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Pilot Project: Learning for a Sustainable Society

In this project, Swedish science centres Universeum and Teknikens Hus will try to developed and tested new methods to cooperate with schools within a cross curriculum theme, "a sustainable society”. It was envisaged that teachers and pupils work with the theme over a longer period of time.

Target age group
10-15 years old

Languages
Swedish, English

Methodology

• Educators from the science centres work closely with schools  - both teachers and pupils -  to develop content and methodologies
• Teacher support was given, with teacher training if needed.

Outputs

• Materials for schools and science centres
• Reports
• Evaluation: http://resources.eun.org/xplora/Learning%20for%20a%20sustainable%20society2.pdf

Impact
The goal was to provide teachers with functional models to work with different science topics, in collaboration with science centres.

Evaluation strategy
Questionnaires and interviews to be carried out with target users.

For further information see the PENCIL deliverables:

D10 Assessment of Pilot Projects:
Case studies illustrating the work of each of the Pencil pilot projects (pdf, in English).

D24 Pilot Project Outcomes:
The objectives, the learning activities used, the methodology employed and the results of the pilot projects (pdf, in English).

Pilot coordinator

a) Universeum, Göteborg, Sweden

Universeum is Sweden’s national science discovery centre. The basic idea is to create experiences that increase young people’s desire to enhance their knowledge and to become actively involved with the natural sciences, technology, and environmental awareness. Universeum includes a mixture of life science and technical exhibitions.

Contact details
Universeum
P.O Box 143 65
SE-40020 Göteborg
Sweden
www.universeum.se

Project coordinator
Sten Ljungström, Scientific Director
Phone: +46 (0) 31 3356 409
Mobile: +46 (0)703 088808
Fax: +46 (0) 31 3356 490
Mail: sten.ljungstrom@universeum.se

b) Teknikens Hus, Luleå, Sweden

Teknikens Hus is a science centre with the aim to promote interest in science and technology. We try to make everyday technology comprehensible, and facilitate an understanding for wholeness and context in an inspiring way.

Contact details
Teknikens Hus
971 87 Luleå
Sweden
www.teknikenshus.se

Project coordinator
Maria Adlerborn, Sub Projectleader, Science educator
Telephone +46-920-49 22 06
Fax +46-920-49 22 02
E-mail maria.adlerborn@teknikenshus.se

Partners

Scientific partners
Teknikens Hus, Sweden
Universeum AB, Sweden
The Swedish Institute for Ecological Sustainability, Sweden

Educational partners
Institute for Pedagogy and Didactics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden