to introduce themselves and get to know fellow teachers prior to the World Book Day and STEM Discovery Week.https://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_category?p_l_id=588349&mbCategoryId=5899632024-03-28T18:44:06Z2024-03-28T18:44:06ZRE: WelcomeMaria Melniciuchttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6051452017-04-30T18:47:24Z2017-04-30T18:47:24ZHello,<br />I teach ICT and Informatics at the Technical College Latcu Voda in Siret, Romania. I like reading but it is the first time that I will create some activities for my students going from literature books. Some of the books for the competition aren't translated in Romanian yet and a lot of the Scientix colleagues presented as very interesting so I' ll try to read them later in English.Maria Melniciuc2017-04-30T18:47:24ZRE: WelcomeNely Stoyanovahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6051342017-04-30T18:40:50Z2017-04-30T18:40:50Z<span style="font-size: 14px;">Hello. My name is Nelly Stoyanova. I am from Bulgaria and I am a teacher in Mathematics, Informatics and Information Technologies. The book "THE NUMBER DEVIL" provokes many ideas for working with students. I will share some of them at the forum and I hope you will like them. I will be happy to learn about your ideas and will try to accomplish them.</span>Nely Stoyanova2017-04-30T18:40:50ZRE: WelcomeRobert Baldurssonhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6050622017-04-30T17:11:26Z2017-04-30T17:11:26ZThank you for sharing your ideas for classroom activities <img alt="emoticon" src="https://www.scientix.eu/o/scientix-theme/images/emoticons/happy.gif" > For everyone, please remember that the book competition is expected to end today. If you still plan to participate with your idea for STEM Discovery Week, you must do so as soon as possible.Robert Baldursson2017-04-30T17:11:26ZRE: WelcomeTsetsa Tsolova Hristovahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6045762017-04-29T06:23:39Z2017-04-29T06:23:39ZHello,<br />I am Tsetsa Tsolva Hristova from Bulgaria. I am one of Scientix ambasador for my country. My school is computer school, but I have a students like very much Astronomy.<br />My favorite subject is Astronomy and I am so happy to have possibilities to learn from other colleagues and to share my classroom ideas with you. I use A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking at school and shared my ideas with you at Share your classroom ideas here .<br />Thank you for all great ideas, shared for this book.<br />Kind regards,<br />TsetsaTsetsa Tsolova Hristova2017-04-29T06:23:39ZRE: WelcomeStella Magidhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6044862017-04-28T22:41:27Z2017-04-28T22:41:27ZHello my friends!!!<br />My name is Stella.I am from Israel. I work both as a Stem teacher and as science teachers' trainer. nice to meet all of you in this forum!<br />I am going to suggest a lesson plan ( about 3 lessons)<br />About Ender's game book!!!<br />I will be glad to hear your feedback!!!<br />StellaStella Magid2017-04-28T22:41:27ZRE: WelcomeNoelia Velasco Pérezhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6042432017-04-28T13:21:04Z2017-04-28T13:21:04ZHi!<br />I am Noelia Velasco, a trainee teacher of Secondary school, Jesus-Maria School in Burgos (Spain). I have already used some of the books´resources in my lessons of STEM subjects. I would also like to congratulate for this interesting project and the list of educational resources and comments which are being shared in this forum.<br /><br />In particulary, I have developed some activities related to the book: <span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">"</span></span></span><em><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a chemical boyhood</span></span></span></em><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">". <br /></span></span></span><a href="http://www.scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw17/cat3/-/message_boards/message/604196">http://www.scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw17/cat3/-/message_boards/message/604196<br /><br /></a><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span></span>Furthermore, I want to recommend an interested Spanish book, which could be usefull to amplify this repository, it is titled "<em>Ciencia para Nicolás</em>", written by Carlos Chordá, a scientist teacher at Secondary school, who tells a guide around the word of science, directed to ones of his students, Nicolás. The book shows scientist information since diffenrent angles to approach the students´points of view and knowledge, it represents an excelent way to introduce and exlpain most important scientific topics.