Barbara Braams (VU): The big Hoe?Zo! Show questions book a book to involve children in science and teach them scientific skills
Children are naturally curious and ask a lot of questions. ‘Why do fish have scales and people don’t?’ ‘Why is it warm during summer and cold during winter?’ Unfortunately, not all children grow up in an environment where this curiosity is fostered. The big Hoe?Zo! Show questions book aims to provide every primary school in the Netherlands with 50 most inspiring questions asked by real children. The book uses these questions to teach children about the scientific cycle and the excitement of discovery. The big Hoe?Zo! Show questions book raises more questions than it answers, and helps nurture a generation that embraces curiosity and never stops asking, “Hoe? Zo!”?
Gerben ter Riet (HvA): Urban Vitality Open Science Checklist: No Time to Waste In medical research alone, each year, hundreds of billions of euros are wasted, due to poor questions, poor choice of methodologies, poor reporting and archiving. The Open Science Checklist aims to optimize research projects, from start to end, in order to research waste […]
Pepijn van Rutten and Edcel Salumbides (VU): Respira: a laughing gas breath sensor to reduce accidents on the road Traffic accidents caused by driving under the influence of laughing gas have increased more than ten-fold in the past few years. This leads to more than 100 severe injuries and sadly, more than 20 deaths in […]
Sara Geven (UvA): On track: a scientifically-informed ability tracking procedure to enhance equal learning opportunities Students in the Netherlands are allocated to different educational tracks at the age of twelve based on their teacher’s recommendation. Studies show students from disadvantaged backgrounds receive less ambitious track recommendations. Even within the same school, teachers use different tracking […]