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2021: * 16. 6. Two workshops for teachers in Ulos-Ut-Out, Outdoor learning conference in Finland (online event). * 7. 5. We published new theme (in Finnish): Kimalaiskimara, with an audio walk that is available online. Materials will be published in English in autumn 2021. * 14. 4. LUMA StarT: two workshops for students (online event). * 13. 4. LUMA StarT: Presentation of our project to teachers (online event). * 8. 4. We published the complete text of audio tracks of audio nature trail: Diverse Nature and its Evolutionary History. * 28. 1. We published new theme in English: Diverse Nature and its Evolutionary History, with an audio nature trail that is available online. * 28. 1. Presentation for students of Lappeenrannan Lyseo Upper Secondary School (online event). * 27. 1. Presentation of our project at the Lincoln School of Life Sciences seminar series, University of Lincoln, UK (online event). Evolution in Action previous events and school visits: – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2020: * 27. 11. We published new theme (in Finnish): Elonkirjo ja evoluution aikajänteet, with an audio walk that is available online and also can be experienced in Harju area in Jyväskylä until June. Materials will be published in English in early 2021. * 27. 11. Online science lessons for school children in Researchers’ Night * 16. 9. Presentation on our project for teachers of Vantaa (online event) * 8. 6. We published new teaching materials on resource competition. * 7. 6. Insect hotel workshop in community garden Rajská zahráska, Brno, Czech Republic * 28. 5. Insect hotel workshop with Labyrinth elementary school in Brno, Czech Republic * 3. 4. We published remote teaching materials * 5. 3. Annantalo, Helsinki * 3. 3. Jyväskylä University, basic training in ecology and evolution * 24. 1. Kuokkala school, Jyväskylä 2019 * Evolution in Action team having a planning workshop at Konnevesi Research Station 25. – 28. 11. * Workshops in Researchers Night, Jyväskylä 27. 9. www.tutkijoidenyo.fi/ * Sensory Ecology workshop in October in Annantalo Arts Centre for Children and Youth, Helsinki. * Workshop in Childrens University Autumn holiday camp, Jyväskylä. * Presenting at Response-ability and Creativity at the Time of Environmental Crises -symposium, Jyväskylä 7. – 8. 11. 2019 * Workshops at Jyväskylä University "Bring your child to work" -day 22. 11. * School visit to Huhtasuo school 21. 11. 2019 * Kuokkala school 19. 11. * Norssin lukio 12. 11. * Our materials available also from MAPPA environmental education resource bank: mappa.fi * Participating in ESEB (European Society for the Evolutionary Biology) -congress 19. – 24. 8. Carita's Lindstedt presentation available here: www.rajulive.fi/streams/session7-wednesday-morning/ * National LUMA-days 5. – 7. 5. 2019 (2 workshops about how to use our materials) * Presenting in JYU Wisdom lunch colloquium * Animal researcher workshops at Keski-Suomen Luontomuseo (together with Childrens University and Jyväskylä University) * Haapaniemen ala-aste, Jyväskylä * Kirkkoharju school in Kirkkonummi * Jyväskylä Science Museum and Childrens university in Jyväskylä * Moisiovaara school in Hyrynsalmi * LUMA-meeting in Jyväskylä * Luopioinen pre-school * Petäjävesi pre-school in Petäjävesi * Taikalamppu pre-school in Jyväskylä * Biology department in Jyväskylä * Halssila school in Jyväskylä * Kuloinen school in Raisio * Pieksämäki high school visited us in Jyväskylä * Science camp during the autumn holiday in cooperation with the Science museum and Children’s university. * Interactive 1h lecture about the Evolution of Dinosaurs for 6-10 years old children at Seinäjoki (November) in collaboration with the Summer University of Seinäjoki. 2018 * Avaruus-leiri yhteistyössä Lasten ja nuorten yliopiston ja Jyväskylän yliopiston tiedemuseon kanssa * Dinosaurusten evoluutio -luento yhteistyössä Seinäjoen kesäyliopiston kanssa * Kurssi biologian opettajaksi opiskeleville yhteistyössä Jyväskylän opettajakoulutuslaitoksen kanssa * Luopioisten kirkonkylän esikoulu, Pälkäne * Petäjäveden esikoulu, Petäjävesi * Taikalampun esikoulu, Jyväskylä * Pieksämäen lukiolaisten vierailu Biologian laitokselle Jyväskylässä * Halssilan koulu, Jyväskylä * Kuloisten koulu, Raisio * Tutkijoiden yö 2018, Jyväskylä * Yläkaupungin yö 2018, Jyväskylä 2017 * Tikka school * Vaajakummun koulu * Teachers’ education workshops * Researchers’ night * Science Day * Heinolan lukio visited JyU |
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14 / 5 / 2019 Workshop in Luopioinen pre-school Great sensory ecology day with Luopioinen pre-schoolers, second version of the workshop we tried out week ago in Moisiovaara school 🤗. 
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8 / 5 / 2019 Workshop in Moisiovaara school in Kainuu 🐞🦅 How does competition promote evolutionary change? What kind of effects can human impact have on the available resources? We tested a new resource competition game with the Moisiovaara students 🏃, lynx🐱, wolves🐺, bears🐻, foxes🦊 and minks🐹. Also got a chance to experiment how the scientists work on field - and draw a graph from the results. How do the pollinators sense the world and how it has shaped the flower colouration? Experimenting with a pollinator game & ultraviolet reflective bee's vision painting with Moisiovaara school. ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 2 / 4 / 2019
Dinosaur workshop Today we visited Natural History Museum in Jyväskylä and together with small group of small, pre-school age, paleontologists we learned about life on Earth in times of dinosaurs. Did you know that sound of Tyrannosaurus Rex was actually far from loud lion like roaring? 🐊 This week will be full of workshops and also team work with preparing new ones. Exciting! 🐝🐝🐝🐝Greetings from sunny Jyväskylä! ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 12 / 3 / 2019
Workshop in Kirkkonummi How warning colours and camouflage function in the wild? How different species compete for recources and how invasive species can change ecological communities? And who was Quagga?! We explored the sensory environment outside the school, and created new, imaginary plants and insects that would have attracted, or tried to protect against, extinct species.🐴Evolution in action team was on trip 🚊at Kirkkonummi school. ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |
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31 / 10 / 2018
Funding success We are delighted to announce that we just received 96 000 EUR funding from Tieteen Tiedotus Ry! We will use it to make our workshop materials available for everyone and work with artists to develop new tools and methods to teach evolution in primary and secondary schools. We also want to thank ESEB who's Outreach Initiative allowed us to get this project off the ground! ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |
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30 / 10 / 2018
Researcher's Night Thanks to everyone who came to see us at Researcher's Night 2018. It was an amazing evening! ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° |