Using Citizen Science in the classroom with Virus Factory in Schools

Using Citizen Science in the classroom with Virus Factory in Schools

By SSCH

This workshop will explore how you can use online citizen science to support your teaching and contribute to real scientific research

Date and time

Location

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Visitors Centre Harwell Didcot OX11 0QX United Kingdom

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Highlights

  • 1 hour, 30 minutes
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

This workshop will explore how you can use online citizen science to support your teaching and contribute to real scientific research at the same time. We will take a look at the Zooniverse website, explore some active citizen science projects, and introduce you to the ‘Virus Factory in Schools’ project – a teaching resource built using the science capital teaching approach to enable you to deliver up to four workshops on microbiology, viruses, and citizen science to KS2&3. You’ll also receive a class box with everything you need to deliver the ‘Virus Factory in Schools’ workshops yourself!

Organized by

The Spires Science Curriculum Hub (SSCH) for Oxfordshire, West and Central Berkshire is led by Claire Hamnett and Jackie Merritt and based at Oxford Spires Academy. Supported by OTSA, the hub combines local expertise in teaching and learning in science, facilitating CPD and providing school-to-school support. SSCH offers high quality science CPD through a range of full day, afternoon and twilight sessions, either online or face to face as needed. We also work with schools on an individual basis to provide bespoke support and work closely with local leading science organisations such as RAL, STFC, Science Oxford, OUMNH and many more.

We provide a wide range of CPD for primary and secondary schools and FE institutions in Oxfordshire and Central and West Berkshire, including conferences, science lead network days, ECT training, technician training, primary science subject support and much more.

£0 – £11.55
Sep 17 · 2:30 PM GMT+1