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![Students gather around a table smiling in bright colored shirts holding a live lobster.]()
LabVenture
Each year, GMRI hosts nearly 10,000 Maine middle schoolers in its LabVenture program — a hands-on, interactive, authentic investigation of current research on the Gulf …
Education
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![This rendered image shows what the new LabVenture space will look like. A massive, open space filled with interactive kiosks flanked by a large wall that is a map of the Gulf of Maine.]()
Rebuilding LabVenture
As a centerpiece of the NASA-funded Real World, Real Science project, GMRI reimagined, developed, and launched a new LabVenture experience in September 2018. This effort …
Education
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![This image depicts a large room with interactive touch tables surrounded by orange chairs, and a large projection screen in the background with a big map of the globe.]()
LabVenture Learning Retention and Engagement
This research project investigates the power and potential of visual representations and conversational reflections in supporting scientific discovery and learning during and after LabVenture, our …
Science
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Extending LabVenture into the Classroom
In tandem with the redevelopment of LabVenture, GMRI and the Education Development Center have created a suite of classroom and teacher professional development activities to …
Education
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![This image shows one area of the LabVenture facility, with students looking down at interactive, virtual kiosks in front of a large wall with a big map of the Gulf of Maine on it.]()
Revealing the Systemic Impacts of LabVenture
This research project investigates the short-term and long-term impacts of the LabVenture program on Maine’s students, families, and learning communities in terms of their perception …
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GMRI Home Delivery
To adapt to modern challenges we created the GMRI Home Delivery program to provide teachers, students, and parents with virtual education options. All of the …
Education
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Learning Resource Hub
Across all of our educational efforts at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, we've created compelling curriculum resources targeting middle school learners. Through our resources, …
Education
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![This image is a close up of a student using a tablet designed for students with disabilities to interact with LabVenture features.]()
Choice-Based Assessments
In work led by Stanford University’s AAALab and supported by GMRI, we look to understand how experiences in LabVenture and in the classroom affect students’ …
Education
Reports
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LabVenture Participation, 2019-2020 School Year
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Findings Volume 1
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2021–2022 LV School Participation.pdf
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LV_Kiosk_welcome-screen_BGelements-alpha.mp4
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2020 LV Visits by County AR
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Stories
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![Delighted students gather around interactive kiosks in our new, open LabVenture space. One student in a blue, red, and yellow superman shirt smiles excitedly as he holds a live lobster.]()
Relaunching LabVenture
Three years ago, a team of GMRI staff, project partners, vendors, and advisors began building an unparalleled learning experience for Maine’s middle school students, thanks …
Announcements
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![This image is a close up of a student using a tablet designed for students with disabilities to interact with LabVenture features.]()
Making LabVenture Accessible
Last year, we launched an all-new LabVenture experience, including updated content and state-of-the-art technology. After a little more than a year and 14,000 students served, …
Tidings
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![This image shows one area of the LabVenture facility, with students looking down at interactive, virtual kiosks in front of a large wall with a big map of the Gulf of Maine on it.]()
New LabVenture Unveiled
In September, a group of project partners, staff, and donors gathered to celebrate the launch of an all-new LabVenture — our hands-on science experience for …
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![This rendered image shows what the new LabVenture space will look like. A massive, open space filled with interactive kiosks flanked by a large wall that is a map of the Gulf of Maine.]()
New Lab for LabVenture!
On June 1, students from Bonny Eagle Middle School were the last group to experience LabVenture! in the current layout of our Cohen Center for …
Tidings
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![A graphic of the future LabVenture design which includes multiple interactive kiosks, a wall map of the Gulf of Maine. White outlines of students are spaced throughout the graphic to represent the real students that will experience this new LabVenture space soon.]()
New Year, New LabVenture!
Every new year brings change, but 2018 will be truly transformative for our cornerstone education program. Next fall, we will unveil a totally updated LabVenture! …
Tidings
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![LV visit manager Jessica Antonez shows a lobster to a computer while wearing a mask as part of the virtual labventure experience]()
Reflections on LabVenture Express
We developed LabVenture Express to continue serving Maine students and teachers during the pandemic. Learn more about this program from LabVenture Visit Manager Jessica Antonez.
Tidings
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![student hands wearing gloves holding a lobster during LabVenture]()
Students Return to LabVenture
LabVenture Program Manager Meredyth Sullivan shares our plan to welcome students back for in-person LabVenture.
Tidings
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![A white graphic with outlines of two human heads, and icons of things like a computer, an equation, and a scientific flask sits centered above a blurry background of students sitting in bleacher rows facing towards a LabVenture educator.]()
New LabVenture on the Horizon
On a chilly fall morning in 2015, CEO and President Don Perkins took to a press conference podium to announce the largest grant in our …
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Departments And Labs
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![students examine a live lobster as part of LabVenture]()
Engaging Students in Science
We build Maine middle school students’ critical thinking skills and understanding of the nature of science through participation in authentic science experiences.
