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AN: ED51B-0413    [Abstracts]
TI: Sismos a l'Ecole : a Seismic Educational Network (FRANCE) linked with Research
AU: Berenguer, J
EM: berenguer@unice.fr
AF: Géosciences Azur, University of Nice, CNRS, IRD, UPMC., 250 av Einstein, Valbonne, 06560, France
AU: Le Puth, J
EM: leputh@geoazur.unice.fr
AF: Géosciences Azur, University of Nice, CNRS, IRD, UPMC., 250 av Einstein, Valbonne, 06560, France
AU: * Courboulex, F
EM: courboulex@geaozur.unice.fr
AF: Géosciences Azur, University of Nice, CNRS, IRD, UPMC., 250 av Einstein, Valbonne, 06560, France
AU: Zodmi, B
EM: barbara.zodmi@obspm.fr
AF: Sciences á l'Ecole, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, 75014, France
AU: Boneff, M
EM: svt.boneff@laposte.net
AF: Collége des Caillols, 66 r Sarriette, Marseille, 13012, France
AB: Ahead of the quick evolution of our society, in which scientific information has to be accurately understood by a great majority, the promotion of a responsible behaviour coming from educated and trained citizens has become a priority. One of the roles of school is to enable children to understand sciences, these same sciences that were long ago the prerogative of scientific laboratories. The educational network SISMOS à l\'"Ecole is an example of a project structured on the knowledge of seismic risks through a scientific and technological approach. It develops a teaching method leading to an approach towards the knowledge of natural disasters. The original and innovating feature of this educational network is to enable students to set up a seismograph in their school. The recorded signals - coming from a regional or a worldwide seismic activity - feed an on- line database, which is in fact a real research centre for seismic resources as well as a starting point for educational and scientific activities. The network, that numbers about thirty stations set up in France, in its overseas departments and territories, and in a couple of French schools abroad, is based upon an experience initiated in the French Riviera ten years ago or so. The achievement of the program has from then on gone beyond the simple purpose of conveying seismic data that research and monitoring centres could have recorded. Thanks to the use of scientific measures, students become involved and get into complex notions revolving around geophysics and geosciences. Developing simple tools, setting up concrete experiments combined with an investigate reasoning makes it easier to build up a quality scientific culture as well as an education of citizens to risks.
UR: http://www.edusismo.org
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0825 Teaching methods
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting