Alness team wins Scottish science prize http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2012/June/2012-06-13-03.htm
Alness Geoscience club, representing Alness Academy, have won the Scottish Government’s Junior Saltire Prize Award 2012 (S1-S3) for innovation in marine renewable energy.
The team travelled to Glasgow’s Science Centre last Friday to attend the Celebration of Science and Engineering and to take part in the Junior Green Energy Awards, which were sponsored by Skills Development Scotland and backed by the Scottish Government. The Awards are designed to promote interest and awareness in renewable energy and are part of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry annual Celebration of Engineering and Science.
Category Archives: Sciences
The Big Bang Scotland
Hundreds of Scottish school pupils will be welding with chocolate and sculpting chairs from newspapers next week, while showcasing their own scientific innovations centred around everything from moths to the Mona Lisa.
Open to 11-19 year olds showcasing their impressive array of innovations, inventions and investigations underpinned by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), The Big Bang Scotland is once again heading to Perth on Tuesday 12 June 2012.
Projects being judged on the day will range from a ‘forgery’ of the Mona Lisa to which sweets make the best glue, as well as investigations into suntan lotions, prolonging the life of freshly cut flowers, moths, glow sticks and even the Science of the Avengers!
Please contact Claire Grainger, Grainger Public Relations for more information – T: 07912 324 264 E: Claire@graingerpr.co.uk
Glasgow Science Festival is taking place from 5 – 17 June
Programme of events http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/ <http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/>
The festival hosts a full programme of events from workshops to science shows, schools programme and public activities and is suitable for all ages. The majority of events are free.
See events for schools programme online <http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/> .
Science fiction in Scotland – exhibition
Treasures display at the National Library of Scotland – Science fiction in Scotland – exhibition open until 30 June 2012
http://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/treasures
Exhibits from the National Library of Scotland’s science fiction collections take you on a journey into the past, present and future of this little explored space of Scottish writing. The keyboards of Iain Banks, Steven Moffat, John Wagner, Alan Grant, Alasdair Gray and Ken MacLeod, have given us pop icons like Dr Who and Judge Dredd, and taken us to parallel universes and post-apocalyptic worlds.
Stem Central Bioengineering: Mind controlled robots and robot legs
Our most recently published context for STEM Central “Bioengineering” provides a rich basis for learning in sciences and technologies. The BBC reports on Claire Lomas. Following an horse riding accident in 2006, Claire was told she would never walk again. Now, using the ReWalk bionic walking device, Claire has set off on her Marathon challenge, aiming to finish within three weeks of the start on 22 April 2012.
Reminder – Marks on the Landscape National challenge: Design a billboard for Scotland
There is still time for learners to enter this Education Scotland challenge to design a double-sided billboard to be seen by people entering and leaving Scotland.
The design challenge is being run through the Marks on the Landscape website <http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/marksonthelandscape/index.asp> , an interdisciplinary learning resource focused on creativity skills, within the learning context of the land regeneration project Fife Earth. The challenge is aimed at those working within second, third and fourth curriculum levels.
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/marksonthelandscape/designchallenges/billboard/index.asp
World of Work Wednesdays – Working in Science
Wednesday 9 May, 2 pm, http://glo.li/KX4GAQ
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/2012/04/30/world-of-work-wednesdays-working-in-science/
Science is part of our everyday life and Life Sciences are particularly important, with stories on the news nearly every week telling us about new medical technologies and treatments for diseases. Science requires individuals with many skills and interests – and not all scientists work in a laboratory. The panel for this session al have different jobs and their qualifications, training and experiences are varied.
Creativity discussion – Radio 4 – chemists, writers and artists
Radio 4’s Start The Week hosted a discussion on Creativity this morning that can be heard on BBC iPlayer here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gnq8y
The show features Jonah Lehrer, a contributing editor at Wired and an author, experimental sound artist Scanner, novelist Joanna Kavenna, and the chemist Rachel O’Reilly.
Glasgow Science Festival – events for schools
http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/events/sciencefestival/events/eventsforschools/#.T3rEaaoyP_g.facebook
Check out the events for schools at the Glasgow Science Festival. Glow TV will be there so that you can also share in the experience.
Rock Opera geology website new on Creativity Portal
A collaboration between geologists, teachers, and artists that explores the igneous rock and geology of Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags – including an 8 minutes animation, lesson activities, an online game and geological information for pupils.
