the eratosthenes experiment - linq 2015

The Eratosthenes Experiment-a collaborative cross-border project involving teachers

from all over Europe

LINQ 2015

Eugenia KypriotisResearch and Development Department of Ellinogermaniki Agogi

12th of May, 2015

What is the Eratosthenes experiment?

Students measure the circumference of the Earth

using simple means

Use ISE eLearning tool to find local noon

At that time they measure the

shadow shaped by an

one-metre stick and they note it

They contact a school on the same medieval and they

exchange data

Using their data and their schools they succeed in measuring the circumference of the Earth

Eratosthenes experiment in 2013piloting

4

5 countries7 schools

6

1

3

1

11

1

Number of schools per country Number of schools per continent

6

303

15 7 14

1

118

1

11

5

9

51

2

2

21

1

4

3

Eratosthenes experiment in 2014

Number of schools per country Number of schools per continent

37 countries350 schools303 schools in Europe

Eratosthenes World map 2014

Eratosthenes Europe map 2014

Eratosthenes experiment in 2015 9

472

4 11 4

1

104

2

2

2

3

9

5

2

1

1

4

116 1

Number of schools per country Number of schools per continent

42 countries507 schools472 schools in Europe

Eratosthenes World map 2015

Eratosthenes Europe map 2015

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Eugenia Kypriotisekypriotis@ea.gr