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includes participation of academia, research, educational institutions and schools. The three middle school workshops were: ◉ Microscopic monsters (Fig. 1) ◉ Experience the chemistry feeling (Fig. 2) ◉ Food Mythbusters (Fig. 3)
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What Goes Into The Making Of A Memorable Online Experience? The Middle School students’ participation @ the Athens Science Virtual Festival through an ACS Athens Live Stream
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by Spyros Arsenikos and Christina Bakoyannis, Middle School Faculty
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he eye-opening experience of looking at slides under a digital microscope, to experiencing the wonders of chemistry at home, to measuring calories using a can, were some of the highlights from the Athens Science Festival experience that our middle school students took part in on March 29th, 2021. This year’s Athens Science Virtual Festival was titled “An Era of Heroes” and took place online March 27-29, 2021. The Athens Science Festival is one of the largest festivals in Greece that is organized every year and
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