A multidisciplinary educational laboratory based on meteorite samples

The Italian national project Piano Lauree Scientifiche (PLS) [1] is addressed to high school students in order to promote their interest in physics and science with the aim of increasing professional vocations and enrollments in scientific faculties. In the PLS framework, at Roma Tre University we developed an itinerant educational laboratory based on meteorites analysis by means of a portable kit. The activity is performed at school and the students are directly involved in the study of meteorite features and in measurements of physical properties of the samples. Students are intriguingly introduced in the scientific method working together in acquisition and analysis of data, and writing a final report. Lessons and laboratories were developed in collaboration between researchers and high school teachers. Thanks to their multidisciplinary character the activities represent an excellent tool for stimulating the interest in different fields of science as astronomy, physics, geology and biology.