Our Year of Natural Scotland celebrations at Dundee Science Centre kicked off on Saturday, when we were delighted to welcome experts from Historic Scotland and British Geological Survey for Green Science in the City.
Celebrations at Scotland’s national science centres are happening throughout September, October and November with full details of activities available on our website.
On Thursdays 21st and 28th November, and 5th December, we are continuing our green science and sustainability theme at Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute. Why not join us for a series of learning sessions for teachers on the theme of “Energy: Keeping Warm, Keeping Cool” to explore how we can progress learners’ understanding of energy and energy transfers through conduction, convection and radiation.
“Learners develop their understanding of the nature of energy and how energy is transferred and conserved. They consider the relevance of these concepts to everyday life.” (Planet Earth, sciences experiences and outcomes).
This series of sessions, with a focus on third level, will explore ways in which we can progress learners’ understanding, identifying common misconceptions and exploring strategies for challenging these in the classroom.
Participants will have opportunities to discuss planning for effective learning and teaching in a real-life context, incorporating hands-on investigative work, use of modelling and simulations, and developing Responsibilities of All with a focus on numeracy experiences and outcomes. There will be opportunities to share innovative practice and reflect critically on the use of the strategies and ideas in the classroom.
These sessions which can be attended individually or as a series of three, are recommended for practitioners planning learning and teaching in sciences at third level, for National 3 and National 4 Environmental Science, National 3 and National 4 Science, or National 3 Physics. A number of charitable trust funded places are available. If you are interested, please contact us on learning@dundeesciencecentre.org.uk. Sessions run from 1630 – 1830 with arrival for registration and refreshments from 1615.
