Mascil

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Mascil (mathematics and science for life) is an international project to produce pedagogical materials for teachers and educators, in science and especially in mathematics. The main outcome are classroom material and a teachers platform.

The pedagogical framework is the so called inquiry-based learning (IBL), that is, promoting the curiosity of the students on the subject, by connecting it with their daily experience and their interests. Then, the students take an active role in learning, asking and answering questions and discovering the knowledge by themselves, instead of absorbing information passively.

The project mascil has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme. It runs four years and brings together 18 partners from 13 countries. These partners include experts in science and mathematics education, general education and e-learning as well as a journalist.