The activity promoted by Involcan will take place at ITER (Granadilla) and La Orotava on May 9 and 16, respectively.
The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan), organizes a new edition of the Science and Volcanoes Fair with the aim of promoting scientific vocations among students in 3rd and 4th of Compulsory Secondary Education and 1st and 2nd of Baccalaureate. The activity will involve the participation of 11 educational centers and will take place at the Visitors Centre of the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER) – also dependent on the Cabildo located in Granadilla – on Thursday, May 9, and Thursday, May 16, at the Teobaldo Power Auditorium in La Orotava.
The Science and Volcanoes Fair is a scientific congress organized for schools where the results of the scientific work developed by the students will be presented. These are linked to various projects related to the volcanic phenomenon related to the field of experimental sciences, social sciences, and the arts. The projects have been supervised by the teaching staff of the educational centres with the support of scientists from INVOLCAN.
The objective of this event is to continue bringing students closer to the geological reality of the Canary Islands, and particularly that of Tenerife, regarding its risks and numerous benefits, as well as to promote interest in the advancement of knowledge as an essential element to contribute to the sustainable development of volcanically active regions. During the Science and Volcanoes Fair, students from the island will come together to promote their interest in science and volcanism. It will be encouraged for participating students to learn to do science through cooperation as a working method and through participation in the different phases involved in carrying out a scientific project.
During the Science and Volcanoes Fair, the documentary ‘Teide, the Sleeping Giant’ will be screened, and the Volcanic Olympiad will be held, a didactic tool for learning the main terms related to volcanology. The contest is based on questions and answers about the volcanic phenomenon and volcanic risk management to evaluate the students’ level of knowledge on this subject. In this edition, the groups participating in the Volcanic Olympiad will be named after one of the following Decade Volcanoes: Teide (Tenerife, Spain), Vesuvius (Italy), Etna (Italy), Nyiragongo (Congo), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Sakurajima (Japan), Colima (Mexico), Merapi (Indonesia), and Mauna Loa (USA).
The schools that will attend the ITER Visitors Center on May 9th are CEIPS Santo Domingo (Güímar), IES Santa Ana (Candelaria), IES El Médano (Granadilla de Abona), and IES San Miguel (San Miguel). Meanwhile, the Teobaldo Power Auditorium will receive students on May 16th from Colegio Casa Azul (Puerto de la Cruz), Colegio Salesiano (La Orotava), CEO La Milagrosa (La Orotava), IES Mayorazgo (La Orotava), IES La Cruz Santa (Los Realejos), IES Los Realejos (Los Realejos), and Colegio Internacional Pureza de María (Los Realejos).