Live an exclusive experience with the geoscientists who will accompany you to the Earth!
The event is part of the events of the first National Week of scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical disciplines (STEM), organized by the Ministry of Research and University from 4 to 11 February to encourage the acquisition of skills in the field of scientific subjects among the new generations,
Saturday February 10 the event not to be missed for everyone is at Roma and Herculaneum (NA) with theEXTRAORDINARY OPEN DAY of the Laboratories and Museum of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Week 2024
The competition for the 2025 school calendar is also launched on this day
PROGRAM
- Guided tour >> VISIT TO THE SEISMIC AND TSUNAMI SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS ROOM
Seismic monitoring and tsunami warning room
Timetables: 10:00 - 11:00 - 12:00 - 15:00 - 16:00 - 17:00 (duration 30 minutes)
The visit will allow you to understand how the operations room for the seismic surveillance and tsunami warning service active 24 hours a day works. What are the duties of shift workers and how information on seismic events is communicated to the Department of Civil Protection but also to the public. We will discover how many earthquakes there are every day in Italy and in the world, the seismic sequences that have occurred in recent months, the seismicity in volcanic areas. Some of the contents of the visit are available on this web page:
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- Game >> ESCAPE VOLCANO
Multimedia Room
Opening hours: 11:00 - 12:00 - 15:00 - 17:00 (duration 30 minutes)
Escape volcano: the team board game, based on knowledge of volcanoes which offers ideas for reducing the risks associated with them and protecting the environment. During the game, participants will have to demonstrate all their creativity through engaging dynamic activities to avoid the volcano eruption. To reach the crater before the eruption, you must pass all the tests that arise: drawing, taboo, multiple choice or miming. However, be careful: if you fail the tests, you risk returning to the magma chamber! The game is played with the participation of INGV researchers.
Who is it aimed at: 12 18-years
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- THE OCTOPUS GAME
Internal atrium 2nd floor
Opening hours: 16pm - 00pm (duration 18 minutes)
The Octopus game is inspired by the classic goose game, enriching it with scientific content on the marine environment. Participants explore the ocean's water column, understanding the vertical and horizontal variations in its physical and chemical properties, which are critical to marine life. Biodiversity depends on depth, seabed and coasts, temperature, salinity and marine currents. However, survival in the ocean is threatened by climate change and human activities. Children will dive into the ocean depths to
discover the Blue Planet.
Who is it aimed at: 5 10-years
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- Game app - AlphaBeQuiz
Internal atrium 1st floor
Opening hours: 10 - 30. 11pm - 30pm (duration 15 minutes)
The multiple choice quiz game on geophysical issues and natural risks, seismology, volcanology, tsunamis and environmental issues.
Accessible via a Web Browser or through the Kahoot App via a personal electronic device. The game is played with the participation of INGV researchers.
Who is it aimed at: 15 18-years
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- Laboratory/Games >> THE EXPLOSIVE ADVENTURES OF FISH AND FLAX
Council room
Opening hours: 11:00 12:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 (duration 30 minutes)
Through the technique of kamishi-bai (Japanese theatre), the adventures of two little fish who witness the birth, growth and evolution of an underwater volcano will be told. Through a journey inside the volcano itself, Pescio and Lino meet Mr. Magma with his desire to go outdoors. Within the story there is a nursery rhyme which mentions the nomenclature of the volcano and the many different Italian volcanic systems. A workshop follows: I build a paper volcano that will erupt when I blow it!
Who is it aimed at: 3 years
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- Volcano Laboratory >>AN EXPLOSIVE ADVENTURE
Bar room
Opening hours: 10am, 30pm, 12pm, 00pm (duration 14 minutes)
A volcanic laboratory to discover the secrets of the Mountains of Fire, understand the mechanisms and dynamics that are at the origin of these spectacular phenomena. In this laboratory you will be able to simulate the eruption of a volcano and understand the differences between an effusive and explosive eruption. We will analyze the differences and types of the main volcanic products and how magma transforms into rock. All accompanied by spectacular images and photos of the volcanoes and the observation of their main products, without forgetting how they are studied and how they are constantly monitored
Who is it aimed at: 6 years
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- GOURMET LABORATORY for children with a love of science
Bar room
Opening hours: 10:00 – 15:00 (duration 30 minutes)
Pudding, boiled egg, flour, sugar, cocoa: these are the ingredients that will help us understand the secrets of planet Earth. This laboratory addresses topics relating to seismicity and seismic risk in a fun and unusual way. The use and manipulation of food helps children to become familiar with scientific concepts such as the composition of the Earth's interior, the plates that make up the earth's crust, earthquakes and the propagation of seismic waves to get to experience the effect of earthquakes on homes.
