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Postsecondary advanced hydrology students often work with electronic sensing systems at field sites but are rarely given the opportunity to build and test electronic circuits used for collection of environmental data. Students constructed custom-designed circuits for water detection and environmental measurement. The circuits taught students about systems theory and hydrological models. This activity motivated learning and showed how circuits are used to collect data for model application.

Earth science (rocks, soils etc.) is often a subject area that causes concern for many primary teachers and trainees who lack confidence in teaching it. The article describes and analyses the workshops offered by the Earth Science Education Unit (Keele) facilitated by enthusiastic earth scientists. The reactions by participants to the appropriate level practical suggestions using cheap resources shows how short CPD can provide valuable confidence building sessions.

Ethical issues in science include research misconduct and the rightful treatment of people, animals, the environment and our planet. Based on interviews with thirteen scientists, we identify a framework of virtues, and corresponding vices, in modern science. We employ the narrative structure of the late medieval poem Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri, and draw on its moral universe to explore the scientific virtues and the role of virtue ethics in science.

We explore how earthquakes affect everyday life through a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates historical, artistic and scientific perspectives. The effects of distant earthquakes are investigated using data collected on a seismometer located in the Wills Memorial Building tower in Bristol. We also explore historical accounts of earthquakes and their impact on society and finally, we use the data collected by the seismometer to communicate artistically the Earth's tectonic movements.

Absurd theories have been gaining adherents without any criticism. And the worst: consolidating. Thus, in order to find solutions for a better understanding of our real theories, it was created the project "The Earth is Flat! Isn’t it? ", Which aims to use performing art as the main communicator to spread science. The first was of integration between Science and Art. The second was dramaturgy along with the creative process. And the third stage was the spectacle.

Narratives include several characteristics that make them memorable, understandable and enjoyable. To study how memorable different ways are of presenting information is a fundamental task for science communication in order to evaluate materials that not only need to be understood by the general public, but also retained in the long-term as a part of the knowledge appropriation process.

The paper brings in a scientific context a classical debate within the literary scholars' community: the sources that William Shakespeare used for the Tempest. The play is studied in the context of natural hazard, suggesting that geosciences can help to move the debate forward adding new elements. The paper collects then all the hints that can help placing the island in a Mediterranean context, indicating the playwright as a witness of volcanism in the Sicilian sea.

Part of the INGV activity is focused on production of Educational and Outreach resources on Geophysics and natural hazard. Research results are periodically transferred to public through a plan of scientific dissemination where graphic and visual communication has become an essential point of reference. The paper presents examples of this advanced graphics support and discuss the positive INGV experiences, result of a strict relationship between graphic designers and researchers.

We have continued the interdisciplinary study on climate and music and have developed the crosscutting study plans on the climate and cultural understanding education, for promoting the Fundamental ESD Literacy. This review article re-integrates the results of our studies referring to our papers written in Japanese, mainly paying attention to the regional characteristics of the seasonal cycles and the songs/traditional seasonal events around Germany, Northern Europe and Japan.

We present a new approach in science communication that uses art forms, such as poetry and ancient music, to entice people to learn about landscapes. Our goal is to promote a deeper understanding of landscapes by integrating their origin and physical aesthetic with their cultural and artistic heritage. We aim to educate people to a new perception of site, starting from its physical beauty, building on scientific study and cultural history, and arriving to the knowledge of its social importance.

We study the impact of an educational seismology program on earthquake awareness and preparedness in Nepal. We see educational activities implemented at schools are effective in raising the awareness levels and in improving the adaptive capacities and preparedness for future earthquakes. Knowledge also reached to the broader community though social learning, leading to broad scale awareness. The result observed in this study is encouraging for the continuation and expansion of the program.

In this age of environmental awareness, it is interesting to see how the ecological movement was created with a saint and an artist. The unlikely team of St. Francis and Giotto were revolutionaries. Francis with his ideas on natural philosophy and Giotto who portrayed the geological landscape in a way that made any viewer aware of the majesty of God's creation. These two created a lasting legacy as they shaped man's perspective on the environment over 700 years ago.

We examine the role and potential of science museums in relation to the Chicxulub museum and research center in Yucatan, Mexico, built around the Chicxulub asteroid impact and the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary mass extinction. What is the role of site museums and geological sites in outreach, education and geosciences communication? Natural history and geological museums with research components allow integrating ongoing up to date research advances, expanding their usefulness and capabilities.

We present the results of a theatre based project designed to promote gender equity in STEM disciplines. We use the Theatre of The oppressed techniques to promote discussions about gender issues concerning access, permanence and ascension of women in exact and earth sciences careers. The scenes are able to show that, in general, these issues relates between other causes, to structural paternal culture, and reveal how all kinds of harassment can take place in academia.

