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EDITOR’S NOTE

In this book, the authors have tried to include the results of their efforts for many years
working with students and teachers of primary and secondary education levels. The main
effort is to present the methods and the activities that teachers could implement within
their classrooms in order to follow the Creative Inquiry Based Science Methodology
proposed Framework.

CASE project is trying to present and offer all the needed instructions, material and tools in
order to achieve the integration of art and innovation in science education from the early
school years.

Education policymakers all too often narrow teachers' focus to lists of facts and formulas,
which become tempting to resort to so-called “drill-and-kill” teaching methods that cover
information in a generic, surface-level way. Unsurprisingly, instead of fostering curiosity—
which is much more important in the long term than rote memorization—this approach
often causes students to “tune out”. Under this framework enhancing teacher skills,
strengthening their ability to motivate innovation and creativity is crucial. It is precisely the
enrichment of the creative elements in Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) as an integral
part of such a system, based on a wealth of existing European knowledge, which is the
cornerstone of the CASE approach.

Having the honor to represent the group of the authors of this book, I wish that you will find
this approach and the examples presented useful in your day to day teaching.

Enjoy reading!

Menelaos Sotiriou

Athens, Greece, June 2019

CASE has been funded within the framework of the European 4
Union Erasmus+ programme