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In this section you will find useful documents and information on science engagement in general, and Ecsite activities in particular. Browse through articles, toolkits, reports, websites...

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Resources

Book or article
2016-2017 Attractions Management Handbook cover
Spokes resource
Attractions Management Handbook 2016-2017
March 2017 - The 2016-2017 issue of the Attractions Management Handbook includes an article on attracting girls to science by Carmen Fellonosa (p. 76).
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
attractions management, girls
Book or article
Infant Area Mobile at the Museum of Science, Boston (United States). Photo: Janna Doherty
Under 3s: meaningful offers for natural scientists
March 2017 - Interviews published in Spokes #28, March 2017
Debunk your misconceptions about babies and toddlers in museums and science centres | Estimated reading time: 19 minutes (3-5 min per interview)
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
toddler, baby, museum, under 3, early learner, learning, Spokes
Book or article
Science: It's a Girl Thing, Gender Day event at Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, December 2012
From STEM to STEAM (education): A necessary change or ‘the theory of whatever’?
March 2017 - Feature article by Maria Xanthoudaki published in Spokes #28, March 2017
What does the 'A' in STEAM actually stand for? | Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
STEM, STEAM, art & science, creativity, learning, education, Spokes
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
Let it Grow Campaign Handbook
March 2017 - This handbook will give you an excellent overview of opportunities and available resources from the Let it Grow campaign. Sign up on the campaign website to have access to other shared resources like workshop plans, designs, graphic elements, etc.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
let it grow, biodiversity, science engagement, EAZA, BGCI, environment
Book or article
Cover of "I contain multitudes"
Spokes resource
Book review: 'I Contain Multitudes: the Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life' By Ed Yong
March 2017 - "Further than a brilliant and fascinating exploration of the microbiomes in us (and around us), this book is a very good example of how to do science popularization". Read this book review by Antonio Gomes da Costa.
Category:
Topics in science
Keywords:
scicomm, microbiology, good reads
Website
Spokes resource
Citizen Science Games
March 2017 - A new website with games that let you contribute to scientific research and publications about citizen science games.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
games, science engagement, good reads
Report
Cover of the 2017 TrendsWatch report - AAM
Spokes resource
TrendsWatch 2017
March 2017 - The Center for the Future of Museums' annual forecasting report, from the American Alliance of Museums.  2017 trends: Empathy | Criminal Justice Reform | Artificial Intelligence | Migration and Refugees | Agile Design
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
trends, museums, center for future of museums, strategy, foresight
Material for workshops and exhibitions
Spokes resource
Seeing Nano novel visualisation tools: Nano-origami
February 2017 - The SeeingNano Visualisation Tools are available to the wider community on this resources page. Play this game to build your own nanomaterials. You will just need to download the Nano-Origami, scissors and glue.
Book or article
Airplane condensation trails in the Brussels sky - which "chemtrail" conspiracy theorists claim to be chemical substances governments spray to keep populations subdued. Photo Antonio Gomes da Costa
From Ear Candling to Trump: Science Communication in the Post-Truth World
February 2017 - Feature article by António Gomes da Costa published in Spokes #27, February 2017
We need to help citizens grasp the difference between authority-based and science-based validation, argues Gomes da Costa (and much more) | Estimated reading time: 29 minutes
Category:
EU and governance
Keywords:
post-truth, post-fact, worldview, science, process, Spokes
Book or article
Tom (educator) and Krista (educational developer) pose at their research table, where they investigated asking questions with authentic objects. Two students (on the right) helped with data collection. Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands
Research-minded education in science museums
February 2017 - Feature article by Yuri Matteman - Welmoet Damsma published in Spokes #27, February 2017
Developing an organisation-wide learning research culture: A museum shares its journey | Estimated reading time: 22 minutes
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
Naturalis, research, evidence-based education, evaluation, learning, Spokes
Book or article
Science Communication Culture, Identity and Citizenship by Sarah R. Davies and Maja Horst
Spokes resource
Book review: 'Science Communication Culture, Identity and Citizenship' by by Sarah R. Davies and Maja Horst
February 2017 - This book "is not a handbook on how to do science communication: instead, it is the best tool you can find at the moment to reflect on what is science communication, and what are the responsibilities for us who perform it". Read this book review by Andrea Bandelli.
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
book, scicomm
Practical guide or toolkit
Spokes resource
EU Video Guide to Science Communication
February 2017 - Youtube playlist from February 2017 on the EU Science & Innovation channel, with topics ranging from how to successfully promote your Horizon 2020 project, to understanding your audience and getting the media on board
Category:
Education & learning
Keywords:
european union, science engagement, science education, social media, public engagement

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