About NOVA Labs | NOVA Labs | PBS
About NOVA Labs. NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in games and interactives that foster authentic scientific exploration. From predicting solar storms and constructing renewable energy systems to tracking cloud movement and designing RNA molecules, NOVA Labs participants can conduct investigations by ...
The RNA Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS
Once on Eterna, earn 5000 more points and gain entry into the Eterna Lab, where your RNA designs will be voted on by the worldwide Eterna community. If you design a winning RNA, it will be made and tested by scientists to see if it folds in the way you predicted. Solving the problem of RNA folding really can change the world.
The Cybersecurity Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS
NOVA has teamed up with cybersecurity experts to create the Cybersecurity Lab, a game in which players will discover how they can keep their digital lives safe and develop an understanding of cyber threats and defenses. Players will advance by using computer coding, logical reasoning, critical thinking, and vulnerability detection to solve ...
RNA | NOVA Labs | PBS
Nature’s best kept secret is a wonder molecule called RNA. It is central to the origin of life, evolution, and the cellular machinery that keeps us alive.
The RNA Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS
For discussion questions and lesson plans, go to the RNA Lab collection on PBS LearningMedia. The standards-based NOVA RNA Lab allows users to explore the science of RNA and learn how to design biomolecules online. Based on the existing game Eterna, the NOVA RNA Lab is built around a series of puzzles. By exploring and finding potential ...
Evolution | NOVA Labs | PBS
In this Lab, you’ll puzzle out the evolutionary relationships linking together a spectacular array of species. Explore the tree of life and get a front row seat to what some have called the greatest show on Earth. That show is evolution. BUILD A TREE & DEEP TREE ACTIVITIES. DEVELOPED BY THE LIFE ON EARTH PROJECT.
Cybersecurity | NOVA Labs | PBS
Take cybersecurity into your own hands. In this Lab, you’ll defend a company that is the target of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks.
The Sun Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS
The Sun Lab includes a powerful solar observation tool created by NASA called the Helioviewer, which pulls in real time data from an array of instruments including the Solar Dyamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. The Sun emits light in a range of colors but because yellow is the brightest that’s all we see with ...
For Educators | NOVA Labs | PBS
NOVA Labs for Educators. There are many ways to bring NOVA Labs into your classroom, after school program, day camp, or other educational program. Every Lab presents a particular subject and allows teens to develop their own questions and investigations around that subject. Each Lab includes an activity where you will explore a new data set and ...
Energy | NOVA Labs | PBS
For something we use every day, energy is a pretty mysterious concept. This Lab investigates what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. In our Research Challenge, you'll use scientific data to design renewable energy systems for cities across the U.S.—and compete with others to see whose ...