THE ERATOSTHENES EXPERIMENT IS BACK
AND YOU WILL WANT TO BE PART OF IT!!!
THE EXPERIMENT HAS ALREADY REACHED OVER 5877 SCHOOLS
FROM 105 COUNTRIES!
IS YOUR COUNTRY ON THE MAP?
Collaborate with schools from other places of the world
Students measure the shade of a one-meter stick in their school, at noon, and match-up with another school in the same longitude to use the measurements of both locations. With this, students infer the shape of the Earth and calculate its circumference
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Receive a Scholarship to participate in the DiSTARS summer school in 2021 in Marathon, Greece
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Participate in the Eratosthenes experiment photo contest
Take a photo of the experiment, the work behind it or a creative snapshot of those involved in the experiment, submit it to the Eratosthenes Photo Competition and become eligible to win this scholarship
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Why participate in this experiment?
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
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Students get thrilled to be reproducing a real scientific experiment while learning fundamental scientific concepts
SCHOOLS' COLLABORATION
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Students understand the power of collaboration in a so regularly competitive world and experience cultural diversity
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
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Teachers find their students motivated and become eligible to receive a scholarship for the Unique ESIA Summer Academy
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Contact us anytime
Supported by the European project
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