March 7, 2012
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7/3/12 This week, the energy group are looking at solar energy, hydro energy and hydro-wind. The group doing the solar energy used a simple solar cell to store sunlight in a light area. They are also attempting to store the … Continue reading
March 7, 2012
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Go4SET is a UK wide educational programme allowing secondary school pupils to work with organisations to address issues of sustainability and engineering/science awareness. School teams from Greater Glasgow attended The University of Strathclyde on Friday 2nd March to compete in … Continue reading
March 4, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Renewables allows practitioners and learners to explore wind, wave and tidal power. The wind, wave and tidal power learning journey has a technologies focus is aimed at third level. Lessons give learners experiences and opportunities … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Energy Saving House allows practitioners and learners to explore saving energy. The saving energy learning journey has a Sciences focus and is aimed at third level. There are various videos available through Glow Science (Glow … Continue reading
February 29, 2012
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The new STEM Central Context on Bioengineering allows practitioners and learners to explore brain computer-interfacing. The brain computer-interfacing learning journey has a Sciences focus and is aimed at Fourth Level. There are opportunities for learners to engage with case studies … Continue reading
February 28, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Water allows practitioners and learners to explore Microgeneration. The microgeneration learning journey has a Sciences focus aimed at third level. Lessons give learners experiences and the opportunity to develop their understanding of a renewable source … Continue reading
February 27, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Water allows practitioners and learners to explore Cleaning Water. The cleaning water learning journey has a Sciences focus, aimed at third level. Learners are asked to reflect on the different ways in which water can … Continue reading
February 23, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Electric Transport allows practitioners and learners to explore time and cost analysis. The time and cost analysis learning journey has a numeracy focus and is aimed at fourth level. The Glow Science (Glow log in required) … Continue reading
February 22, 2012
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The STEM Central Context on Electric Transport allows practitioners and learners to explore Electric Cars. The Electric Cars learning journey with a technologies focus is aimed at fourth level. Lessons give learners experiences and opportunities to develop their understanding of … Continue reading
February 22, 2012
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This TED talk could be used in relation to the STEM Central Renewables Context. Saul Griffith unveils the invention his new company Makani Power has been working on: giant kite turbines that create surprising amounts of clean, renewable energy. View … Continue reading
