STEM Blog

May 9, 2014
by K. McFaul
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RSE Young Academy of Scotland – Numeracy Counts

Part of the remit of The Young Academy of Scotland’s Excellence in Education Working Group is to “draw upon YAS expertise to develop teaching resources that enable teachers to make full use of the interdisciplinary possibilities of CfE [Curriculum for Excellence].”  This … Continue reading

May 2, 2014
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Space Dinner Competition

This resource provides information about a competition which requires students to create a meal for Tim Peake to eat on the International Space Station. The On board the ISS presentation outlines facts about food in space and provides photographs to … Continue reading

May 2, 2014
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I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here!

        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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NPL Educate and Explore Science Posters

Schools Posters A selection of posters is available for the classroom to support science and maths teaching at primary and secondary schools. These are match to Key Stages in the English Curriculum but provide and excellent free resources for Scottish … Continue reading

March 25, 2014
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Magnificent Microbes at Dundee Science Centre

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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What’s out there? Explore our amazing Universe with Dundee Science Centre

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

February 21, 2014
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STEM Central Food Security Learning Journeys

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 9, 2014
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Dundee Cancer Centre and Dundee Science Centre Science Learning Institute

‘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

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 4, 2013
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iSpot, You Spot, We all Spot Together

www.ispot.org.uk is the place to learn more about wildlife and to share your interest in a friendly community.  iSpot, developed by The Open University, allows you to upload photos of your observations and get help identifying what you have seen. … Continue reading

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