Who is it aimed at: 6 years
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- Virtual Geophysical Environments
Canteen room
From 10am to 19pm, reservations on site last 15 minutes
Creation of virtual environments for scientific dissemination in the field of geology and geophysics. Virtual Reality (VR – Virtual Reality) presupposes the use of computer technologies to create a simulated environment. Unlike other traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside an experience: instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are immersed in and able to interact with 3D virtual worlds in which they can be simulate all the senses. Thanks to a constantly growing number of wearable viewers and specifically created applications, virtual reality systems offer new opportunities not only in the field of entertainment and gaming, but also in terms of productivity, creativity and business. A series of virtual environments for scientific dissemination have already been created which allow the user to "visit" otherwise unattainable geological scenarios. As part of the event, a virtual trip to Stromboli and a trip to the solar system will be offered.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION COURSE ON VOLCANOES AND TSUNAMIS
In COLLABORATION with INGV SECTION IRPINA
Canteen room
From 10am to 19pm, reservations on site last 30 minutes
Some of the most important Italian volcanoes (Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli) reproduced in 3D will be the basis for recreating a real-time eruption in "miniature" and experienced directly by the participating children and teenagers. The motion of tsunami waves caused by volcanic eruptions or landslides or even underwater earthquakes will also be simulated in a tank.
Participants will also be able to experiment and use 3D printers with the guidance of INGV staff.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- Exhibit geomagnetism path
Atrium 1st floor
Opening hours route connected to the paleomagnetism laboratory 10:30 11:30 16:00 17:00 (duration 30 minutes).
A journey to discover the wonders of the Earth's magnetic field, to understand its origin and importance, created with games and interactive exhibits, which starts from compasses to arrive at modern theories on the earth's core, experiencing firsthand the attraction between magnets, the orientation of the compass needle, the relationship between the magnetic field and the electric field.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- INGV scientific laboratories AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- High pressure and high temperature laboratory
Timetables: 10:00-11:00-12:00-13:00 (duration 30 minutes)
In the Laboratory, the properties of rocks and the processes that take place on our planet at the temperatures and pressures typical of the Earth's interior are experimentally simulated, thanks to machinery capable of reaching temperatures and pressures, respectively, around 2500 degrees and 25 Giga Pascal, i.e. the pressure exercised by 700 km of rock. Some instruments allow the analysis of both natural and experimental rock samples in various sectors of Earth Sciences, from volcanology to earthquakes.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- Paleomagnetism Laboratory
Timetables: 10am 30am 11pm 30pm (duration 16 minutes)
In the laboratory, the magnetic properties of rocks are precisely measured in an environment shielded from the Earth's magnetic field. Thanks to this type of measurement it was possible to discover the inversions of the Earth's magnetic field and reconstruct the positions of the continents over the course of geological eras. The route is completed by the interactive exhibition part to discover the wonders of the Earth's magnetic field.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- Geochemistry Laboratory
Times - 10:00 11:00 14:00 15:00 (duration 30 minutes)
The Fluid Geochemistry Laboratory is equipped to carry out geochemical analyzes in seismic, volcanic, geothermal or gas storage areas. It is equipped with portable instruments for the field measurement of chemical-physical parameters of water, gas flows from the soil and concentrations of 222Rn in water, air and soils. The most frequent applications concerning the chemical analyzes of groundwater and the measurements of concentration and flow of gases from the soil will be illustrated.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- What's the weather like in space? Space weather
Atrium 1st floor
INGV is at the forefront of research and observation of phenomena that influence our planet, including space weather. This discipline deals with the study of interactions between the Earth's atmosphere and radiation and particles coming from space, with a significant impact on Earth's technologies and infrastructure. At this exhibit, discover how we constantly monitor solar activity and geomagnetic storms, providing vital information for the protection of electricity grids, satellites and airline flights. Furthermore, you will be able to understand how, through the predictive models we have developed, we can predict the behavior of the Earth's upper atmosphere in the event of solar and geomagnetic storms. You are invited to meet our experts and discover how INGV is helping to define the future of space weather.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- Historic instruments restoration laboratory: THE PALMIERI ELECTROMAGNETIC SEISMOGRAPH