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.laetoli.es/24-24-thickbox/ciencia-para-nicolas-carlos-chorda.jpg" />Noelia Velasco Pérez2017-04-28T13:21:04ZRE: WelcomeRobert Baldurssonhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6032272017-04-27T12:17:05Z2017-04-27T12:17:05ZDear all! Thank you so much for your interest in the books we selected for the STEM Discovery Week. We have already received many interesting ideas for classroom activities. Our thanks to those teachers that have already shared their ideas with us <img alt="emoticon" src="https://www.scientix.eu/o/scientix-theme/images/emoticons/happy.gif" ><br />Please remember that the deadline to post your idea is 30 April 2017! Please use the dedicated discussion threads for each book available on this web page. Good luck everyone and enjoy the rest of STEM Discovery Week!<br /><a href="http://scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw17/cat3">http://scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw17/cat3</a>Robert Baldursson2017-04-27T12:17:05ZRE: WelcomeLidia Risteahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6026392017-04-25T22:16:44Z2017-04-25T22:16:44ZScience Book<br /><br />The notions from Stephen Hawking's book could be put into practice in the classroom by making multimedia materials, posters, posters, where students could work on groups, and various projects could be developed to allow pupils to work on groups about:<br />Promoting astronomy in teaching,<br />Stars, comets, how the universe was born, what effects produce eclipses to health, astrophysics, why the stars fall, through using , WWTelescope, Salsai and more can be used.Lidia Ristea2017-04-25T22:16:44ZRE: WelcomeLidia Risteahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6025682017-04-25T14:59:55Z2017-04-25T14:59:55ZHello<br />I teach ICT, and for me your idea will help me to develop some task for students about Tools used for creating documentary movie about Solar System, Stars...Lidia Ristea2017-04-25T14:59:55ZRE: WelcomeLucian Constantin Vladescuhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6025582017-04-25T14:30:50Z2017-04-25T14:30:50ZHi everyone, <br />I am teaching Maths, Science and ICT. I think this competition is a great way to celebrate the World Book Day!Lucian Constantin Vladescu2017-04-25T14:30:50ZRE: WelcomeDaniela Buneahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6024022017-04-25T10:09:34Z2017-04-25T10:09:34ZDear friends,<br />My name is Daniela Bunea and I am a teacher of English as a Foreign Language at a secondary school in Sibiu, Romania. I have always been interested in science, and I always try to make my students appreciate it.<br />Daniela.Daniela Bunea2017-04-25T10:09:34ZRE: WelcomeRumjana Angelovahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6017302017-04-23T22:34:22Z2017-04-23T22:34:22Z<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hello, colleagues! I am Roumiana Anguelova from Bulgaria. I teach Mathematics and Informatics in Vocational School of Economics and Management, Pazardzhik. I </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">have the book THE NUMBER DEVIL: A MATHEMATICAL ADVENTURE in my library and offen in our Classroom we read and discuss separate chapters.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Using the ideas of this wonderfull book we organized a workshop THE FIBONACCI NUMBERS, and competition MATH FACTOR.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thank you Scientix staff for your passion and hard work ! <3</span></span>Rumjana Angelova2017-04-23T22:34:22ZRE: WelcomeRosa Gasparhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6016552017-04-23T18:16:54Z2017-04-23T18:08:06ZHi everyone,<br />I´m Rosa Luisa and I´m from Portugal.<br />I am very glad to be part of this community.<br />I am a primary teacher and I usually teaches sciences at school.