September 14, 2012
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Education Scotland is inviting applications from secondary physics teachers for a two-week placement at CERN in November 2012. The placement has been arranged in collaboration with education and scientific staff at CERN, and is funded by the Scottish Government. We … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
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The London 2012 Paralympic Games starts today, an ideal time to tap into our STEM Central Bioengineering context and explore Scotland’s role in repairing, assisting and augmenting impaired body functions. An article from the BBC today “Paralympics: Should technology … Continue reading
August 23, 2012
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The BBC reports today on a ‘world first’ as plans to build a community owned tidal turbine in Shetland are announced. “Renewables” as a context offers opportunities to integrate the sciences, social subjects , mathematics and technologies with responsibilities of … Continue reading
August 22, 2012
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A date for your diary, join us on Glow TV on Monday 3rd September 16:00. Twig World (the creators of Glow Science) has upgraded its content on Glow. This is an opportunity to chat directly with the Twig team about … Continue reading
August 20, 2012
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Engineers touch every aspect of our lives but frequently we do not recognise who they are or what they do. To inspire young people to become engineers we must first help them to understand what it is that engineers do, … Continue reading
August 15, 2012
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An Olympics related story which could provide the stimulus for using the STEM Central Bioengineering context. Kieran Maxwell, a 13 year old who had his leg amputated as a result of cancer, is to get a new prosthetic leg, reported … Continue reading
August 14, 2012
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Yesterday, we published new advice and guidance associated with National 5 Biology associated with Inheritance. There are a number of areas in this advice and guidance which would lend themselves to discussion in the classroom. What does this look like? … Continue reading
August 13, 2012
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We’ve been keeping you up to date with this inquiry based science project since last December. Don’t forget that you can find out more by joining us at session N1A at SLF 2012, presented by Professor Susan Rodrigues and Neil Taylor. … Continue reading
August 12, 2012
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The forthcoming STEM Central context on Sound for early years to fourth level offers opportunities to explore the speed of sound through different substances. But what do these speeds mean to learners and how do they compare to speeds with which … Continue reading
August 8, 2012
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Our STEM Central Electric Transport context is currently aimed at third and fourth level. In the next school year, we will be publishing an extension to the context for second level. Offering opportunities to embed sustainable development and give insight … Continue reading
