August 24, 2016
by I. Menzies
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Why not sign up for the Scottish Mathematical Council Mathematical Challenge which is a problem solving competition for individual pupils in Scottish secondary schools and upper primary schools (mainly P7)? The competition is divided into four divisions: Primary (P7), Junior … Continue reading
August 17, 2016
by I. Menzies
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If your students have their own Glow accounts, the new Assignments feature in Twig lets you set award-winning science films as homework. Thanks to new student quizzes accompanying each film, you can also track what each of your students has … Continue reading
August 10, 2016
by I. Menzies
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The RZSS Beyond the Panda education programme aims to provide children with an understanding of China, its language, geography, habitats, flora and fauna and in particular learn about the giant panda and the RZSS China/UK research. Beyond the Panda travels … Continue reading
June 29, 2016
by I. Menzies
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Date for your diary Webinar on semiconductors (Higher physics) Tue 6 Sep, 4pm Join Chris Hooley of St Andrews for a live webinar on semiconductors. Chris will explain semiconductors using band theory and will discuss p-n junctions, solar cells and … Continue reading
June 23, 2016
by I. Menzies
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TwigPlayer is here! Twig World has just released the TwigPlayer, an application uniquely designed for Scottish users of the science, maths and geography resources available from the Twig On Glow, Tigtag and Tigtag Junior websites. The player allows users to … Continue reading
June 21, 2016
by I. Menzies
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Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI) – Public Lecture Series “Let’s Talk About Health…Understanding disease” is a series of public lectures that runs annually from December through to March. It is aimed at senior school pupils interested in studying medicine, veterinary medicine or … Continue reading
June 21, 2016
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Job title: National Education Officer, Improving Primary Science Education Post details: This post is offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of thirty-three months. Following a review the post may be extended up to a total of eight years. … Continue reading
June 17, 2016
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BBC Learning’s next major education campaign will aim to inspire 9-11 year olds through a series of exciting, fun and interactive UK-wide mass participation science experiments. Launching in early 2017, the new campaign will be designed to support the curriculum. A range of classroom resources … Continue reading
June 15, 2016
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Over the past six months Twig World has delivered training and awareness raising sessions free of charge in schools and local authorities across Scotland. So far they have visited over half of the 32 local authorities and they would like to continue … Continue reading
June 2, 2016
by I. Menzies
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SEPA is looking to expand its existing volunteer rainfall observer program. This work includes the development of an online data entry portal and data visualisation facility. To complement this work, SEPA is piloting collaboration with around 40 schools nationally. For … Continue reading
