LAB IN A BOX
The “Lab in a Box” project arises from the conviction that science can be learned in our daily lives and that, more than a discipline, it is a way of thinking and being in the world.
Created by scientists and science communicators at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, “Lab in a Box” is an educational project that seeks to implement a novel kit of scientific experiments in the classroom. The “Lab in a Box” kit is portable, modular, composed of cheap, common materials, and is especially designed to help teachers and educators grow children’s wonder towards the world around them, their critical thinking ability and their scientific curiosity.
OUR IMPACT
Having had its inception in 2016, the “Lab in a Box” project and community continue to grow.
RECENT NEWS &
MEDIA
Find out what we are up to.
Video presentation of the “Lab in a Box” project at SciComPt2020 online Conference
“Lab in a Box” project invited to present a video at the annual portuguese Science Communication Conference – SciComPT 2020
Launch of the “Lab in a Box” Website and “Lab in a Box” Teacher Forum
THE BOX
Open up to find the science awaiting within.
Each “Lab in a Box” kit contains a set of scientific experiments (see examples here – only in Portuguese), adapted to the curriculum of each country where the project is implemented, detailed experimental guidelines and all the materials necessary for several groups of students to carry out the experiments in your classroom.
