One of the declared aims of school science is to help the students gain some basic abilities for a fully aware citizenship. For example science can provide some tools for judging the acceptability of incoming information and for deciding and acting socially and as individuals. […]
Ever since Galileo attacked Aristotle’s view of the world, the Greek philosopher’s ideas have been regarded as a barrier to scientific progress. The author disagrees. […]
A short story of the first Science Centre in Italy and its historical collections that were destroyed by fire and a description of the strategies used to stimulate school students’ or visitors’ interest in ancient scientific instruments, which are very different from modern ones. […]