Visits at ICMAB
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Visits at ICMAB
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Visits at ICMAB
ICMAB researchers visit schools with real materials samples, opening a conversation with students about future materials, scientific vocations and everyday research.
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What materials will shape the future?
What properties will future materials have that today’s materials do not? How will they be made, and for what purpose?
Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC visit educational centres with samples from their laboratories. The activity is an open talk and debate rather than a fixed presentation: real materials stimulate dialogue and participation among students, teachers and researchers. Audiovisual material may also complement the conversation.
The discussion introduces materials science, its applications in everyday life and the daily reality of research—including whether research is a profession, a passion or both.
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Learning objectives
Materials science and research careers
- Understand what materials science studies and explore some of its applications.
- Discover first-hand the daily work of a researcher.
- Encourage interest in scientific research and scientific vocations.
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Activity format
Talk and debate
An interactive talk and debate held during school hours.
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Methodology
Open and non-directed
There is no fixed script. Laboratory samples are used to stimulate dialogue and participation, with optional audiovisual support.
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Themes
Choose and explore
Materials science in energy, electronics, health, sustainability and related fields.
Researchers taking part
Meet the ICMAB researchers participating in the programme. Use the unit filters to explore the dynamic directory.
Practical information for schools
Plan the visit with the participating researcher and adapt the session to the educational centre and its students.
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Education levels
Who can participate
3rd and 4th year of ESO, and 1st and 2nd year of Bachillerato.
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Preparation support
Before the visit
Contact the participating ICMAB researcher in advance to prepare the activity.
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Duration
Approximately one hour
The activity takes place during school hours.
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Location
At the school
For educational centres near Bellaterra, including Barcelona and the surrounding area upon request.
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Schedule
Agreed in advance
The schedule is agreed between the school and the participating researchers.
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Organiser
ICMAB-CSIC
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (CSIC).
Gallery
Images from previous “A researcher in your classroom” sessions.
Related activities and news
Latest stories and activities associated with the programme.
"New Materials in Your Classroom", First Prize Reach.Out! Competition E-MRS Spring 2014
AWARD
The New Materials in Your Classroom Project has been awarded with the first prize of the Reach.Out! Competition Award from the E-MRS Spring 2014
Contact and inscriptions
Coordinator
Anna Drou Roget
Communication & Outreach
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona
To take part in “A researcher in your classroom”, email Anna Drou at
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YouMaker
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YouMaker
This is how we make science
An audiovisual ICMAB outreach project presenting remarkable materials and showing how they are made in the laboratory.
What is YouMaker?
YouMaker showcases some of ICMAB’s most characteristic and surprising materials and reveals the laboratory processes used to make them.
The project produced a series of ten materials science videos. Each episode brings together one ICMAB researcher and one external science communicator working in a different area or medium. An introductory video presents the series and invites audiences to discover how science is made at ICMAB.
Partners and funding
YouMaker was developed with organisations that contributed editorial reach, project management and audiovisual production. The project was supported through the collaboration of FECYT – Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and the ICMAB Severo Ochoa Excellence project.
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El Periódico
Articles and distribution
Hosted the videos within science outreach articles to increase their impact and reach.
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Esciencia
Project management
Supported the science outreach project management.
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Incognita Agency
Video production
Supported the production of the YouMaker videos.
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FECYT
Funding collaboration
Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología – Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
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ICMAB Severo Ochoa Excellence project
Institutional collaboration
Contributed to the YouMaker project at ICMAB.
External collaborators
Each episode pairs an ICMAB researcher with a science communication professional who brings a distinct voice, audience and media perspective.
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Anna Morales
aka SizeMatters
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Ignacio Crespo
aka S de Stendhal
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Guillermo Orduña
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Dani Jiménez
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Andrea Stephany
aka DNAndrea
Presentation of the project
Anna May Masnou presented “YouMaker: this is how we make science” at the VI Annual Nanodivulgation Meeting, held in Sevilla on 4 November 2021. The event was organised by the Institute of Materials Science of Sevilla (ICMS) at the Scientific Research Center Isla De La Cartuja (CIC Cartuja).
The project was also presented at CosmoCaixa Barcelona during the European Researchers’ Night, where visitors were asked what they expected from materials science and how it could shape the future.
Finally, Lydia Gallego, from the CSIC Delegation in Catalunya, presented the project at the CSIC Science Culture Meeting in Madrid on 13–14 June 2022.
YouMaker video series
Start with the introductory film, then explore the ten episodes. The original Catalan and Spanish article links are preserved for every science chapter.
Converteix-te en #YouMaker i descobreix com fem la ciència a l'ICMAB
The introductory film presents YouMaker and how science is made at ICMAB.
Podem fabricar memòries més eficients que el cervell?
Com fabricar superconductors en un temps rècord
Com transformar calor en electricitat amb un simple paper
Com fabricar nanomedicaments magnètics per tractar l’ictus cerebral
¿Com es fabrica una bateria recarregable de calci?
Com es pot aprofitar l’energia del sol amb plàstics de colors?
Com es fabrica el sòlid més lleuger del món
Espases làser al laboratori per emmagatzemar energia
Biosensors orgànics per detectar biomolècules
Avenços en la immunoteràpia contra el càncer amb materials 3D
Complete YouMaker playlist
Watch the introductory film and all ten materials science episodes in the complete YouMaker playlist.
