Dr Laura Hobbs' Outputs (100)

Making STEM for everyone: Reaching under-served audiences (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Three projects which use evidence- and research-based practice to engage and support three under-served audiences: children with SEN; young carers; and girls in engineering. Our outcomes offer findings and insights into engaging these audiences and m... Read More about Making STEM for everyone: Reaching under-served audiences.

Women like me: Role modelling and outreach for women and girls in engineering (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Three projects which use evidence- and research-based practice to engage and support three under-served audiences: children with SEN; young carers; and girls in engineering. Our outcomes offer findings and insights into engaging these audiences and m... Read More about Women like me: Role modelling and outreach for women and girls in engineering.

Science Hunters - using Minecraft as an engagement tool (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Science Hunters is an outreach project based in Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, which uses Minecraft to engage children in science learning and environmental science research. We offer opportunities across all year groups in schoo... Read More about Science Hunters - using Minecraft as an engagement tool.

Science Hunters: Science learning through Minecraft (2017)
Journal Article

Science Hunters is an outreach project based at Lancaster University. The project aims to engage children, particularly those who may face such barriers to accessing Higher Education, with science learning and university research.

Science fun for children with SEND: Hands-on practical activities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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

Science fun for children with SEND: Engaging through computer games (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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

Using Minecraft to engage children with science learning (2017)
Journal Article

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.

Build your own Minecraft volcano – a science learning tool (2017)
Digital Artefact

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 (2017)
Digital Artefact

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

Science Hunters: Minecraft as an outreach tool (2017)
Journal Article

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.

Deck your halls with dinosaurs! (2016)
Digital Artefact

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

Guest Post - Volcano Experiments by Laura Hobbs

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

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

Science learning through play (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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 Contribution

Play-based science learning through Science from the Start

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

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

© 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

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 Contribution

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 Contribution

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