August 19, 2014
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A one-day course for Secondary Teachers Advancing Science, Technology and Safety Imagine if we changed the way we used materials and energy. Imagine that instead of using things up, we designed objects so they were made to be made again. … Continue reading
July 31, 2014
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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 includes the right language skills. People … Continue reading
May 2, 2014
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I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! have been producing a series of science debate kits for some years now. They contain a detailed lesson plan and online resources. They are simple and ready to use educational resources that are … Continue reading
March 25, 2014
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Friday 14th March saw around 150 P6/7 children from 4 schools visit Dundee Science Centre to participate in the Magnificent Microbes day, part of the Magnificent Microbes project, a joint venture between the College of Life Sciences at the University … Continue reading
March 16, 2014
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Tuesday 18th March sees the culmination of three months of work by over 320 in Fife on the ‘What’s out there? Explore our amazing universe’ project. Around 320 P6/7 children from 10 schools will join Dundee Science Centre at the … Continue reading
December 16, 2013
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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
September 26, 2013
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We have been really excited by the very positive reaction to our two new loan boxes at Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute. Funded as part of World Space Week by the Association for Science and Discovery Centres, these loan boxes … Continue reading
August 28, 2013
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Tuesday 10th September 4.30 – 6.30pm @ Mills Observatory Dundee “Learners develop their understanding of the Earth’s position within the universe while developing a sense of time and scale. They develop their understanding of how our knowledge of the … Continue reading
January 11, 2013
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STEM Central contexts present ideal opportunities for an interdisciplinary approach to learning, and the learning journeys exemplify what IDL can look like in practice. STEM Central can be used in conjunction with Education Scotland’s recently published Curriculum for Excellence briefing … Continue reading
November 22, 2012
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We’ve been keeping you up to date with this inquiry based science project since last December, through STEM Central in Motion and a session at SLF2012. The teacher materials associated with the project written by Susan Rodrigues, and practitioner participants … Continue reading
