Development of a "Children's Trail" in Tabloo Expoo2 science centre

Introduction

The SCK CEN Academy aims to guarantee, now and in the future, competent employees in the Belgian (and international) broad nuclear sector, ranging from industry over healthcare to research and government institutions. An important first step in this competence building process is to inform and enthuse young people about STEM in general and nuclear science in particular. One of our pillars is therefore to organize and support outreach activities that illustrate the basic science of ionizing radiation and its technological applications to students, their teachers and the public. Contributing to this pillar, SCK CEN participates to the scientific exhibition Expoo in Tabloo presenting its activities and research. A children's trail will be specially developed to introduce children (6-12 years) to various scientific principles and the activities and research of SCK CEN in a playful and accessible way through accessible tasks, narrative elements and other activities. The trail should be useable in the school and extracurricular context.

Objectives

The student will

- get acquainted with the activities and research from SCK CEN and the SCK CEN exhibition in Tabloo.

- develop and realise a children's trail for Expoo 2 that stimulates the curiousity of young visitors.

- test the interactive trail with the relevant target audience.

- finalise the trail based on the feedback into a durable end product.