February 2, 2012
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School teams from Dundee, Perth and Angus attended The University of Dundee on Tuesday 24th January to compete in the Go4SET Dundee Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD). The judges decided Harris Academy were the winners of the Best Overall Project … Continue reading
February 2, 2012
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If you’ve been working with the STEM Central contexts, or perhaps want to find out more about potential careers in the Oil and Gas industry for advising learners, OPITO’s new careers website www.myoilandgascareer.com has arrived at the right time. The … Continue reading
February 1, 2012
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Interested in the Bioengineering context on STEM Central? This exciting new context coming soon on STEM Central is aimed at third and fourth level. However, it doesn’t mean you can’t work with the ideas with your second level learners. Perhaps you’re … Continue reading
February 1, 2012
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Yesterday (31/01/12), I visited the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) in Ayr to complete a Technologies workshop with BEd4. We began by discussing the misconceptions surrounding Technologies within Curriculum for Excellence, and spent the rest of the time looking at draft second … Continue reading
January 31, 2012
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Since the STEM club was started in June of last year the CDT department has been a hub of activity with up to twenty pupils coming along to the department for 30 minutes every lunch time. It began with a … Continue reading
January 31, 2012
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With announcements like those below indicating the health of Scotland’s renewables future, what better time to explore the contexts in STEM Central for use with learners? This Interactive Map of Renewable and Alternative Energy projects in the UK would make a … Continue reading
January 27, 2012
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Last night I was lucky enough to win tickets to the Tells They Tell presentation at the 26 Treasures Exhibition at the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh. For this exhibition, the museum selected 26 objects from their Scotland galleries, which together trace … Continue reading
January 25, 2012
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Go4SET links teams of six S2 learners with companies and universities to offer a 10 week science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) experience. By providing a STEM project, Go4SET aims to raise learners’ awareness, and highlight the exciting future career … Continue reading
January 24, 2012
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A series of interactive and lively Glow meets In November this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched a report warning that climate change is likely to lead to more extreme weather. Within weeks of this launch, Scotland was … Continue reading
January 24, 2012
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On 11th January I was invited along to the Engineering Education Scheme Residential at Strathclyde University. Young talent from secondary schools across Scotland returned to the University of Strathclyde to take part in the Engineering Education Scheme (EES) workshop on … Continue reading
