March 4, 2014
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STEM Central supports the delivery of teaching in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Through Learning in Context, practitioners can source information, resources, learning journeys and videos for nine learning contexts, including Food Security, Transport and Water. To support and … Continue reading
March 4, 2014
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We can now confirm that three Higher Cross-Authority Writing Workshops will now take place as follows: Session 1 – Evening session 5pm – 7:30pm on Wednesday 19th March and all day Thursday 20th March 2014. Venue: Stirling Management Centre, Stirling … Continue reading
March 3, 2014
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Education Scotland is delighted to announce that schools can now access Tigtag – an 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
February 26, 2014
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Following the publication of the updated 3-18 Curriculum Impact Report for Sciences in October 2013, Education Scotland hosted a series of conversation days to engage stakeholders in discussions around the findings of the report and to collectively identify priorities for … Continue reading
February 21, 2014
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Education Scotland has produced a series of second level learning journeys addressing the subject of Food Security, which is about people having enough food and water to survive. There are many factors affecting food security around the world such as … Continue reading
February 16, 2014
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Edinburgh International Science Festival 2014 celebrates ‘Science at the Heart of Everything’, inviting audiences of all ages to discover the science all around us over two weeks from 5th – 20th April: GastroFest – a mini-festival about the science of … Continue reading
February 14, 2014
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Rarely out of the news, energy supply and demand is an issue which affects all of us. However, the debate can become tiresome: complaints about the intermittency of wind turbines, the nuclear waste issue, to frack or not to frack… … Continue reading
February 9, 2014
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‘I learned not to be scared to talk about cancer’ A really exciting day on Friday 7th February when we welcomed P7 pupils to Dundee Science Centre to work with world-leading scientists from Dundee Cancer Centre. Through hands-on activities, developed … Continue reading
February 9, 2014
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We’re very excited about the start to our Magnificent Microbes project for 2014, a partnership between Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute and the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. We are exploring ways to structure and … Continue reading
January 30, 2014
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The Flying Scots: sciences and technologies in cycling, speed and sporting success” How does science and technology make sporting greats? Planning for learning and teaching around forces, body systems, materials and technologies in the context of cycling for second and … Continue reading
