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15 min
In this workshop, teachers build community while creating a tool to experience a unique phenomenon together. Watch the impact that constructing their own learning tools makes on individual participants, as well as on the collective group—and notice the trust that grows through these interactions.
Dig into the Science
Check out the activity in this video and learn more about images. Put your head in a box and get an inside look at how a lensless camera works. Try the Personal Pinhole Theater Science Snack.
Watch these short videos to explore some of the core elements that guide our interactions with teachers, and serve as building blocks for our programs and workshops. Hear what participants and staff have to say, and consider the ways in which these elements might strengthen your own work with teachers.
Watch teachers work together to understand natural phenomena.
13 min
Notice how careful questioning guides learners to develop understanding using evidence.
22 min
See how everyday questions can be answered through experimentation.
10 min
Explore how building together supports understanding and community.
15 min