Brains on the Move

The Science Museum of Minnesota’s Department of Evaluation and Research in Learning recently led the Brains On the Move research project to understand how a children’s science podcast can prompt joint media engagement and family learning conversations in a vehicle environment. The project was completed in collaboration with Brains On!, a science podcast for curious kids and adults that explores various scientific topics through engaging stories, interviews with experts, and listener-submitted questions.

Explore the results of the study. Check out this recording of our webinar that provides an overview of our study and all of the exciting things we learned about how families engage with STEM podcasts

Podcast design can spark engagement. 
Find out what we learned about Brains On!’s design that enhanced family interactions and learning conversations.

Podcasts can help parents facilitate conversations.
Watch our webinar and read our tip sheet to learn how parents can support children’s podcast engagement in a vehicle environment.

Our research methods 
Review our study instruments and check out our guide for carrying out video-based research in a vehicle environment. 



This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1907014 titled Brains On! the Move: STEM Podcasts as Facilitators of Automobile-Based Family Learning Experiences. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.