Little Big Questions
Year Awarded
2021
Amount
€48,845
- Organisation:University College Dublin (UCD)
- Audience:Primary Students, Primary Teachers, Parents, Third Level
- Location:Dublin, national
- Topic:Science
Project Summary
Little Big Questions (LBQ) takes young school children from low socio-economic areas and transports them to University College Dublin (UCD) to explore exciting science through play and inquiry-based learning in a purpose-built outreach laboratory. This programme serves as the hub for content creation and sharing across multiple platforms. LBQ’s unique selling point is that the children come up with the questions that they want to learn about. They decide, we provide.
Although these questions may be straightforward, the answers can be complex. Parents and teachers sometimes struggle to answer these questions for children, often due to a lack of scientific knowledge and understanding. As a result, children may stop asking questions because their source of information isn’t able to help, leading to a decreased future interaction with science.
At LBQ, children get to ask such questions and not only learn the answers but most importantly learn the steps to come up with solutions themselves. This process engages children in a truly impactful way because it values and listens to the interests of all the children involved.
Our accompanying podcast and video productions allow parents and teachers to hear discussions based around questions their own children are asking, framed with content aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
With the growing support of RTÉ, LBQ inspires the next generation of inquisitive minds in person, in cars and on portable devices anywhere. LBQ is relatable freely shared content that adapts to reach our audience however they choose to digest it.