The paper focus on the use of game and illustration in the scientific outreach. This approach tries to making the scientific concept attractive to the general public by trying to reach people of all ages and social backgrounds. In this work, we would like to give a brief overview of some didactic tools, retracing the choices made while ideating them, thanks mainly to the close collaboration with some artists and illustrators.

Earth Girl Volcano is a casual strategy interactive game about saving a community at risk from volcanic hazards, available for free in several languages. The easy-to-play game features a friendly animated visual style, and was designed by a multidisciplinary team to appeal to mainstream non-technical audiences. The game was inspired by the experiences of volcanic disasters' survivors and civil defense field staff. Players can learn virtually about disaster preparedness and response.

We organized a photo exhibition on the climate crisis, using high-quality images, shot by the authors during campaigns in glacier regions. Working-age people were attracted by the gorgeous images, passing the message that such a beauty is in danger of vanishing. Twice, the visitors could talk directly with the photo authors, discussing geoscience, photography, and aesthetic choices, and, of course, climate change, a problem to which each of us has a part to play.

The EMusic project was born with the aim to use Music as a tool to explain to a wide audience the role of Geophysics and Geology in our society: by means of the sonification of the EM response of the Earth, we are able to accompany people in an imaginary voyage into the subsurface, so that they can travel into depth and into the past. By this way the audience can learn what was the geological evolution of the site used as a natural stage, from where the EM data were collected.

The 2016 INGV calendar: 10 years with Planet Earth, has reviewed 10 years primary schools calendars. We have launched competitions asking children to sent drawings on Earth Sciences and Earth dynamics. Beyond competitions, the drawings reflect impressions and thoughts, providing an opportunity to illustrate the children's point of view, as well as how scientific messages are received. From drawings emerge a great sensitivity, consideration and respect for Earth and positive feeling for Science.

Boundary|Time|Surface was an ephemeral art installation providing an opportunity to contemplate the human experience relative to the enormity of time, and the fragile and arbitrary nature of human-defined boundaries. Exhibitions derived from the documentation of the original installation provided opportunities for over 25 000 members of the public to interact with the work, both aesthetically, and as a source of information on the geological and socio-political history of the site.

In this pilot study, we use time series data from the first United Kingdom Earth System model (UKESM1) to create six procedurally generated musical pieces for piano and use them to test whether we can use music to engage with the wider community. Six pieces were produced, all of which help explain a specific aspect of Earth System Modelling. The pieces were published on YouTube alongside a video showing the data, and we monitored their reach.

Geoscientists can struggle to communicate with non-geoscientists, especially around contentious geoscience issues. We compare the thoughts and feelings of geoscientists and non-geoscientists around the subsurface, mining/quarrying, drilling and flooding. We find that geoscientists focus more on human interactions when thinking about these processes, while non-geoscientists focus more on economic and environmental impacts. Understanding these differences and similarities can help enable dialogue.

At the 14th IEEE International eScience conference domain specialists and data and computer scientists discussed the road towards open weather and climate science. Open science offers a manifold of opportunities, but goes beyond sharing code and data. Besides domain specific technical challenges, we observed that the main challenges are non-technical and impact the system of science as a whole.

The Environment Agency (EA), responsible for flood risk management in England, is transitioning to probabilistic river flood forecasts. By displaying hidden uncertainties, these forecasts can give earlier hints of future floods, and more time to prepare. But making a decision on probabilistic information is complex. Interviews with EA decision-makers show the challenges and opportunities of such a transition. We make recommendations for a successful transition for flood early warning in England.

Air deserves a valuable resource as water. We defined novel index, Clean aIr Index (CII), to evaluate air cleanness, in terms of a global standard. Japan was chosen as a study area. Air cleanness of Tokyo was 1.2 and 1.9 times higher than that of Seoul and Beijing, respectively. Extremely clean air occurred around west of the Pacific coast and southern remote islands of Tokyo during summer. CII can be useful value, for example, for encouraging sightseeing and migration, as tasty air.

Everybody experiences weather and has, likely, a grasp on the notion of different climates. There are discussions on how to define climate, since climate is a policy-relevant topic. Here, I try to clarify why the saying Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get is an appropriate definition that, however, depends on the definition of what may be seen as weather.

The measurement of knowledge transfer is considered an important component of the overall performance assessment of research groups. It is, however, not a trivial task, because there is agreement on neither the definition nor on the logical structure of knowledge. In this paper related problems are summarized and approaches to the measurement of knowledge transfer are critically discussed.

A simulation tool has been realized with which the sensitivity of the Earth climate system to human interference can be studied. The tool is intended to offer users of the software, e.g. students in higher education, support in gaining insight into critical aspects of the climate system and thus counteracting common misconceptions with regard to the functioning of this system. The conceptual design of the tool is based on the paradigm learning as experimenting.