Furthermore, it would be interesting to discuss the differences among formal education, non formal education and informal education. In Science, in particular, one would like to know where misconceptions, for instance, arise fundamentally, is it from no-formal educational environments? Is it from our science classes?

I read recently that not only misconceptions are difficult to change, but that they fluctuate, and students change a fraction of their beliefs from time to time.

Do you know of any study of Inquiry Based methods and change of students misconceptions in Science?

And I also believe that competitios like the one just annonced by Google, a Science Fair

google.com/sciencefair

are excellent opportunities to do curricular or extra-curricuar projects with our students.
I am sure that many EU projects where EUN participates or participated in the past, include such competitions nd I assume they are quite motivating for our students.