Bringing Citizen Science into the Classroom with NOVA Labs

NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in activities and games that foster authentic scientific exploration. From building RNA molecules and designing renewable energy systems to tracking... [ view full abstract ]

NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in activities and games that foster authentic scientific exploration. From building RNA molecules and designing renewable energy systems to tracking cloud movements and learning cybersecurity strategies, NOVA Labs participants can take part in real-world investigations by visualizing, analyzing, and playing with the same data that scientists use. In this talk, NOVA Labs Outreach Coordinator Ralph Bouquet will discuss how NOVA Labs uses access to real data and realistic scenarios, learning through games and problem solving, and engaging media-based narratives to create a platform that connects students with real science.

NOVA Labs is produced by NOVA at WGBH in Boston. For more than 40 years, NOVA has reigned as the undisputed leader in science television, winning dozens of awards and drawing an average of 4.5 million curious viewers every week. WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcasting producer, the source of one-third of PBS’s prime-time lineup along with some of public television’s best-known documentary and lifestyle shows, many public radio favorites, and a roster of children’s programs.

Visit http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/ for more information.