Atrium 2nd floor
Italy boasts one of the most ancient traditions in the world of scientific seismological observation. The laboratory deals with the restoration of instruments, many of which are unique or very rare pieces, which represent an extraordinary heritage of scientific cultural heritage, which for a long time remained submerged and at risk of dispersion.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- APPLIED GEOPHYSICS LABORATORY
Atrium 2nd floor
Applied geophysics uses subsurface exploration techniques, which are based on known principles of physics, to study and characterize the most superficial part of the earth's crust. In in this way it is possible to acquire, in a non-invasive way, information on the characteristics of rocks and materials and derive information on the geological structure of the subsoil. To do this, the laboratory uses sophisticated instrumental equipment that allows it to measure some physical parameters of the terrain which are then processed and returned in the form of maps and models. Among these, ground penetrating radar, thermal cameras and electrical resistivity tomography, magnetometry and other instruments for measuring electromagnetic fields will be shown.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- INGV-EMERSITO (SITE AMPLIFICATION EFFECTS)
Atrium 2nd floor
MERSITO is the INGV emergency group that carries out monitoring campaigns for local seismic response studies following seismic events of high magnitude, or which in any case have given rise to damage also attributable to the amplification of seismic motion on the surface. EMERSITO is activated together with the other INGV emergency groups in the hours immediately following the event, planning and implementing the installation of one or more seismic networks in the epicentral area or in adjacent areas.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- BETWEEN WINGS AND PROPELLERS INGV SCIENTIFIC DATA ON THE FLIGHT
Second floor gallery
Welcome to the Geomatica stand, where the past meets the future through innovative technologies and specialist knowledge. Here, we travel through time and space, using drones, photogrammetry, laser scanners and 3D technologies to explore and preserve our cultural and environmental heritage. Drones are exhibited as true pioneers of modern exploration. Equipped with advanced sensors and precise flight capabilities, these drones are the eyes in the sky, capturing detailed data and high-resolution images useful for topographic mapping, environmental monitoring. Thanks to our expertise in the field of cultural heritage, we study and preserve the treasures of the past using the most advanced technology.
The study of geomorphology, the science that explores the shape and evolution of the Earth's surface, is fundamental to understanding the natural and anthropogenic processes that shape our planet. Using data collected from drones and other sources, we analyze landforms, its variations and changes over time, contributing to the sustainable management of natural resources and the mitigation of natural risks.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- THE STUDY OF CROSTAL DEFORMATIONS THROUGH THE NEW SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS
Atrium 2nd floor
The use of the SAR image processing technique, known as Differential Interferometry SAR or InSAR, for the study of ground deformation can today be considered as a robust and reliable methodology. Both in the field of co-seismic deformations and in the field of crustal deformation analyzes of the inter-seismic or post-seismic phase, InSAR and the related multi-temporal InSAR evolution allow obtaining important information that can support monitoring of the territory and to emergencies in the event of medium-high magnitude earthquakes. Today, thanks to the advent of new and more performing sensors and constellations of satellites equipped with SAR sensors (such as the Sentinel-1 mission of the European Space Agency, or the COSMO-SkyMed mission of the Italian Space Agency), it is possible think about developing operational services for the provision of ground deformation maps and surface displacement time series.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- SEMINARS
Conference room
- REAL-TIME SEISMICITY ON YOUR SMARTPHONE
10 am (duration 30 minutes)
The INGVterremoti mobile application for smartphones and tablets is a tool designed to provide information on earthquakes in real time and updates on seismic activity in Italy and around the world. Let's discover this App which offers a user-friendly interface combined with powerful features to always stay informed about seismic events and earthquake research and monitoring.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- RISING SEA LEVELS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTS UNTIL 2150: WHAT SCENARIOS AWAIT US?
