Exoplanets for Education

<< Objectives >>The Exo4Edu project aims to disseminate rigorous and accessible knowledge about exoplanets and the search for life in the Universe to secondary school teachers and their students, while at the same time improving their competences in STEAM school subjects and other skills.To support this main objective, the project will develop a toolkit containing up-to-date database on exoplanets, resources, and activities, and train teachers to use the toolkit with their students.<< Implementation >>The main planned activities in the Exo4Edu project are: - a resource site on exoplanets (scientific knowledge, access to real data, 3D data visualisation and processing tools and associated tutorials)- in-person national training sessions- Two international summer school (secondary school, theoretical training, practical work that can be re-used with pupils and training in observing the sky)- implementation in classrooms of the activities and engagement of the students in exoplanet science<< Results >>Within the Exo4Edu project, trained teachers will become better prepared for addressing STEAM topics, leading to improved learning by the students. Teachers and students will be able to access and analyze real and up-to-date data on exoplanets. They will adopt a scientific investigation approach using analysis tools to extract original results, relating to a current scientific field: the search for habitable planets.