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BRITEC

Bringing scientific research into the classroom through citizen science

About the project

BRITEC (Bringing Research Into The Classroom) was a European Erasmus+ project that set out to introduce citizen science into schools as a way of involving pupils in research.

The project gave teachers and researchers across Europe tools and training so that students could take part in the whole scientific process: from asking research questions to collecting and analysing data and drawing conclusions.

Find out more on the project website.

Project objectives

  • Support exchange between research institutions and schools through a community of practice of teachers and researchers.
  • Co-create and pilot citizen science initiatives in schools, working with universities and research centres, and document them in lesson plans and videos.
  • Publish a toolkit with guidelines, resources and good practice for using citizen science at school.
  • Provide online training for teachers and draw up recommendations for involving schools and researchers in joint initiatives.

The role of Ibercivis

Fundación Ibercivis was part of the project consortium. Its director, Jesús Clemente Gallardo, presented BRITEC’s initial results at the high-level STEM event Bringing Research Into the Classroom (20 and 21 May 2021), with the talk ‘Citizen Science in the Classroom and BRITEC researcher’s science pills’, and encouraged teachers to use the project’s tools.

Our activities

  • Promotion of the MOOC ‘A Roadmap to Citizen Science Education’ on the European Schoolnet Academy: four modules between March and April 2021 to help teachers design their own citizen science learning scenario.
  • Participation in the high-level STEM event organised by BRITEC with Scientix, AmgenTeach, CS Track and STEM Alliance (May 2021), where teachers such as Adrián Gollerizo presented their experience with the toolkit, for example using CellSpotting in the classroom.

Project details

Type of project

European

Duration

2018 – 2021

Funding

European Union Erasmus+ programme

Area

Science communication