THE SOUND OF SCIENCE(S): A SOUND-BASED PROJECT FOR INCLUSIVE STEAM EDUCATION AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

In the last few years, the development of effective strategies for the improvement of learning performances in scientific disciplines is cataIyzing the interest of researchers, policy makers, teachers, and educators. Educational research is trying to gain knowledge on what actually works in the classroom. The fast spread of evidence-based education relates to the need of providing functional data that can be used for taking informed decisions. Such approach is leading to introducing novel teaching strategies, supported by scientifically based research and connecting different disciplines within a unifying framework. The Sound of Science(s) is an interdisciplinary research project that aims at implementing a system of communication capable of transferring scientific knowledge by using the forms of musical language (and vice versa, approaching music by starting from science), building this correspondence on the common ground of symmetries and proportions. A preliminary study focusing on the musical output resulting from the structure of crystals gave indications about the effectiveness of this innovative approach (Monno et al., 2016, Eramo et al. 2018). Our project aim at extending the fields of application to plant biology and possibly also additional fields of science.