The objectives pursued by the project were: 1. To increase the availability of high quality and engaging digital educational resources in NSs, targeting primary school students. 2. To reduce the gap in the teachers’ competence as to the integration of digital technologies in their teaching practice from the technological and methodological viewpoint. 3. To increase the access to educational activities organised by NSEIs due to restrictions linked to societal emergencies or specific disadvantages. 4. To increase the cooperation opportunities between NSEIs, educational institutions and digital companies.
The motivation behind the application for the project stemmed from the contingency: the pandemic highlighted gaps in teachers' preparedness for digital and remote learning, with many relying on inadequate resources. Despite the efforts to integrate technology in education, its impact has been limited in many school systems. This underscored the need for high-quality, digital materials and teacher training in educational technologies. The needs addressed by the project were: 1. Need of high quality and engaging digital educational resources in Natural Sciences (NS), targeting primary school students. 2. Need for interventions for increasing teachers’ competence as to the integration of digital technologies in their teaching practice from the technological and methodological viewpoint. 3. Need for allowing access to educational activities to students who cannot visit physically NSEIs, be it due to emergencies, geographic distance, health issues, social disadvantage etc. 4. Need for cooperation opportunities among NSEIs, educational institutions and digital companies