EVOLUTIONARY-Would you be able to survive an extinction?: An activity for the dissemination and education of Palaeontology

Authors

  • I. Cambronero Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • D. Sanz-Pérez Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • J. García-Cobeña Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • V. G. Peco Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • I. Holguera-Ramírez Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
  • S. M. Nebreda Departamento de Biología de la Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
  • S. Ozkaya de Juanas Departamento de Geología, Geografía y Medio Ambiente de la Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alcalá, Campus Externo, 28805 Madrid, Spain.
  • O. Fesharaki Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
  • A. García-Frank Departamento de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología de la Facultad de Geología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21695/cterraproc.v1i0.431

Keywords:

Dissemination, Palaeontology, Evolution, teenagers, didactic resources

Abstract

Science dissemination is currently an ongoing process, and new methodologies are arising to bring it closer to increasingly diverse audiences. In order to disseminate palaeontological knowledge, a game named ‘Evolutionary’ was created to introduce the concept of Evolution to a teenage public. The game includes a board, designed as a phylogenetic tree geochronologically calibrated on which the main geological events are represented, and theoretical content questions along with practical dynamic tasks engaging palaeontological material as well as mini-games. This activity was performed in November 2019 during XIX Semana de la Ciencia e Innovación de Madrid with 14-16 years-old students, showing positive results. Finally, the activity is expected to be included in further events.

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Published

2021-08-08

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