11 am (duration 00 minutes)
Sea levels are rising at a rate of approximately 4 mm/year, more than double that observed in the previous century. Furthermore, vertical ground movements can locally speed up sea level rise. This phenomenon represents a risk factor for coastal populations where retreats of the coastlines, accelerated erosion, marine flooding and salinisation of the aquifers are already occurring, with consequent economic and social damage. The risks associated with this global phenomenon are not yet well understood by the population and the political sector, which must become more aware in order to implement appropriate mitigation and adaptation policies.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- ESP, EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTIONS
12 am (duration 00 minutes)
The world is different than it appears to us, and understanding the world is not only important from a philosophical point of view, but is essential for our survival. Our senses are not sufficient to fully perceive what surrounds us, knowledge of which can only be achieved through measuring instruments (which amplify our senses and give us new ones), formal thinking and a rigorous scientific method.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- INGV EARTH SPACE OBSERVATIONS CENTER (COS)
14 am (duration 30 minutes)
Space Observations represent the new frontier for human exploration and can look both towards deep space and towards our planet "Earth".
Technological research in the sector also has important implications for other sectors (medicine, telecommunications, etc.). The Earth Space Observations Center (COS) coordinates activities concerning space in the three reference areas, Environment, Earthquakes and Volcanoes. INGV, through the COS, collaborates with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and international space agencies, effectively contributing to the development of space technologies both in the "Earth Observation" sector and in the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Space Weather sectors , allowing INGV to play a role of excellence both for the study of satellite missions and for the development and supply of operational products of interest to various End Users interested in integrating space observations into their operational activities. We will present to you how Space Observation systems help us understand terrestrial phenomena such as volcanoes and earthquakes and which are the new Earth Observation missions that will contribute to developing new scientific products and services for the community in the coming years.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- OBSERVING FROM SPACE AND EARTH THE WANDERING POLES OF OUR PLANET'S MAGNETIC FIELD
15 am (duration 15 minutes)
We will explore the mysterious phenomenon of the migration of the Earth's magnetic poles, analyzing the causes and scientific implications that govern their movement.
We will examine the forces of the geomagnetic field produced by the Earth and its crucial role in protecting and creating the conditions necessary for life on our planet.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- MAGNETIC MYSTERIES: A JOURNEY BETWEEN EARTH AND SPACE
16 am (duration 00 minutes)
Explore the mysterious power of the Earth's magnetic field and be guided through the Earth's hidden secrets. With the watchful eyes of magnetic observatories and satellites, we will dive into the depths of our planet, revealing enigmas hidden beneath its surface. But the adventure doesn't stop here: we will travel into space to understand how space weather, shaped by the Sun, can influence our daily lives and put modern technologies at risk.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- BAD VOLCANOES, GOOD VOLCANOES: LIVING WITH FIREY NEIGHBORS
16 am (duration 45 minutes)
When volcanoes erupt, we know, they can cause problems, they can destroy and they can kill. We all remember the dramatic scenes of recent eruptions in Iceland, on the island of La Palma, in Congo and in Hawaii. The volcanic threat is not lacking in Italy, where we have around ten active or potentially active volcanoes, some of which are known for catastrophic eruptions in the past. But volcanoes do not only bring death and destruction - indeed, in the life of a population in a volcanic area, disasters rarely strike, while for entire generations, the benefits that volcanoes give us prevail. Volcanic rocks become very fertile soil and are also suitable as construction material; volcanoes create magnificent landscapes and eruptions are spectacular, which is why volcanic areas are among the most sought after tourist destinations. But the positive sides of volcanoes are much broader - it is they, the volcanoes, who created the materials we are made of and thanks to them the atmosphere we are breathing exists.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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- FOOTPRINTS OF THE EARTH'S GRADIENTS
17 am (duration 30 minutes)
Natural phenomena and disasters are all generated by physical gradients: it is they that move the plates, generate earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The President of INGV talks about the imprints of the gradients left on the environment and on the affected populations, in order to improve the collective understanding of natural phenomena and promote the correct perception of the territory in which we live, exorcising ancestral fears about natural disasters and providing useful elements for a positive and effective evaluation of the actions that can be undertaken to mitigate risks.
Who is it aimed at: audience of all ages
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