Nature & Wellbeing
Time in nature measurably reduces stress, improves attention and supports emotional regulation.

• A 20-minute nature break relieves stress - Harvard Health

• What is the impact of nature on human health? - NIH / PMC

• 3 ways getting outside into nature helps improve your health - UC Davis

Pop Unfold is grounded in peer-reviewed research across three interconnected fields.

The restorative power of nature, the science of multisensory learning, and the cognitive impact of hands-on making. Together they form the foundation of every program we design.

Multisensory Learning
Engaging multiple senses simultaneously deepens understanding, improves retention and increases motivation.

• The impact of multisensory instruction on geosciences learning and student motivation - MDPI

• Multisensory cues improve delayed retention of incidental learning - PubMed

• Nordic-Baltic Speducult project: Multisensory Environments - HAMK

Hands-On Making & Pop-Up Construction
Physical making of folding, cutting, constructing, activates memory, reinforces learning and motivates students across age groups.

• Pop-up constructions motivate and reinforce science learning for upper elementary students - ResearchGate

• History of pop-up books and how they encourage reluctant readers - Love Paper

• The effectiveness of pop-up books in increasing students' reading interest - ResearchGate

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