Hate to keep droning on about this, but drones can capture incredible pictures, vistas, and videos that are used for both educational purposes and for amusement. “I answered some great questions, like the biggest struggles I’ve had to overcome to become a scientist, how climate is affecting lakes (it’s making them darker, less icy, squeezing fish…), and whether I was in my dream job (yes!)” Geoffrey Gunn on his first Skype a Scientist experience
Our very own Geoffrey Gunn laid it all out to Sussex School in Missoula, Montana, in our very first Skype A Scientist session. How can we use satellites to understand how our environment is changing? Why not sign up for a session? It’s lots of fun, and you get to talk about your work with people with whom you would likely never come in contact. You can just grab a cell phone and use online editing software.ĭid you know you can “Skype A Scientist”? This is a great program developed in the USA where scientists from across the world can connect with students, families, and communities to have a guided conversation about their work. Science education videos don’t have to be high-tech. Why not pick one of your commonly used techniques and shoot a quick step-by-step video to post online? Just remember to look at the camera, like those fine folks at Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg do in their awesome shorts. You can just grab a cell phone and use online editing software.
It also demonstrates how simple it is to use technology forĪnd they don’t have to be high-tech. It’s easy to develop a quick video to show different experiments, sampling procedures, and methods. Young people can get a sense of how things are done at a science facility or out in the field without being there, which will hopefully increase their interest in coming out for a visit or trying some field science for themselves. The use of technology has expanded how we are able to Here are a few of the things we have learned along the way. Here at IISD Experimental Lakes Area, over the last five years, we have come up with a whole suite of tricks to get the young people who walk through our doors excited about the research we do (while, of course, also getting their hands dirty). Inspiring spaces for young people to learn?
And when young people are engaged and getting their hands dirty, they are likely to absorb more information and, ultimately, remember more of what they have learned.īut how do you turn those stodgy science classrooms into Science is a favourite among curious young people because it doesn’t always have to involve books and articles- it can come to life through hands-on experiments and visuals. That’s right, we are talking about science experiments-a space where education and entertainment meet. How to Make Science Education Fun and Engaging for AllĬhanging colours, uncertainty, and maybe even some explosions along the way. | By Savana Theodore-Maraj, Education and Outreach Assistant
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