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Homeschool Special: Become a Scientist by playing Videogames! (Stage 2, Stage 3)
Mar
Join Associate Professor and Founder of Arludo, Michael Kasumovic to learn more about how Arludo can turn your students into Scientists by playing video games
ACTIVITY OUTLINE:
In this virtual excursion you will:
- Play an Arludo game
- Learn more about the Ingenious program
- Find out about the National Game Design Challenge – where your students can pitch their own game design concept based on a scientific question or problem
IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Arludo
Event Details
Date & Time
29-Mar-2023 11:45AM + Google Calendar + iCal Export
Event Type
Live Event - Scheduled
Delivery Platform
Duration
Price
Free
Curriculum
Primary
Main KLA, Strand, Sub Strand
Science and Tech » Working Scientifically and Design and Production » Living World
Presenter Bio
Michael Kasumovic is an Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology at UNSW Sydney and the Founder of Arludo. He is an award-winning researcher, science communicator and educator, with a long track record working with students at the university, secondary and primary levels.
His research ultimately gave rise to Arludo in 2015, which has since developed 30 science-based mobile games for educational purposes, with over 300,000 downloads and 10 million scientific data points collected through student gameplay.
Through Arludo, his mission is to increase interest in STEM topics and improve scientific thinking for students of all genders, ages, and socioeconomic levels.
Will This Event Be Recorded?
No
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Technology and Materials Requirements
This virtual excursion will run via Zoom. A device with internet connectivity with the capability of streaming video is required.
Attendees can choose to have their cameras enabled or disabled, but all microphones will be muted.
The virtual excursion will include a live presentation and time for a Q&A. Questions can either be submitted as part of your DART booking form or in the Zoom chat.
All student participants must be supervised by a teacher or parent/guardian for this virtual excursion.
More Information About This Event
In this virtual excursion you will:
- Play an Arludo game
- Learn more about the Ingenious program: https://arludo.com/ingenious-program/
- Find out about the National Game Design Challenge – where your students can pitch their own game design concept based on a scientific question or problem. More information about Arludo’s National Game Design Challenge including FAQs, Terms and Conditions and how to register can be found here: https://arludo.com/gdc2023/