Science for the people

[ UUID ] 4224b182-4b85-4f72-979a-a3a4fb7a8e6a

[ Session Name ] Science for the people [ Primary Space ] Openness [ Secondary Space ] Digital Inclusion

[ Submitter's Name ] Sara El-Gebali [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] EMBL-EBI

What will happen in your session?

Storytelling is so powerful in shaping our world view, it is also a great way of reaching young children and expanding and enriching their world.

How do we integrate scientific facts in the narrative to promote an interest in science. For young adolescents, we need to make it more engaging and interactive, learning by doing.

After a brief icebreaker, people will work together in groups to come up with ideas and proposals for stories/platforms/databases/game that can help deliver scientific content to children and adolescents.

Also to provoke discussions. Which scientific topics are most likely to translate into games?

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The outcome is to extend the outreach of science to the public with focus on children and adolescents, i.e. school age. -Story telling for small children (how to convey scientific knowledge in children books) -Platform of scientists in direct contact with adolescents ? How can they reach us? -Adolescents are more technology based, how do we create a game/interactive tools where they can learn more science. How can we reach them? -The outcome ideas could be modified to work to deliver science to rural areas for ex. a scientist traveling to remote villages.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

Drawing and writing material, additional tablets that people can draw on, recommended to bring laptops.

Time needed

90 mins