What people say about GlobalLab

“On multiple occasions, I have witnessed how GlobalLab truly promotes a love of learning in both students and teachers.”

Scientists know the “what” and the “why” of science education; teachers know the “how.” The GlobalLab platform combines the two by helping to establish collaboration between scientists and educators creating a unique experience for students’ learning.

GlobalLab is a fully functioning global laboratory that fosters knowledge acquisition, skill building, and lifelong learning. The projects encourage students to advance from textbook-based curriculum to higher orders of thinking skills. Students gather real life data, learn to organize and interpret their findings, and generate insights and meaning based on not only their data, but also on the data collected by their peers around the world.GlobalLab is an excellent supplement for science and social studies curricula and benefits student learning in many ways. Based on my own experience, I have concluded that GlobalLab supports local and national standards in the areas of science, social studies, and ELA Common Core Standards. GlobalLab is especially timely now, when schools are moving towards tablets and handheld devices,

One of the GlobalLab’s projects that stand out in my memory is “Acid Rain.” As a young science teacher, I took my students for a field trip to measure the acidity of snow in different locations in our town. Students were expecting acidic pH, but instead discovered that the near a cement factory snow was alkaline; they became curious about acid-base chemistry. He project sparked interest not only in inorganic chemistry, but we also had many lively discussions on how human activities affect the environment. I saw my students engaged in science through a GlobalLab project. They began seeing science as relevant to their lives and the life of their community. They understood how collaborative science is.. They not only learned good science, but also became aware of their responsibilities to the environment. As a teacher and a GlobalLab participant, I have witnessed many times how GlobalLab catches students’ attention and sparks their curiosity. Through real-world, hands-on collaborations, it truly develops in them a love of learning.

I envy my son Ivan’s generation – in a good way – because they have GlobalLab and can work with children around the world! He and his schoolmates have now amazing opportunities to discover, explore, learn, discuss, and create their own projects, and invite hundreds or perhaps thousands of their peers to join. Less than a month has passed since my son registered in GlobalLab, but our entire family led by Ivan inexplicably found ourselves exploring the breadth of Global Lab. We argue, discuss, run through encyclopedias, and telephone friends to check the facts with them. My sincere thanks goes to the creators and developers of the GlobalLab project, and to everybody supporting the project’s implementation for the opportunity they gave our children to develop and improve their thinking skills and fulfill their curiosity.

Thank you so much for the project. I like GlobalLab very much. It helped me to find many new friends and learn many new things! Now I am with GlobalLab all my spare time. My family and my teacher are happy to see me in the project!

GlobalLab became our family’s favorite hobby. Thank you very much for a wonderful tool for our family intellectual gathering.

With GlobalLab, I became part of a community of like-minded people, with access to consultants and tutors. I have had experience working on other projects, but can say without exaggeration – never before have I received so much support. GlobalLab has an enormous impact on children. Last summer, I asked my students to work on the GlobalLab project "The Diary of a Reader." When they came after the summer holidays, I discovered they read many more books than those who were not in GlobalLab. Children who are usually reluctant to read in the summer, read much more thanks to GlobalLab.
I saw children were discovering things for themselves, often beyond of what school required form them. GlobalLab not only met my expectations but also exceeded them. It is fun, exciting, and meaningful…

I found the "Hello! We are GlobalLab!" unit very helpful. Using it, I developed an entire afterschool program. Children collect data at home on their own. When they are back in the class, we discuss their findings and explore the data.

The main feature of GlobalLab is an opportunity for every child to find her favorite project. There are many projects in GlobalLab that awaken interest and stimulate creativity. The ability to combine their own data with those obtained by other students from different parts of the world is invaluable. It helps my students to feel a real sense of ownership and collaboration, as if they participate in real science. Global Lab is a great idea. It is original and accessible to every child.

Teachers do not need to teach students GlobalLab. All we need it is to let them use it. With GlobalLab it became easy to create an atmosphere of creativity and to spark students enthusiasm to learning. All we need as teachers is to let the children observe the world around us, and search for answers. GlobalLab allows us to awake in children their research instinct that is innate but is dozing in school.

Now, choosing material for the lessons I always keep in mind the opportunity to use GlobalLab. Children like to publish project ideas based on what they have learned. They like to create their own independent investigations and lead their own research group. Yes, GlobalLab is for real!

When the teacher introduced "GlobalLab" to my son he immediately and happily plunged into one of the GlobalLab projects called "Summer journey". The result of his work was a series of fantasy drawings of insects. Together with his son, we have created a series of stories about insects and made a small book called "A friendly squad with many legs and many wings." We shared the stories with the Global Lab team and were impressed by the attention and support that we have received. They helped us to publish our book. My son said: "Mom! I – am a real scientist! I have my own book and my own project!"