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June 20, 2014
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What issue should science solve next? Ask the Longitude Prize challenge champions.

Water. Paralysis. Food. Flight. Dementia. Antibiotics. Which challenge should science solve next? In 1714 the UK Government offered £20,000 to the person who could solve the Longitude problem. In 2014 the prize fund has increased to £10,000,000 and the public … 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

May 23, 2014
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Royal Society of Chemistry Global Experiment 2014

The Global Experiment 2014 encourages young people aged 7-16 , from all around the world, to participate in two experiments, investigating solubility and growing crystals, and to share their results around the world by posting them online. The resources required … Continue reading

May 16, 2014
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Open day – a whole cluster approach to science

Venue: Mearns Primary School, East Renfrewshire Date: 9am to 12:30pm, Tuesday 3rd June 2014 This professional learning event presents an exciting opportunity to learn about the approaches to 3-18 sciences developed by the Eastwood High School and Mearns Castle High … Continue reading

May 6, 2014
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Education Scotland STEM Conversation Day, 12th May

 STEM Conversation Day 09:30 – 15:00, Monday 12th May 2014     Venue: Optima Building, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow Education Scotland would like to invite you to take part in the Stem Conversation Day. The day will commence with a presentation about … Continue reading

May 2, 2014
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Space Dinner Competition

This resource provides information about a competition which requires students to create a meal for Tim Peake to eat on the International Space Station. The On board the ISS presentation outlines facts about food in space and provides photographs to … Continue reading

March 26, 2014
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Clean Energy from the Sea

The Sustainable Learning Partnership, in association with The Crown Estate, has produced an interdisciplinary learning and teaching resource – the first in a planned series –  founded upon the principles and practices of 21st Century Learning and designed to help … Continue reading

March 25, 2014
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NPL Educate and Explore Science Posters

Schools Posters A selection of posters is available for the classroom to support science and maths teaching at primary and secondary schools. These are match to Key Stages in the English Curriculum but provide and excellent free resources for Scottish … Continue reading

March 24, 2014
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Sharing innovative practice: planning for sciences early to second level

30th April 2014, Dundee Science Centre, 1630 – 1800 including refreshments Are you planning learning and teaching in sciences for early to second level? Or thinking about revamping your early, first and second level sciences? Are you an experienced teacher, … Continue reading

March 21, 2014
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Tigtag- free primary science resource for Glow users

Education Scotland is delighted to announce that schools can access Tigtag – the award-winning online science resource for primary schools – free of charge through Glow. We have agreed a 12 month national education licence with Twig World which allows … Continue reading

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