MOVE 2 LEARN
Move2Learn is an international research-practitioner collaborative project, investigating how interactive museum exhibits can be designed to help young children aged 3-6 years express, communicate, and develop their scientific thinking.
Our project looks at what types of sensory experiences and physical actions are meaningful for developing science ideas, and ways we can encourage these through both the design of interactive exhibits as well as through facilitation, affirming and supporting family interactions that in turn can impact opportunities for all children.
MOVE 2 LEARN
Move2Learn is an international research-practitioner collaborative project, investigating how interactive museum exhibits can be designed to help young children aged 3-6 years express, communicate, and develop their scientific thinking.
Our project looks at what types of sensory experiences and physical actions are meaningful for developing science ideas, and ways we can encourage these through both the design of interactive exhibits as well as through facilitation, affirming and supporting family interactions that in turn can impact opportunities for all children.
This material is based upon work supported under a collaboration between the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Wellcome Trust, and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) via a grant from the NSF (NSF Grant 1646940) and a grant from the Wellcome Trust with ESRC (Wellcome Trust Grant 206205/Z/17/Z).
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of NSF, the Wellcome Trust, or ESRC. This website is hosted by The University of Edinburgh.
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Dr Andrew Manches took part in the 2021 Midlothian Science Festival welcoming 7 primary schools and over 600 learners to his home-office
Jamie Menzies to present at the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference 2020+1.
Vote for '3 ways Embodied Learning Can Improve Informal Sci. Learning' as part of this years STEM for All video showcase.
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Dr Andrew Manches took part in the 2021 Midlothian Science Festival welcoming 7 primary schools and over 600 learners to his home-office
Jamie Menzies to present at the Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference 2020+1.
Move2Learn research team poster presentation, AERA 2021 conference.
STEM Charades COVID-19 special edition cards translated into Spanish.
The Move2Learn research team share key findings from their research of embodied learning through a new animation.
Paper titled "Designing ‘Embodied’ Science Learning Experiences for Young Children," by Move2Learn team members Rhiannon Thomas Jha, Sara Price (University College London, United Kingdom), and Alison Motion (Learning Through Landscapes, United Kingdom), was given the Best Paper Award of the 7th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, in Copenhagen, on 21 July, 2020.
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Project Dates
US: March 2017 – September 2020
UK: May 2017 – Oct 2021