What’s New on the Website
This month we have added links to the following pages:
Funding: Sea Changers; Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund;
Cyber Resilience & Safety: Parent Info (Digital);
Developing the Young Workforce: Future Morph; Tomorrow’s Engineers;
Science: Fun Kids Weekly Science Podcasts;
D&G Risk Assessments: Studyladder
Social Networking & Websites: Yammer Article
Citizen Science Opportunity
Take a look at this exciting opportunity to contribute to real world research into the high incidence of COPD in our region. Your pupils can get involved by gathering data about air quality around their school, with links to maths and H&WB as well as science. Get further information here: BREATH flyer
Free Stuff
DIY store B&Q operates a community re-use scheme through all its branches across the UK? The scheme donates unsellable products and materials for re-use by local schools, other educational institutions and community groups, for the benefit of the local community and the environment. All items are donated on the understanding that they will be re-used or disposed of responsibly if they aren’t used. Our closest ones are Carlisle and Ayr, but it might be worth contacting other local DIY stores to see if they operate a similar scheme.
Syringes are great for all sorts of science and engineering experiments (watch out for CLPL courses on Hydraulics and Pneumatics coming early 2018). Sterile syringes used by medical professionals have a use by date on them, after which they often get thrown away. Why not contact your local surgery or hospital and ask if they would perhaps throw them in your direction.
CyberFirst Girls
The CyberFirst Girls competition is back for 2018. Teams of up to 4 girls in S2 can register on the site from 16th Jan 2018, so start to put your teams together now.
The online competition opens on 29th Jan and closes 5th Feb 2018. The Grand Final in Manchester is on the 18/19th March 2018 (help is available with costs incurred)
Posters and competition rules can be downloaded from the site: https://www.cyberfirst.ncsc.gov.uk/girlscompetition/
Safer Internet Day 2018
FREE resources are now available for SID 2018. These include engaging lesson plans, activities, and films tailored for 3-7s, 7-11s, 11-14s, 14-18s and for parents and carers. They are also very excited to announce that everyone’s favourite puppets, Red and Murphy are back again for SID TV! Access the education packs here: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2018/education-packs
Quote of the Month
Students with low science capital who do not express STEM-related aspirations at age 10 are unlikely to develop STEM aspirations as they get older. Efforts to broaden students’ aspirations, particularly in relation to STEM, need to begin in primary school.
ASPIRES – Young people’s science and career aspirations, age 10-14 : Department of Education & Professional Studies, Kings College London
