Presentation of "X'Hemm" (STEM popularisation), held during the 10th Scientix Projects Networking Event, Brussels, 26 February 2016

1. STEM POPULARISATION
SHARING OF GOOD PRACTICE
Francesco Debono
Education Officer
Education for Sustainable Development
Department of Curriculum Management
Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education
francesco.debono@ilearn.edu.mt
26th
– 28th
Feb 2016
MALTA

3. X’HEMM = WHAT CAN BE
FOUND?

4. X’HEMM BRUSSELS =
WHAT CAN BE FOUND IN
BRUSSELS?

5. “Interest is high at age 10, it
markedly declined by age 14”
Osborne & Dillon, 2008

6. ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
 Science and Maths – Different Locations
 Historical settings, garden settings, countryside settings
and also in town square social contexts.
 Students, visit the location
 Learners rotate from one work station to the other
doing hands-on Maths and Science activities related to
the context where the initiative is taking place.

7. REASONS FOR DOING IT
 To have students engage in more fun Maths and
Science.
 Acquire a positive perception of the subjects and
strengthen the possibility of them choosing
science at a later stage of their education.
 To strengthen the idea that Maths and Science
are all about problem solving and inquiry based
learning.

8. REASONS FOR DOING IT
 To strengthen the idea that Maths and Science
teaching and learning do not have to be
necessarily bound to the classroom. Science and
Maths are everywhere.