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January 24, 2014
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Scotland’s Environment Web competition, closing date extended until 31st March 2014

The Youth Discussion competition is still open; why not enter this weekend for a chance to win a unique prize? What is the competition about? What needs to change in your local community that will make a difference to your … Continue reading

January 24, 2014
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Tigtag – new online primary science resource!

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

January 13, 2014
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Scotland’s Environment Youth Discussion

Scotland’s Environment Web is running an exciting competition for young people, with fantastic prizes, and the closing date has been extended until 31st march 2014. What is the competition about? What needs to change in your local community that will … Continue reading

January 6, 2014
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Astrobiology Summer Academy July 13th-16th 2014

The Astrobiology Summer Academy is a four day CPD programme (Sunday to Wednesday) for Biology AND Physics teachers to learn about the science of Astrobiology and work with researchers and lecturers to develop CfE lesson plans for topics such as ‘extremophiles’ … Continue reading

December 16, 2013
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Magnificent Microbes

What is the Magnificent Microbes project? The Magnificent Microbes project is a joint venture between the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee and Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute.  The project, run in 2010 and 2012, has … Continue reading

December 5, 2013
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Scotland’s Environment Web Competition – extended entry!

Scotland’s Environment Web is running an exciting competition for young people, with fantastic prizes, and the closing date for entries has now been extended until 31st March 2014.  What is the competition about? What needs to change in your local … Continue reading

December 5, 2013
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Natural Partners: Forests and Education

Forests, trees and woodlands, and all aspects of wood as a material, offer fantastic opportunities for learning. Explore a number of hands-on activities suitable for all ages e.g. working with wood to make presents to take away, building bee hives, forest bridge … Continue reading

December 5, 2013
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Languages and STEM skills – opening doors!

SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, is working with businesses and schools in Scotland to promote languages as a key skill for employment. Operating effectively in a global economy relies on many skills and can include the right language skills. People … Continue reading

December 4, 2013
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Bringing Sustainability to Life

Year of Natural Scotland: working in partnership to bring sustainability to life at Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute. Last Friday, Dundee Science Centre were joined by over 200 children from P6/7 at Kinross Primary School, St Mary’s RC Primary … Continue reading

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