Engaging Teenagers with Science Through Comics
Engaging Teenagers with Science Through Comics
Friday, 13 February 2015: 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Room LL20A (San Jose Convention Center)
Graphic novels or comics are powerful tools to motivate youth to become interested in science. Embedding science concepts into a story with graphics that appeal to teen culture makes abstract content approachable, stimulates youth interest, and promotes learning. This presentation will discuss the goals of the NIH-funded World of Viruses and Biology of Human comic series and the research results that supports using these approaches.