Education

EGU Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme: supporting geoscience education in schools

Solmaz Mohadjer June 4, 2021

School teacher, Hélder Pereira, and his classroom students explore the origin on the South American volcanic gaps during the vEGU21.

For the vEGU21 General Assembly, the EGU Education & Outreach Committees tried something new. They connected school teacher, Hélder Pereira, with seismologist, Susana Custódio, to create and teach a lesson plan on a topic relevant to Hélder’s classroom curriculum: the origin of the South American volcanic gaps. The lesson was live streamed online from Hélder’s class in Algarve, Por ...[Read More]

Educators: apply now to take part in the 2020 GIFT workshop!

Olivia Trani October 16, 2019

EGU General Assembly 2019 GIFT Workshop Practical questions, making people think (Credit: EGU/Foto Pfluegl)

The General Assembly is not only for researchers but also for teachers and educators with an interest in the geosciences. Every year the Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is organised by the EGU Committee on Education to bring first class science closer to primary and high school teachers. The topic of the 2020 edition of GIFT is ‘Water in the solar system’. This year’s workshop ...[Read More]

Games, games, games at the EGU 2019 meeting

Chris Skinner June 6, 2019

Scientists attending the EGU General Assembly 2019 Geoscience Games Night, where scientists could gather, socialise, and play some geoscience-related games. In this blog post, Skinner gives a recap of the EGU Games for Geoscience experience. Credit: Rolf Hut.

At the EGU General Assembly 2019, more than 16,000 scientists came together in Vienna to present their research, discuss the latest advances in their field, and engage in workshops. On the Wednesday evening of the EGU conference, hundreds of researchers also came together to play geoscience-based games! Games can be great tools for geoscience outreach and education, as they have the ability to sim ...[Read More]

Bringing geoscience into prisons

Sara Mynott May 29, 2019

Philip Heron, one of the winners of a 2019 EGU Public Engagement Grant, shares his experience bringing geoscience education into prisons. Photo provided by Philip Heron

During the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, I caught up with Phil Heron, a Newcastle-born geodynamicist at Durham University, UK. Earlier this year he won an EGU outreach grant to engage young offenders with geoscience subjects and help improve their employability. He tells us how he started working in prisons and shares what we can learn from his experience. How did the proj ...[Read More]