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June 20, 2014
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Chemistry resources for N4 and N5 from Aberdeen City Council

Many thanks to Aberdeen City Council for sharing resources. These materials are provided to support staff who are delivering programmes of learning in Chemistry National 4 and 5. The materials include teaching and learning activities for: •Chemical formulae and reaction … Continue reading

June 16, 2014
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Education Scotland’s support for learning, teaching and assessment in the sciences

Education Scotland has produced a suite of documents to support learning, teaching and assessment of the sciences from early to third level. First we have the Sciences Principles and Practice Paper, essential reading which: details the purposes of learning within … Continue reading

June 9, 2014
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Science and Sustainability at the Scottish Learning Festival

THE SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL 2014: RAISING ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTAINMENT FOR ALL SLF 2014 is completely FREE for everyone to attend and will support practitioners as they explore a wide range of practical approaches, resources and research aimed at improving achievement … Continue reading

June 6, 2014
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Glasgow Science Centre, the Hidden Universe 17th-19th June 2014

The deep space of the hidden universe is so unimaginably distant that until recently we didn’t have the capability to explore it. Take your own trip back in time and through space in the company of Dr Jonathan Whitmore, astrophysicist … Continue reading

June 4, 2014
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Citizen Science for Hurricane Season: Cyclone Center

June 1st marked the official beginning of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, and you can help improve our understanding of these powerful storms on www.cyclonecenter.org To recognize the start of the season, Cyclone Center (or Centre – depending on … Continue reading

June 2, 2014
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Higher Sciences Cross Authority Writing Group

Following the NQ Sciences events which took place in Hampden Stadium in December 2013, Education Scotland, in partnership with the SQA, organised  cross authority writing workshops for NQ sciences qualifications. Faculty Heads and Principal Teachers from 30 local authorities have attended and … Continue reading

June 2, 2014
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Higher Computing Science Conference

Computing Science – support for new national Qualifications Education Scotland organised and delivered a conference to support learning and teaching around the new Higher Computing Science on 29 May 2014.  The main aims of the conference were to Examine a … Continue reading

June 2, 2014
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Edinburgh International Film Festival – STEM Careers Events

Wednesday 24th – 25th June 2014   Into Films will be running 3 career sessions at next month’s EIFF.  One focusing on STEM students, the other on the same day includes STEM as part of film careers, with a third … Continue reading

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