Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The main objectives of our hands on science communication is to:

• Provide science teachers with qualified alternatives to classroom teaching, that will act as a resource for the teacher in presenting different themes, within biology, chemistry & physics -
• And even interdisciplinary science stories.
• Another objective is to support teachers to be the best gatekeepers of the natural sciences that they can be, so that pupils will stay curious and interested in exploring the natural sciences further on in the edcuational system.
• Provide "room" for pupils to have close encounters with science, in an authentic environment, and in the context, of a research story from the hosting faculty.
• Preparation material, experiments and problems will always be accustomed in difficulty to aim for the right preunderstanding of our target group.
• Always have a strong support from the board of directory at faculties, and our scientists, on the importance of making this kind of vertical communication in the educational system from University level to lower secondary level. This by being visble in the internal communication channels with in the University.

Link to external website about school visit organized by LIFE:

http://eucu.net/cu/mentoring/blog/2331/experiences_brought_by_life