Alhama de Murcia already a Science City.
That is, is the only municipality in the region of Murcia and one of twenty in Spain, which has reached an agreement with the National Research Council and Obra Social La Caixa, to make available to the residents of local CSIC informative resources in multiple formats (exhibitions, online workshops, lectures, visits to research centers, etc.).
By having this, this morning has been charged Alhama Mayor Alfonso Morales Fernando Ceron, the director of the Business Area "La Caixa" Lorca area, Maria Jose Martinez and Jaime Perez del Val, director of area CSIC scientific culture, in a press conference at City Hall in Alhama de Murcia and, later, through a conference open to the public.
Under this agreement, the possibilities are many and what more attractive and eye-catching and can be found all over the web ciudadciencia.es, public project tool that allows users to participate in workshops, make comments or contact scientists.
Moreover, as it is thought the development of the page, participation could arise from collective (associations, institutes, classrooms ...) or just individual.
The Mayor of Alhama de Murcia, Alfonso Ceron Fernando Morales, who presided over the presentation ceremony, emphasized the educational opportunity offered to them to alhameños under this agreement that not only may address CSIC scientists, but may also know first hand what scientific advances in all areas or actively participate in building the country's environmental study.
For example, among the many options, there is a workshop entitled "Sustainable Agriculture in the Classroom" for teachers or students of the third year of primary school or junior high.
The workshop offers a series of activities taking place around a garden at school or in another space nearby.
To do this you must be high very easily in said web, free download various materials to make all experiments.
In addition, participants will receive a complete kit with all the necessary laboratory equipment.
Participants, if they develop the experiments presented, the final will receive a diploma certifying them as scientific collaborators.
Another attractive activities is Science City, for example, a reading workshops between books ciudadciencia proposed and written by the same scientists that allow users, once you read the book, have a meeting with the author to talk it.
For really this beautiful story, simply shop around www.ciudadciencia.es relaxed.
Also, you can check your calendar, which displays the activities that are taking place in the municipalities that are part of this project and ask to be included on the agenda of the municipal Department of Environment who guards this initiative.
I already programmed
For now, the city of Alhama through the Department of Environment and has arranged several activities, including the placement of "Movilab" from 12 to 15 February in the park of The Cuban.
It is a mobile laboratory installed on the trailer of a truck, led monitors: The visiting scientists Movilab performs various interactive workshops related to chemistry, physics and biology.
Alhama City Council has already made a visit to the school in the morning but in the afternoon, will be open to the general public.
Also, the House of Culture will host from February 15 to March 3 sample, prepared and produced by the CSIC to mark the International Year of Biodiversity (2010), where he explains in an informative way the concept of biodiversity, its main threats and actions for their conservation.
The www.ciudadciencia.es web allows anyone interested to participate in workshops and learn about the development of the activities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia