ACTIVITIES REPORT
Partners' Institution:
University of Genoa
Project's period (from/to):
01 October 2010 - 31 December 2010
WPs concerned:
WP 4 - Production of education and training material

Objectives of activities carried out:
Development of pilot interactive and easy to access educational materials, specifically designed to diffuse and promote the knowledge and awareness of learners of all level of the educational and training systems (students of primary and secondary school, adult learners, trainees and general public) about chemistry.

Time period:
october 2010-december 2010

Description of activities carried out:
WP 4.1
The educational package about the theme 'Materials for special uses' has been produced and uploaded on project portal. Three topics have been developed:
- metals for special uses
- polymers for special uses
- superconductors
Every topic consists of:
- one introductory text containing pictures and hot words linked to: 1.selected web sites or 2.videos or 3.documents written by the italian team in order to explain the meaning of the scientific word and give further information
- 2 practical activities (on two levels of difficulty)
- 2 exercises (on two levels of difficulty)consisting in questions, each one provided with 5 possible answers, according to the concept approved during the 2nd Project partners’ meeting in Berlin
- a list of interesting links
The topic 'polymers for special uses' also provides .doc and .pdf documents as further information
The three topics has been provided both in english and italian



Outcomes:
The topics have been choosen because it is possible to explain the behaviour and characteristic of several materials that are commonly used by people. The materials discussed are topical and interesting and often stimulate people curiosity.
The format of the package is according with that approved during the second project partner and the contents have been explained in a simple way

Evaluation of the work undertaken:
In spite of the complexity of the contents, the three topics have been developed successfully. This means that:
- the texts are simple and clear but, at the same time, rigorous
- exercices, activities, pictures and videos provided are the suitable complements to make a few amusing the learning of the contents