All Outputs (95)

Science fun for children with SEND: Engaging through computer games (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2017, January). Science fun for children with SEND: Engaging through computer games. Presented at Association for Science Education Conference 2017, Reading, UK

Practical and fun ways to engage children with SEND with science learning, inside and outside of school.

Science Hunters - Minecraft (2017)
Digital Artefact
Hobbs, L. (2017). Science Hunters - Minecraft

Blog post on primary teaching resources site about volcanology learning activities to try with young children.

Build your own Minecraft volcano – a science learning tool (2017)
Digital Artefact
Hobbs, L. (2017). Build your own Minecraft volcano – a science learning tool

Science Hunters is an outreach project based in Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. We use Minecraft to engage children with science and help them learn about topics not usually covered in science lessons, so it’s a great opportunity... Read More about Build your own Minecraft volcano – a science learning tool.

Science Hunters: Minecraft as an outreach tool (2017)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2017). Science Hunters: Minecraft as an outreach tool

BIG STEM Communicators Network newsletter article. Edited from Hobbs, L., Stevens, C. and Hartley, J., 2017. Science Hunters: science learning through Minecraft. Education in Science, 268, 20-21.

Using Minecraft to engage children with science learning (2017)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2017). Using Minecraft to engage children with science learning

Minecraft is beloved of thousands of teens and pre-teens across the country, but it seems to have a particular fascination for young people who have Asperger's and similar conditions. The power of Minecraft is now being harnessed to help children... Read More about Using Minecraft to engage children with science learning.

Deck your halls with dinosaurs! (2016)
Digital Artefact
Ollerenshaw, K., & Hobbs, L. (2016). Deck your halls with dinosaurs!

Behind door 17, a guest post from Cotton On’s Kerry Ollerenshaw and Science From the Start’s Dr Laura Hobbs – if you create a dinosaur tree decoration, let us know in the comments, on their Facebook pages or via #geoadvent on twitter!

Volcano experiments (2016)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2016). Volcano experiments

Guest Post - Volcano Experiments by Laura Hobbs

Mud, sieves and ice cube trays – messy muddy play for toddlers (2016)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2016). Mud, sieves and ice cube trays – messy muddy play for toddlers

A guest post from Science from the Start’s Laura Hobbs….

Science learning through play (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg-Rogers, L. A., & Hobbs, L. (2016, January). Science learning through play. Paper presented at Association for Science Education Conference, Birmingham, UK

Play is frequently associated with ‘just having fun’, giving it a bad reputation amongst learning practitioners. However, neuroscience and psychological research indicates that play is essential for human development and wellbeing. We argue that play... Read More about Science learning through play.

Play-based science learning (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2016, January). Play-based science learning. Presented at Association for Science Education Conference 2017, Birmingham, UK

Play-based science learning through Science from the Start

What to do with under 5s this British Science Week? (2016)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2016). What to do with under 5s this British Science Week?

As British Science Week 2016 approaches, we have the perfect opportunity to get our under 5s learning about science. But how do you do that?

Glaciovolcanism at Volcán Sollipulli, southern Chile: Lithofacies analysis and interpretation (2015)
Journal Article
Lachowycz, S. M., Pyle, D. M., Gilbert, J. S., Mather, T. A., Mee, K., Naranjo, J. A., & Hobbs, L. K. (2015). Glaciovolcanism at Volcán Sollipulli, southern Chile: Lithofacies analysis and interpretation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 303, 59-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2015.06.021

© 2015 The Authors. Magma-ice-meltwater interactions produce diverse landforms and lithofacies, reflecting the multitude of factors that influence glaciovolcanism, including both magmatic (e.g., composition, eruption rate) and glacial (e.g., ice thic... Read More about Glaciovolcanism at Volcán Sollipulli, southern Chile: Lithofacies analysis and interpretation.

Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Supplementary case study 3 (2015)
Book Chapter
Hobbs, L., Gilbert, J., Lane, S., & Loughlin, S. (2015). Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Supplementary case study 3. In S. Loughlin, S. Sparks, S. Brown, S. Jenkins, & C. Vye-Brown (Eds.), Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk (78-79). Cambridge University Press

Originally prepared for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, this is the first comprehensive assessment of global volcanic hazards and risk, presenting the state of the art in our understanding of global volcanic activity. It examin... Read More about Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Supplementary case study 3.

Science with under 7s (and not much budget) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2015, July). Science with under 7s (and not much budget). Presented at BIG Event 2015, Norwich, UK

Engaging children under the age of 7 with informal science learning, and demonstrating how activities can be reproduced at home for low cost to encourage parental engagement.

Barriers to engaging: Families with under 5s (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2015, June). Barriers to engaging: Families with under 5s. Presented at Science Communication Conference 2015, Manchester, UK

Looking at the barriers to engaging families with children under the age of 5 with informal science learning and how to overcome them.

Spies, sight, splints & snow: Family friendly history of science, technology & medicine (2015)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2015). Spies, sight, splints & snow: Family friendly history of science, technology & medicine

Public engagement with science, technology and medicine in World War I

The effect on Icelandic glaciers of supraglacial deposition of tephra from the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L., Gilbert, J., Loughlin, S., & Lane, S. (2015, March). The effect on Icelandic glaciers of supraglacial deposition of tephra from the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption. Presented at Volcano-ice and Icelandic Volcanism Conference 2015, Lancaster, UK

The explosive eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, between April and May 2010 deposited supraglacial tephra on the surfaces of glaciers across Iceland. While the initial effects of the eruption caused glacial melting, there may have been longer ter... Read More about The effect on Icelandic glaciers of supraglacial deposition of tephra from the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption.

'Science from the Start': Science for pre-school children (2015)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2015). 'Science from the Start': Science for pre-school children. Education in Science, 259, 20-21

Science from the Start is an initiative to provide informal science learning opportunities for pre-school aged children, using play-based learning activities, along with accessible scientific background information for accompanying adults.

Pre-school palaeontology: Science learning for the under fives (2015)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2015). Pre-school palaeontology: Science learning for the under fives

A guest post from Science from the Start’s Laura Hobbs

Play-Based Science Learning Activities: Engaging Adults and Children With Informal Science Learning for Preschoolers (2015)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. K. (2015). Play-Based Science Learning Activities: Engaging Adults and Children With Informal Science Learning for Preschoolers. Science Communication, 37(3), 405-414. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547015574017

© 2015 SAGE Publications Informal science learning opportunities for preschool children are relatively rare in the United Kingdom. An outreach project was set up to provide accessible, public science-based play learning activity sessions for preschoo... Read More about Play-Based Science Learning Activities: Engaging Adults and Children With Informal Science Learning for Preschoolers.