Research question
Can the local inhabitants get excited about science in one day?
Project description
The main task is to help the Arctic Biology department make an escape room based on scientific results with the use of existing learning tools. You will get access to a guide on how to make the escape room, and then choose which learning tools you want to use. The “game” should target both local inhabitants and especially guides.
A part of the project will be to set up and display this Escape room game when UNIS celebrates the 30th Anniversary on September 28th – 30th.
The project involves:
The project involves creative thinking in how to conduct excellent outreach together with Professor Simone Lang and UNIS employee Tina Dahl (approx. 20 hours) using existing tools as the virtual field guides and Arts app. The second part of the project will be to prepare a classroom and displaying the game for audience (approx. 20 hours).
Starting date/period: Aug 27 – Oct 05 2023
Involvement
The students will get to know and use the virtual field guides and toolbox. They will cooperate with the staff and being able to come up with ideas and create a product.
Experience/skills to be acquired
The students will gain experience in creative ways to convey scientific tools, and get hands on outreach experience.
PrerequisitesMust be a biology student.
Interested in this project or need more info? Contact:
Sine-Sara Asta (sinea@unis.no)
Project number: 31