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October 1, 2015
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World Space Week: 4 – 10 October 2015

Since its United Nations declaration in 1999, World Space Week has grown into the largest public space event on Earth. More than 1,400 events in 80 countries celebrated the benefits of space and excitement about space exploration in 2014. The theme … Continue reading

September 30, 2015
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Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland – Public Consultation Launch

At this year’s Scottish Learning Festival Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science, and Scotland’s Languages, MSP launched a consultation on the development of a Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland. Digital technology has rich potential to support education … Continue reading

September 24, 2015
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Ultimate STEM Challenge

The Ultimate STEM Challenge is a new competition brought to you by BP, the Science Museum and STEMNET. The Challenge is aimed at teams of two to four students aged 11 to 14 from across the UK. Participants will put their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills … Continue reading

September 22, 2015
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CPD Activities

The National STEM Centre has teamed up with the National Science Learning Network to provide tailored CPD activities from across the UK. Details of the activities on offer can be found here.

September 15, 2015
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New videos for Science

    The National STEM Centre have just added six great film clips to the eLibrary, covering areas of the curriculum such as electricity generation, electromagnetism and the physics of car crashes. The film clips in this collection were produced by … Continue reading

September 15, 2015
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Nine things that shape your identity before birth

  The making of you Your story didn’t begin when you were born. Before you took your first breath, your appearance and much of your ‘instinctive’ behaviour had already been formed. Exactly how you spent the nine months developing from … Continue reading

September 14, 2015
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Science, Technology and Maths e-bulletin September 2015

Welcome to our e-bulletin for sciences, technologies, engineering and maths (STEM).   Received this from someone else? Sign up to receive it directly.       Science Add the new SSERC tile to your Launchpad in Glow Register for the … Continue reading

September 7, 2015
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Add SSERC tile to your GLOW Launchpad for quick access

        Education Scotland is delighted to announce a new and quick way to access SSERC’s resources for Science and Technology. The new SSERC tile is now available in the GLOW App library. Add it to your launch pad … Continue reading

September 7, 2015
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Slower Melting Ice Cream, & Storing Methane with Coffee Grounds

  Here’s a weekly summary of both new chemistry research and studies that have been in the news. This week Compound Interest features research on a protein that could help keep ice creams from melting so quickly, a novel method of recycling … Continue reading

September 4, 2015
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Sciences cross-authority writing group programme 2015-16

        Education Scotland is pleased to publish details of the cross-authority writing groups taking place this year. These will seek to build on the success of the previous programme which has resulted in over 3000 classroom sciences … Continue reading

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