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Remah Haj, Efrat Dayan, Dina Tsybulsky 37E Proceedings of the 20th Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Digital Era D. Olenik-Shemesh, I. Blau, N. Geri, A. Caspi, Y. Sidi, Y. Eshet-Alkalai, Y. Kalman, E. Rabin (Eds.), Ra'anana, Israel: The Open University of Israel Digital Curation in Science Education: A New Learning Pathway to Contribute Student Engagement with Socio-Scientific Issues (Short Paper) Remah Haj Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Remah.haj@campus.technion.ac.il Efrat Dayan Technion – Israel Institute of Technology efratdayan@campus.technion.ac.il Dina Tsybulsky Technion – Israel Institute of Technology dinatsy@technion.ac.il אוצרות דיגיטלית בחינוך מדעי: דרך למידה ה חדש לתרומה על מעורבות התלמידים בסוגיות חברתיות - מדעיות )מאמר קצר( אפרת דיין הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל efratdayan@campus.technion.ac.il רימאח חאג' הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל Remah.haj@campus.technion.ac.il דינה ציבולסקי הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל dinatsy@technion.ac.il Abstract Science education has recently transitioned from focusing on delivering scientific knowledge to actively engaging students with socio-scientific issues (SSI) directly connected to their daily experiences. This study examined digital curation (DC) as a teaching and learning SSI practice and its contribution to high school science students' engagement. DC requires students to evaluate digital resources' quality, reliability, and authenticity, resulting in meaningful content collections on specific subjects. This case study involved four secondary school teachers and 25 students, where teachers designed instructional units focused on SSIs using DC and applied them in classrooms. Data collection included teacher reflective reports and interviews with teachers and students. Content analysis revealed that it contributed to agentic, social, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement. These findings suggest that DC can contribute to student engagement, with practical implications for science educators in integrating real-world issues in the science classroom. Keywords: Digital curation, students' engagement, science teaching, socio-scientific issues, online learning. מילות מפתח: אוצרות דיגיטלית , מעורבות תלמידים , הוראת מדעים , סוגיות חברתיות - מדעיות , למידה מקוונת .