Credits and support
YouMaker was produced by ICMAB with the collaboration of the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) – Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
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LabEnClass
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LabEnClass
The energy of the future: from the lab to the classroom.
An ICMAB science outreach project that connects energy research with primary and secondary school students.
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Energy research, brought into the classroom
LabEnClass brings ICMAB research in energy from the laboratory to primary and secondary classrooms through engaging experiments designed specifically for students.
The project connects laboratory science and experimentation with young people. It presents science as something alive and continuously progressing—and as a tool for the advancement and improvement of society.
A collaboration for energy education
LabEnClass was prepared in collaboration with Funbrain and ICMAB researcher Mariano Campoy-Quiles. In 2019, the project received an FGCSIC “Cuenta la Ciencia” grant.
The collaboration transformed current energy research into classroom experiments designed to bring research closer to school students.
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LABENCLASS
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FUNDACIÓN GENERAL CSIC
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CUENTA LA CIENCIA
Topics addressed in the project
Six themes connect materials science with the energy challenges and technologies explored in the classroom.
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Materials abundance and sustainability
The availability of materials and the importance of using resources sustainably.
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The Sun as a source of energy
How sunlight can be captured and used as an energy source.
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Biodegradable and organic materials
New biodegradable and organic materials for energy applications.
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Light and photonic crystals
The properties of light and the use of photonic crystals to manipulate it.
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Flexible photovoltaic energy
Flexible, semi-transparent and colourful photovoltaic technologies.
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Thermoelectricity
Emerging technologies that convert heat into electricity.
Teaching materials for primary schools
Download the three original LabEnClass educational resources. The document titles remain in Catalan, matching the source files.
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UNITAT DIDÀCTICA: MATERIALS INNOVADORS (ALUMNES)
PDF DOWNLOAD
Student edition of the innovative materials teaching unit.
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UNITAT DIDÀCTICA: MATERIALS INNOVADORS (DOCENTS)
PDF DOWNLOAD
Teacher edition of the innovative materials teaching unit.
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MATERIALS INNOVADORS: INFORMACIÓ SOBRE EL TALLER
PDF DOWNLOAD
Information about the innovative materials workshop.
About Funbrain
Funbrain is a science outreach company that has brought science into schools since 2004. It develops and delivers projects for children and young people aged 4 to 16, promoting science and positive values in an accessible, engaging and enjoyable way.
Its collaborators include research centres, schools, town councils and foundations. Its mission is to build an “Educated Society” in which schools, the public sector and companies work together to promote and disseminate knowledge inside and outside the classroom.
Contact for school teachers
The LabEnClass project received the FGCSIC “Cuenta la Ciencia” grant in 2019, and its teaching materials remain available on this page.
If you are a school teacher interested in LabEnClass, please contact us at
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A researcher in your classroom
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A researcher in your classroom
ICMAB researchers visit schools with real materials samples, opening a conversation with students about future materials, scientific vocations and everyday research.
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
What materials will shape the future?
What properties will future materials have that today’s materials do not? How will they be made, and for what purpose?
Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC visit educational centres with samples from their laboratories. The activity is an open talk and debate rather than a fixed presentation: real materials stimulate dialogue and participation among students, teachers and researchers. Audiovisual material may also complement the conversation.
The discussion introduces materials science, its applications in everyday life and the daily reality of research—including whether research is a profession, a passion or both.
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Learning objectives
Materials science and research careers
- Understand what materials science studies and explore some of its applications.
- Discover first-hand the daily work of a researcher.
- Encourage interest in scientific research and scientific vocations.
-
Activity format
Talk and debate
An interactive talk and debate held during school hours.
-
Methodology
Open and non-directed
There is no fixed script. Laboratory samples are used to stimulate dialogue and participation, with optional audiovisual support.
-
Themes
Choose and explore
Materials science in energy, electronics, health, sustainability and related fields.
Researchers taking part
Meet the ICMAB researchers participating in the programme. Use the unit filters to explore the dynamic directory.
Practical information for schools
Plan the visit with the participating researcher and adapt the session to the educational centre and its students.
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Education levels
Who can participate
3rd and 4th year of ESO, and 1st and 2nd year of Bachillerato.
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Preparation support
Before the visit
Contact the participating ICMAB researcher in advance to prepare the activity.
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Duration
Approximately one hour
The activity takes place during school hours.
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Location
At the school
For educational centres near Bellaterra, including Barcelona and the surrounding area upon request.
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Schedule
Agreed in advance
The schedule is agreed between the school and the participating researchers.
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Organiser
ICMAB-CSIC
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (CSIC).
Gallery
Images from previous “A researcher in your classroom” sessions.
Related activities and news
Latest stories and activities associated with the programme.
"New Materials in Your Classroom", First Prize Reach.Out! Competition E-MRS Spring 2014
AWARD
The New Materials in Your Classroom Project has been awarded with the first prize of the Reach.Out! Competition Award from the E-MRS Spring 2014
Contact and inscriptions
Coordinator
Anna Drou Roget
Communication & Outreach
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona
To take part in “A researcher in your classroom”, email Anna Drou at
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41.5020,2.1102
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