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Articles | Volume 8, issue 4
Articles | Volume 8, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-319-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-319-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 8, issue 4
Research article
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21 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 21 Oct 2025

Evaluating the effectiveness of quantitative descriptions of Earth Science phenomena during outreach activities

Matteo Trolese, Alessandro Tadini, Laura Pieretti, Damiano Biagini, Spina Cianetti, Simone Colucci, Matteo Cerminara, Claudia D'Oriano, Chiara Montagna, Michele D'Ambrosio, Raffaello Pegna, Giuseppe Re, Francesco Sanseverino, Carlo Giunchi, Carlo Meletti, and Tomaso Esposti Ongaro

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This study describes two hands-on outreach events: an interactive lesson for high-school students during European Researchers’ Night and a tsunami experiment at Lucca Comics & Games. Surveys showed both groups enjoyed the activities, boosted their grasp of geoscience ideas and grew more positive about science. The work emphasizes the effectiveness of quantitative experiment demonstrations and the need to adapt them to the audience, time available and clear educator coordination.
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