Designing Experiments IRL

How are study designs are done in real life?
Come get a chance to create a study design with your classmates, faculty and scientists from one of the most important research instituitions in California, the California Academy of Sciences. 
You will get the unmissable chance to visit the labs of the Project Lab of California Academy of Sciences and talk more about the experience of working in there, as well as getting constructive feedback over the study design you will create. The scientists will propose the challenges they are currently working on - and Minervans will get a chance to make its mark on it.
Come and learn more about how science is being performed and #calltheplay on research!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


Deeper understanding of the real life of science (ProfDev - Research);


Understand the real life constraints of study designs. 



RELEVANT CURRICULUM:
Empirical analysis: #observation, #rct, #experimentaldesign, #quasiexperiment, #dataviz
Formal analysis: #correlation
Community values: #collaboration


RUN OF SHOW:
9h-9h10: Minerva’s & California Academy of Science’s Introduction
9h10-9h20: Activity Overview
9h30-10h: Visit to the Project Lab with scientists
10h-11h: Designing the experiments with the scientists
11h-11h40: Getting feedback from the other groups
11h40-12h: Reflection