Class 2, September 1
Class Recording Video & Audio (~175 MB)
In-Class Activity:
On your own, select a poster from the 2015 gallery and figure out:
- The scientific question it posed/addressed/answered
- Data that was used to answer the question
- Value of the question
After the break, share your poster summary with a small group. As a group, pick one summary to refine/polish and share with the rest of the class.
Assignments for after Class 2:
- Design an graphic advertisement for Science (as a concept, not Science Forward the course), based on how we have defined it in class, and aimed at you & your peers. You can focus on any aspect or field of science you’d like.
- Your ad should include at least a headline, sub-headline, and image.
- Create your ad using any graphic design tool you’d like: By hand (and then photographed), Google slides, PowerPoint, Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.
- Post your ad to the class blog (include your name and “Science Ad” in the title of the post).
- Make sure to include Alt-Text in your graphic and an image caption in the post.
- In the post, describe what inspired your ad, where would your ad be placed, and why? Categorize your post as “Science Ad” and “Weekly Assignment”.
Here are a few examples from last year’s class:
- Submit 3-5 scientific questions that you think could be addressed with BioBlitz or other publicly available data (note that these do not need to be questions you would like to pursue for the research project), and identify the related data and value that make each question scientific.
- You should be making BioBlitz observations on iNaturalist – two non-captive/cultivated observations are required, but more are even better! And watch your email for scientist webinar details.
Reading/Viewing for Class 3 (September 22):
- Watch: Powers of Ten (original) (9 min) Watch Powers of 10 (updated) (5 min)
- Read: pp. 17-31 (though 2.B.7) in Chapter 2: Nature of Science in Science Appreciation
- Watch: Math with power of 10 exponents (5 min)
- Watch: The Known Universe (2.5 min)
- Explore the data from previous MHC BioBlitz events
- Explore community science projects on Zooniverse
