{"id":54745,"date":"2023-03-22T11:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T03:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=54745"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T03:16:29","slug":"dost-sei-mobile-lab-makes-science-lessons-exciting-for-bulacan-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/03\/22\/dost-sei-mobile-lab-makes-science-lessons-exciting-for-bulacan-students\/","title":{"rendered":"DOST-SEI mobile lab makes science lessons exciting for Bulacan students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the\u00a0NuLab:STEM\u00a0in Motion bus of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute arrived in the rural town of San Rafael, Bulacan, the students of\u00a0Maronquillo\u00a0National High School did not expect they were going to take off to an exciting and fun-filled science adventure.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the Science Explorer which visited them in 2015, the bright, yellow-colored bus is more spacious, mimicking a science laboratory set-up and is equipped with more interactive and state-of-the art facilities. It caters primarily to senior high school students with advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) modules focusing on science and technology careers facilitated by the country\u2019s top scientists and experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one session, students were amazed as they explored the unseen world of microbes. The module, discussed by University of the\u00a0Philippines\u00a0Diliman Assistant Professor Mark Tolentino, was an introduction to microbiology and allowed the students to use a microscope for the first time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another STEM session enjoyed by the learners was the chemistry experiment about light and colors\u00a0facilitated\u00a0by Ms. Michelle\u00a0Macalingmot\u00a0of the Philippines Science High School. Using the provided colorimeter, students were able to\u00a0identify\u00a0the amount of light absorbed by the different given solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the sky viewing and astronomy session by Mr.\u00a0Lordnico\u00a0Mendoza of DOST-PAGASA is a favorite among students and teachers as they got the chance to have a glimpse of the moon, planet Jupiter and different constellations through the telescopes installed by the\u00a0NuLab\u00a0team. Inside the bus, the students were also excited as\u00a0they\u00a0virtually\u00a0traveled around the world and outer space using an astronomy software called\u00a0Stellarium.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the four-day visit of NuLab in Maronquillo, around 250 junior and senior high school students discovered their potential in STEM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMarami\u00a0akong\u00a0natutunan\u00a0at\u00a0higit\u00a0sa\u00a0lahat kami ay nag-enjoy\u00a0sa\u00a0mga\u00a0activities. We are so grateful that you are willing to help students to become interested in science and for giving us the opportunity to be part of this program,\u201d said\u00a0Clariza\u00a0Valderama, a Grade 11 student in the ABM strand who now considers taking a STEM related course in college.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NuLab bus was first launched in 2019 and aims to bring science closer to the youth, especially in rural areas. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, it went back again to the road in 2022 and since then, it has been traveling to schools in underserved areas to provide students with access to quality science education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to extend our service to the grassroots level and ultimately, make our students choose science as an area of study when they reach college and later as a career. We hope that through this project, you\u2019ll get to start a path in S&T,\u201d shared Mr. Randolf Sasota, Officer-in-Charge of DOST-SEI Science Technology Manpower Education and Research Promotion Division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the STEM sessions aboard the NuLab bus, students were also given an orientation on the various scholarships that DOST-SEI offers to incoming college students through the #Push4Science: Maging DOST scholar ka! Campaign.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the students\u2019 experience inside the NuLab and #Push4Science campaign, DOST-SEI is hopeful that more students are inspired to be future engineers, scientists, inventors, and innovators who will help contribute to the country\u2019s development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the scholarships that the Institute is offering, we hope to develop and produce a world-class S&T human resource as this is\u00a0an important component\u00a0of our socio-economic development. As long as there are students who show interest and potential to become S&T professionals, DOST-SEI shall\u00a0remain committed\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0them opportunities to reach their dreams,\u201d DOST-SEI Director Dr. Josette\u00a0Biyo\u00a0said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0NuLab\u00a0bus is scheduled to visit more\u00a0public high\u00a0schools\u00a0in the Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,\u00a0and\u00a0Bohol in the\u00a0succeeding\u00a0months.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0NuLab\u00a0bus is scheduled to visit more\u00a0public high\u00a0schools\u00a0in the Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,\u00a0and\u00a0Bohol in the\u00a0succeeding\u00a0months.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":54746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[1311,6753,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-54745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-dost","tag-dost-sei","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}