Making rainfall features fun: scientific activities for teaching children aged 5–12 years
Research projects now rely on an array of different channels to increase impact, including high-level scientific output, tools, and equipment, but also communication, outreach, and educational activities. This paper focuses on education for children aged 5–12 years and presents activities...
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| author | A. Gires C. L. Muller M.-A. le Gueut D. Schertzer |
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| description | Research projects now rely on an array of different channels to
increase impact, including high-level scientific output, tools, and
equipment, but also communication, outreach, and educational
activities. This paper focuses on education for children aged 5–12
years and presents activities that aim to help them (and their
teachers) grasp some of the complex underlying issues in
environmental science. More generally, it helps children to become
familiarized with science and scientists, with the aim to enhance
scientific culture and promote careers in this field. The activities
developed are focused on rainfall: (a) designing and using a
disdrometer to observe the variety of drop sizes; (b) careful
recording of successive dry and rainy days and reproducing patterns
using a simple model based on fractal random multiplicative
cascades; and (c) collaboratively writing a children's book about
rainfall. These activities are discussed in the context of current
state-of-the-art pedagogical practices and goals set by project
funders, especially in a European Union framework. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92c61f5e3dcc49d2b6c08427cf94b7fd2022-12-21T18:49:36ZengCopernicus PublicationsHydrology and Earth System Sciences1027-56061607-79382016-05-012051751176310.5194/hess-20-1751-2016Making rainfall features fun: scientific activities for teaching children aged 5–12 yearsA. Gires0C. L. Muller1M.-A. le Gueut2D. Schertzer3HMCo, École des Ponts, UPE, Champs-sur-Marne, FranceRoyal Meteorological Society, Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7LL, UKEditions le Pommier, Paris, FranceHMCo, École des Ponts, UPE, Champs-sur-Marne, FranceResearch projects now rely on an array of different channels to increase impact, including high-level scientific output, tools, and equipment, but also communication, outreach, and educational activities. This paper focuses on education for children aged 5–12 years and presents activities that aim to help them (and their teachers) grasp some of the complex underlying issues in environmental science. More generally, it helps children to become familiarized with science and scientists, with the aim to enhance scientific culture and promote careers in this field. The activities developed are focused on rainfall: (a) designing and using a disdrometer to observe the variety of drop sizes; (b) careful recording of successive dry and rainy days and reproducing patterns using a simple model based on fractal random multiplicative cascades; and (c) collaboratively writing a children's book about rainfall. These activities are discussed in the context of current state-of-the-art pedagogical practices and goals set by project funders, especially in a European Union framework.http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/1751/2016/hess-20-1751-2016.pdf |
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| title_short | Making rainfall features fun: scientific activities for teaching children aged 5–12 years |
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