{"id":267,"date":"2023-06-28T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T15:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2023-06-28T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T15:08:53","slug":"topical-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/topical-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Topical Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twigsciencereporter.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ercstem\/uploads\/sites\/18600\/2023\/06\/28160155\/Twig-Science-Reporter-2-300x51.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ercstem\/uploads\/sites\/18600\/2023\/06\/28160155\/Twig-Science-Reporter-2-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/ercstem\/uploads\/sites\/18600\/2023\/06\/28160155\/Twig-Science-Reporter-2.png 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"small-12 column\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title page-title-generic\">What is Twig Science Reporter?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 columns\">\n<p>Twig Science Reporter is a weekly science news service for your classroom.<\/p>\n<p>The brainchild of Twig Education\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\">Imperial College London<\/a>, Twig Science Reporter has been created to help teachers connect science lessons with real world news.<\/p>\n<p>Every week, Twig Science Reporter brings high-quality videos and other learning resources together with topical news to inspire school children to explore new possibilities through scientific inquiry and reasoning.<\/p>\n<h2>What can I find on Twig Science Reporter?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-3 column\">\n<h4><strong>NEWS UPDATE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the latest developments in science and engineering with weekly films focusing on current news and significant world events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-3 column\">\n<h4><strong>FEATURE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Take an in-depth look at topical science stories using films, visuals, activity suggestions and scientific investigations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-3 column\">\n<h4><strong>VIDEO<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Discover the answers to curious questions and meet the craziest creatures with engaging and thought-provoking videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-3 column\">\n<h4><strong>FACT PACK<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Explore science-related facts with text-based resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>About\u00a0Twig Education and Imperial College London<\/h3>\n<p>Twig Education\u00a0 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/\">Imperial College London<\/a>\u00a0is a pioneering partnership that aims to share the wonder of science with elementary school children across the world. Twig Education and Imperial seek to do this by producing innovative digital resources to support teachers and empower them to deliver inspiring science lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Imperial is one of the world\u2019s leading universities. The College\u2019s 16,000 students and 8,000 staff are expanding the frontiers of knowledge in science, medicine, engineering and business, and translating their discoveries into benefits for society. In its 2015\u201320 strategy, Imperial commits to inspiring the scientists, engineers and medical professionals of the future by raising aspirations and supporting learning across all age groups.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twigscience.com\/\">Twig Science<\/a> is science resource from award-winning digital media company Twig Education. Twig Science provides teachers with NGSS aligned high-quality videos, activities, visuals, games and quizzes that engage students and bring learning to life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Twig Science Reporter? Twig Science Reporter is a weekly science news service for your classroom. The brainchild of Twig Education\u00a0and\u00a0Imperial College London, Twig Science Reporter has been created to help teachers connect science lessons with real world news. Every week, Twig Science Reporter brings high-quality videos and other learning resources together with topical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/topical-science\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Topical Science<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-267","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267\/revisions\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ercstem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}