Inventory of practices

This Inventory of Practices contains data regarding informal and non-formal science learning practices (e.g., workshops, activities, events) from all over Europe which are being collected in the context of the COMnPLAY SCIENCE project. Some of the practices also include extended information regarding related studies and their results which have been conducted in the context of the project. If you would like to add your own practices please create an account. To learn more about how you can add and edit your own practices, you can read the related on-line guide.

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Fab Lab for Families

by [organizer anonymized for research purposes] added on 04 Jun 2021

Parent-child participants were invited to participate in a 7-week design and Making project at a as an afterschool activity twice a week. During their activities they work on intergeneration group projects based on their own ideas. During the practice they learn Digital fabrication processes that include for example 2D design an ...
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Age groups
Age independent
Participants
2 - 18
Make/Play/Code
Make, Play, Code
Frequency
Multiple times per week [2-7]
Duration
2 hours
Countries
Finland
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Implicit

Programming and robotics club

by [organizer anonymized for research purposes] added on 04 Jun 2021

After school club offering a place to learn Programming and Robotics with the help of trained instructors while working on projects based on participant’s own interests. Possibilities include for example game development, web applications, android development, 3D design and printing, electronics and Arduino.
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Age groups
11 - 17
Participants
10 - 60
Make/Play/Code
Make, Play, Code
Frequency
Once a week
Duration
3 hours
Countries
Finland
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Implicit

After school robotics and programming clubs

by [organizer anonymized for research purposes] added on 04 Jun 2021

After school clubs offering guided and structured education on Programming and robotics to children aged 8-12 throughout Finland. The programming and robotics clubs are arranged in collaboration with local schools. The programming club aims to teach children the logic, structure and commands of programming. The programming langu ...
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Age groups
4 - 14; 7 - 16
Participants
4 - 10
Make/Play/Code
Make, Play, Code
Frequency
Once a week
Duration
1 hours
Countries
Finland
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Explicit

SEKLab Junior

by SEK International School added on 18 May 2021

It is the first school-age entrepreneurship incubator in Spain. Through the program, students devise social entrepreneurship projects, based on STEAM, which are evaluated by community members (families, teachers, partner companies, etc.) and the winners receive funding and support from mentors to implement the idea.
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Age groups
14 - 18
Participants
Number independent
Make/Play/Code
Make, Code
Frequency
Other
Duration
Other
Countries
Spain
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Explicit

Take Care the planet that gives us the life

by Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesús (Fundación Escuela Teresiana) added on 07 Mar 2021

Following the Design for Change methodology, 3rd-year ESO students of the school observed reality with different eyes and were very concerned about the effect of plastic pollution in our world. From there they decided to carry out a project related to this topic. Their actions have been aimed at seeking measures to reduce and re ...
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Age groups
14 - 15
Participants
25 - 75
Make/Play/Code
Make
Frequency
Once a week
Duration
Half day
Countries
Spain
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Explicit

Programming Circus

by Technical University of Munich (TUM) added on 05 Feb 2021

The "Programming Circus" provides a playful insight into the basic concepts of programming. This thoughtfully designed three-day course was developed for children aged 8 to 9 years with no or only a minimum of previous experience in coding. Initially the "programming circus" works with haptic materials not using computers on day ...
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Age groups
8 - 9
Participants
9 - 10
Make/Play/Code
Play, Code
Frequency
Single-occasion
Duration
9 hours
Countries
Germany
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Implicit

Spin Robotics & Smart Cities Festival for Kids

by Kalos Agogos added on 08 Dec 2020

In 2018-2019 more than 60 kids, 60 future smart citizens, imagined their smart city of the future, researching clever ideas from all over the world. Their objective was to make their city a safer, more resilient and a friendlier city. All together co-created a big model city made of Lego bricks - about 25 sq - that was exhibited ...
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Age groups
6 - 16
Participants
6 - 60
Make/Play/Code
Make, Play, Code
Frequency
Once a week
Duration
Other
Countries
Greece
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
No

Informal STEM-focused making activities for children aged 5-10 years that are framed by play

by Rochester Bridge Trust added on 24 Nov 2020

The activities described in this practice were developed and implemented by an educational programme that is funded by The Rochester Bridge Trust, located in the South of England. The aim of the educational programme is to engage children, and their families, in engineering through activities that are described as ‘learning thro ...
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Age groups
5 - 10
Participants
30 - 60
Make/Play/Code
Make, Play
Frequency
Single-occasion
Duration
Half day
Countries
United Kingdom
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
No

Searching fo science

by Design For Change Spain added on 23 Nov 2020

Society is experiencing rapid changes and facing new challenges. For science to address these issues, it is necessary to develop effective science education programmes. The way in which a society's science education is measured is through tests conducted by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). In the lates ...
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Age groups
14 - 15
Participants
23 - 89
Make/Play/Code
Make
Frequency
Other
Duration
1 - 6 hours
Countries
Spain
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
Explicit

Evaluation of computing workshops at the Science Museum, London

by Science Museum Group added on 19 Nov 2020

This case study is looking into the CoderDojo workshops at the Science Museum to identify opportunities and limitations of science learning, the role of mentors in museum-based informal coding sessions and their perceptions, as well as the families’ response to the workshops. Data for this case study was processed using qualitat ...
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Age groups
7 - 14
Participants
Number independent
Make/Play/Code
Code
Frequency
Single-occasion
Duration
1 - 2 hours
Countries
United Kingdom
Gender-oriented
No
Learning Objectives
No
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