<br />The book I chosed was "A brief history of time" by Stephen Hawking because Hawking writes in non-technical terms about the structure, origin, development and eventual fate of the universe, which is the object of study of astronomy and modern physics. He talks about basic concepts like space and time, basic building blocks that make up the universe. Space Awareness courses has been so amazing to develop some of the principal subjects on astronomy and sciences in primary school through some amazing activities.<br /><br />Many thanks<br />RosaRosa Gaspar2017-04-23T18:08:06ZRE: WelcomeTullia Urschitzhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6015862017-04-23T16:24:26Z2017-04-23T16:23:08ZHello Robert, Agueda and everybody!<br />Three of the books that were selected are between my favourite books, and I will follow the discussion in next days.<br />There is one more book, that I would like to suggest, even if it will not be in the competition. It is a new book, but it is already famous. Every girl would have to read it ;)<br /><span style="color: #000000">I've just finished reading it both in English and in Italian, and I've already brought it at school:<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #111111"></span><strong>"Good night stories for rebel girls" - E.Favilli, F.Cavallo</strong><br /><a href="http://a.co/2V0ggU0">http://a.co/2V0ggU0<br /><br /><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HWn%2BLRX1L._SX356_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" alt="Good night stories for rebel girls" /><br /><br />Best regards,TulliaTullia Urschitz2017-04-23T16:23:08ZRE: WelcomeMaria Teresa de Paivahttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6014642017-04-23T13:49:31Z2017-04-23T13:49:31ZHello!<br /><br />I'm Teresa Paiva, from Lisbon, Portugal!<br />I'm a Physics and Chemistry teacher at a private school, and I always like to teach science in a STEAM (the A from any Art) environment<img alt="emoticon" src="https://www.scientix.eu/o/scientix-theme/images/emoticons/happy.gif" > - Literature is one of the Arts I prefer...<br />The most emblematic Portuguese poet is Luís Vaz Camões ("our" Shakespeare, or Cervantes, or Dante...), from the XVI century. (By that time Portugal was the Global Village – see, please, The First Global Village: How Portugal Changed the World, by Martin Page)<br />The first poem published by Camões, in a "book" from a physician living in Goa, India, Garcia de Orta, is, precisely about Science (Medicine)! This poem was published in 1563, by a German, Johann von Enden - so , you see, very global, by that time! The poem can be read here <a href="http://www.jornaldepoesia.jor.br/camoes65.html,">http://www.jornaldepoesia.jor.br/camoes65.html,</a> but, sorry, in Portuguese old language.<br /><br />The Portuguese physics and chemistry teachers who love literature are very lucky, because we have a contemporary poet, with a pseudonym, António Gedeão, who was a Physics and Chemistry teacher, Rómulo de Carvalho – you can read here some poems in an English translation J <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/10350221/Antonio-Gedeao-PoemasPoems">https://www.behance.net/gallery/10350221/Antonio-Gedeao-PoemasPoems</a>.<br />So, I choose the Oliver Sacks book, I’m reading now, to participate in this so interesting contest, because I didn’t know it, and it’s about Chemistry, the topic I’m teaching at the moment to mine 9 th grade students. I already read at the Forum the mention to Primo Levi, and, according to me, the book “The Periodic System” should be compulsory to all secondary level science students… I presented already in a Chemical Meeting of Teachers, in Portugal, a work, done by a student – “Chemistry and Philosophy in the Periodic System, by Primo Levi”.<br />This Sunday, the World Book Day, I’ll go to the gardens of Gulbenkian Foundation, to read “Oncle W”, in the Portuguese version – and, for sure, I’ll do a break visiting again the great exhibition of another very interesting Portuguese Modern Artist, Almada Negreiros. With my 8th grade students, who are studing acoustic and optics, we will do a Project work: “Sound and Light in <strong>O amanhecer do dia claro</strong> (“Daybreak of clear day”, my translation…), from Almada Negreiros”. If any colleague comes to Portugal soon, please visit exhibition. Of course, you can always take a look here: <a href="https://gulbenkian.pt/cam/en/current-exhibitions/">https://gulbenkian.pt/cam/en/current-exhibitions/</a> -It’s amazing how scientists worked to promote Art, and how artists promote ScienceJ! In the end Science is a kind of Art, isn’t it?