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Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

Young Ambassadors for Chemistry. Taipei, August 2010. Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands) Erica Steenberg (evaluator, South Africa). YACs. IUPAC project 2003-055-1-050 : Young Ambassadors for Chemistry Aim: to enhance the Public Understanding of Chemistry in four target countries

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Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

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  1. Young Ambassadors for Chemistry Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  2. Taipei, August 2010 • Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands) • Erica Steenberg (evaluator, South Africa) Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  3. YACs IUPAC project 2003-055-1-050: Young Ambassadors for Chemistry Aim: to enhance the Public Understanding of Chemistry in four target countries • Taiwan (Taipei); • Argentina (Buenos Aires); • Russia (Krasnoyarsk, Siberia); • Korea (Gwangju); • South Africa (Grahamstown). involving IUPAC CCE members and Science Across the World co-ordinators (task group). Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  4. YAC Logo Design Nicolás Fossati T.S.Eliot School, Buenos Aires, Argentina Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  5. YAC INSET course Train the trainers model • training chemistry and language teachers; • last day: students’ hands on activity in public venue: e.g. science fair, shopping mall, super market: students as YACs; • media coverage: students as Young Ambassadors for Chemistry. Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  6. Full course: materials Use of existing Science Across the World materials: • Chemistry in our lives • Chemistry as a Cultural Enterprise and course materials (Train the trainers) translated* in ‘local’ language (downloadable from Science Across the World site) Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  7. Science Across the World (1) Largest global schools network Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  8. Science Across the World (2) Exchange programme between schools world wide (149 countries), based ontwofoundations:existing resources for students (age 10-16)anda database with<8529participating schools Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  9. Our course (ICCE 21) • Introduction YAC: history and examples; • demonstration practical work; • teachers’: practical work on cosmetics; • preparation and presentation TV spots; • preparation YAC event; • YAC event; • students’ and teachers’ participation in participants night. Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  10. YAC Taiwan(1): YAC event (2004) Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  11. YAC Taiwan: media coverage United Daily News Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  12. YAC Taiwan: branding YACs Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  13. Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  14. YAC Grahamstown(1), South Africa YAC! Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  15. YAC Grahamstown, South Africa Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  16. YAC events Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  17. YAC (2): Evaluation New IUPAC project: 2007-005-2-050 ‘Research based evaluation of the YAC project’ Data from organisation, teachers, students and the public: • South Africa (Grahamstown, March 2007): Erica • Taiwan (Taipei, Dec 2007) • Mauritius (August 2008) • Cyprus (Nicosia, April 2009) • Malaysia (Ipoh, April 2010) • Philippines (Manila, April 2010) Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  18. YAC Cyprus, April 2009 47! Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  19. YAC Cyprus VIP! Young Ambassadors for Chemistry Ownership

  20. YAC Cyprus Branding Chemistry is important! Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  21. YAC Cyprus YACs on the National TV News at prime time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJD5xthHf0 Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  22. Summary YAC events Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

  23. YAC Taipei Good luck, Taipei! Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

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