The students proposed some very interesting questions about the science of new types of football used by Zidane and David Beckham, how far chemistry can help us to improve sports performance and many others.

Six schools took part in the discussion:

• Finland - Helsingin yhteislyseo (teacher: Mikko Rahikka)
• Sweden - Burasskolan (teacher: Ingela Bursjöö
• Poland - Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych nr 1 (teacher: Marek Goszczynski)
• Cyprus - St. Theodoros Gymnasium (Teacher: Marina Koutsou)
• Bulgaria - Maths&Science School "Nancho Popovich" (Teacher: Silvina Simeonova)
• Slovenia – Gimnazija Poljane, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Teacher: Breda Policar)

The next chat will be on the topic of chemistry and the environment, taking place on 31 January 2008. It is open to all secondary schools in the EU. To register, please contact xperimania@eun.org.

Further details will shortly be available on the Xperimania site at www.xperimania.net

About Xperimania

Xperimania meets the needs for inquiry-based science education. The aim of this project is to help students in lower and secondary school classes (covering pupils aged 10-20) and their teachers to understand the wide variety of applications of petrochemistry and how this relatively new and fascinating science has contributed to the evolution of many day-to-day items. Participating to the following activities is a unique opportunity for students to stimulate their scientific and analytical observation.

Download the brochure:
http://www.xperimania.net/shared/app_uploads/xperimania/pdf/x_brochure_en.pdf