science resources for kids - a knowledge project for primary schools

Science Resources for Kids - A Knowledge Project for Primary Schools

Nysgjerrigper Science Resources for Kids –A Knowledge Project for Primary Schools

• Serves as a supplement to regular teaching

• Stimulates curiosity, interest, imagination and research skills

• Shows that research can be fun

• Is designed especially for children

• Enhances knowledge and awareness of research activities

• Promotes researcher recruitment

14 Years of Nysgjerrigper Science Resources• 1990 First Annual Nysgjerrigper Science Competition

• 1994 Founding of a science club and magazine

• 1997 First publication of the Nysgjerrigper work manual

• 2001 Representation at national science-related festivals and events

• 2002 First regional semi-finals for the Nysgjerrigper Science Fair

• 2003 Launching of the nysgjerrigper.no website

• 2004 Establishment of a teacher resource group network

Annual Nysgjerrigper Science

Competition

• National science competition held every year

• Nysgjerrigper Project Fund provides external support for science projects

• Deadline for science fair submissions: 1 May

• Awards ceremony in June

• Project summaries and reports published

electronically

Annual Nysgjerrigper Science Competition

• Systematic application of more than one discipline

• Increases awareness and promotes cooperation across traditional disciplinary boundaries

• Calculation, writing, reading, illustrations and exploration

• From identifying a problem to conveying results to others

• Great variation in types of approachWhy are there so many rusty old cars in Sandland?Why does dust form dust-balls?Why does only one egg break when you smash two eggs together?

• 15th anniversary in 2005

Contact with Schools• The Nysgjerrigper work manual

Revised issue published at the end of 2003

• Course for educators

• Teacher resource group network

• Teaching tools on nysgjerrigper.noThe Teachers’ RoomInteractive manual from 2005

Nysgjerrigper Magazine

• 10 years of publication

• Revised format in 2003

• Contains:

Articles about research

Information about submissions to the Nysgjerrigper Science Fair

Columns on selected topics

Competitions

Everything available at www.nysgjerrigper.no

The nysgjerrigper.no website

• Launched 18 March 2003

• Background and objectivesTo give insight and provide activities, inspiration and good information

The nysgjerrigper.no website• Contains:

Multimedia, sound and video presentations for inspiration

Research articles for use in school assignments

Experiments and science projects as a supplement to teachingactivities

A special Teachers’ Room with suggestions and good advice

Project summaries, information material about variouscompetitions

• “In English”