<br />Good readings, good work!<br />Teresa<br /> Maria Teresa de Paiva2017-04-23T13:49:31ZRE: WelcomeRobert Baldurssonhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6011892017-04-23T09:14:08Z2017-04-23T09:14:08ZToday, Sunday 23 April, is the World Book Day and we are happy to announce that we have opened the discussion threads dedicated to each book on our web page <a href="http://www.scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw17/cat3">http://www.scientix.eu/events/campaigns/sdw17/cat3</a>. Please use those threads to share your ideas for classroom activities based on each of the eight titles we have selected for the competition. <strong>The deadline to participate in the competition is 30 April</strong>. Thank you for your interest in the competition and we are looking forward to a great discussion about those excellent science books selected by our Ambassadors. Happy World Book Day everyone! <img alt="emoticon" src="https://www.scientix.eu/o/scientix-theme/images/emoticons/happy.gif" ><br /><br /><img src="http://www.scientix.eu/documents/10137/595389/WBD2017_Science.PNG/1cdec8ad-aca8-4b1c-a86d-171afe9d517d?t=1492931258229" style="height: 225px; width: 400px;" />Robert Baldursson2017-04-23T09:14:08ZRE: WelcomeFelicia Mihaela Rusuhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6009442017-04-22T15:12:51Z2017-04-22T15:11:56ZHello, my name is Felicia Mihaela Rusu and I am a primary teacher in a Gymnasium school from Tulcea, Romania. My favorite science book is "Enginering for every kid, easy activities that make learning science fun" wrote by Janice VanCleave. I found in this book great activities with few materials but very easy to apply with my students. now, the age is not anymore a problem (7-8 years old), they can learning science in an easy and fun way.<em></em>Felicia Mihaela Rusu2017-04-22T15:11:56ZRE: WelcomeIleana Dogaruhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=6002402017-04-20T08:37:44Z2017-04-20T08:37:44ZCongratulations!<br />Dacă cunoaşterea creează probleme, nu ignoranţa va duce la rezolvarea acestora.<br /><strong>Isaac Asimov</strong><br />If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.<br />Isaac Asimov<br /><a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/i/isaac_asimov.html">https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/i/isaac_asimov.html<br /></a><br />Ileana Dogaru, CraiovaIleana Dogaru2017-04-20T08:37:44ZRE: WelcomeCOSTANTINA COSSUhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=5996872017-04-17T23:17:32Z2017-04-17T23:17:10ZHi,<br />I'm Costantina I teach Chemistry, Biology and Natural scienze in Higt school.<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I know <strong>A brief history of time</strong> and use it i</span></span>n my first class because I teach also astronomy and use Cap 3 T<strong>he Expanding Universe</strong> in an activity called "Cooperative learning resource sharing".<br />The book is very interesting but complicate for students but they are attracted by the universe, the origin and the theories "The universe is expanding or deflation?"<br />I divided cap 3 in different part ( part 1-, part 2....par3.....) and every students have a specific part.<br />The student tries to understand his part, all students with the same number speak each other to clarify.<br />I create 5 groups with different numbers and each group creates a schema on various scientists and on the various theories on Universe.<br />It may also be used This book cap 3 to study the stars (chemical composition, temperature, light, spectrum, Doppler effect).<br />Best<br /> CostantinaCOSTANTINA COSSU2017-04-17T23:17:10ZRE: Welcomegülhanım dursunhttps://www.scientix.eu/it/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=5994722017-04-16T02:06:57Z2017-04-16T02:06:57ZHello I am primary school teacher from Ankara Turkey. <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #234457"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif">ENGINEERING FOR EVERY KID: EASY ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE LEARNING SCIENCE FUN</span></span></p>my book.gülhanım dursun2017-04-16T02:06:57Z