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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Scientific research is to date largely restricted to wealthy laboratories
in developed nations due to the necessity of complex and expensive equipment.
This inequality limits the capacity of science to be used as a diplomatic channel.
Maker movements use open-source technologies including additive manufacturing
(3D printing) and laser cutting, together with low-cost computers for developing
novel products. This movement is setting the groundwork for a revolution, allowing
scientific equipment to be sourced at a fraction of the cost and has the potential
to increase the availability of equipment for scientists around the world. Science
education is increasingly recognized as another channel for science diplomacy.
In this perspective, we introduce the idea that the Maker movement and open-source
technologies have the potential to revolutionize science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) education worldwide. We present an open-source STEM didactic
tool called SCOPES (Sparking Curiosity through Open-source Platforms in Education
and Science). SCOPES is self-contained, independent of local resources, and cost-effective.
SCOPES can be adapted to communicate complex subjects from genetics to neurobiology,
perform real-world biological experiments and explore digitized scientific samples.
We envision such platforms will enhance science diplomacy by providing a means
for scientists to share their findings with classrooms and for educators to incorporate
didactic concepts into STEM lessons. By providing students the opportunity to
design, perform, and share scientific experiments, students also experience firsthand
the benefits of a multinational scientific community. We provide instructions
on how to build and use SCOPES on our webpage: http://scopeseducation.org.'
acknowledged_ssus:
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article_number: '48'
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author:
- first_name: Robert J
full_name: Beattie, Robert J
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last_name: Beattie
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- first_name: Simon
full_name: Hippenmeyer, Simon
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last_name: Hippenmeyer
orcid: 0000-0003-2279-1061
- first_name: Florian
full_name: Pauler, Florian
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last_name: Pauler
citation:
ama: 'Beattie RJ, Hippenmeyer S, Pauler F. SCOPES: Sparking curiosity through Open-Source
platforms in education and science. Frontiers in Education. 2020;5. doi:10.3389/feduc.2020.00048'
apa: 'Beattie, R. J., Hippenmeyer, S., & Pauler, F. (2020). SCOPES: Sparking
curiosity through Open-Source platforms in education and science. Frontiers
in Education. Frontiers Media. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.00048'
chicago: 'Beattie, Robert J, Simon Hippenmeyer, and Florian Pauler. “SCOPES: Sparking
Curiosity through Open-Source Platforms in Education and Science.” Frontiers
in Education. Frontiers Media, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.00048.'
ieee: 'R. J. Beattie, S. Hippenmeyer, and F. Pauler, “SCOPES: Sparking curiosity
through Open-Source platforms in education and science,” Frontiers in Education,
vol. 5. Frontiers Media, 2020.'
ista: 'Beattie RJ, Hippenmeyer S, Pauler F. 2020. SCOPES: Sparking curiosity through
Open-Source platforms in education and science. Frontiers in Education. 5, 48.'
mla: 'Beattie, Robert J., et al. “SCOPES: Sparking Curiosity through Open-Source
Platforms in Education and Science.” Frontiers in Education, vol. 5, 48,
Frontiers Media, 2020, doi:10.3389/feduc.2020.00048.'
short: R.J. Beattie, S. Hippenmeyer, F. Pauler, Frontiers in Education 5 (2020).
date_created: 2020-05-11T08:18:48Z
date_published: 2020-05-08T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T08:15:42Z
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ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.3389/feduc.2020.00048
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grant_number: M02416
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name: Principles of Neural Stem Cell Lineage Progression in Cerebral Cortex Development
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title: 'SCOPES: Sparking curiosity through Open-Source platforms in education and
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