{"id":462,"date":"2012-05-05T22:54:10","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T22:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=462"},"modified":"2012-05-05T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T22:58:09","slug":"stem-central-and-the-james-hutton-institute-water-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2012\/05\/05\/stem-central-and-the-james-hutton-institute-water-works\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Central and The James Hutton Institute: Water Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 10th February we blogged about this exciting opportunity which can be used in many contexts, including to enrich the STEM Central water context<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A trickling burn, a flooded street, a horse\u2019s trough\u00a0or a grand Scottish loch \u2013 no matter what comes to mind when you think of water the Water Works competition wants your photographs. The James Hutton Institute has now announced the\u00a0March winner of the competition,\u00a0 John Smith, Age 8,\u00a0from Orkney. His picture, shown above, is called “The Flood at the Pumping Station” and shows his local pumping station at North Stronsay, flooded due to the nearby loch overflowing.<\/p>\n

The James Hutton Institute’s Facebook page <\/a>has more information on the March entries and how you can take part in\u00a0May’s competition.<\/a><\/p>\n

Need some more inspiration on water?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether you are working with the STEM Central Flood Management <\/a>learning journeys in the context of social sciences, technologies or maths, or planning learning and teaching around themes of sustainability for new National Qualifications, this article published in The Telegraph, by James Dyson \u201cEngineering can save us from drought\u201d<\/a> might provide information or inspiration. Perhaps you could use this year\u2019s Dyson Challenge<\/a> as a basis for learning, maybe your learners hold the key to saving water for a more sustainable future?<\/p>\n

If your learners are considering\u00a0the current drought and flood\u00a0situation in large parts of England, why not use it as an opportunity to explore the role of engineers in sustainability? We would love to hear your ideas on our STEM Central in Motion<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n

Or try\u00a0using the mindmap tool in Glow Science to kickstart thinking for you or your learners.<\/p>\n

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The James Hutton Institute <\/a>via the Centre of Expertise for Waters\u00a0<\/a> are running a year long competition aimed at raising awareness of water and water-related issues across both primary and secondary ages. The competition, with monthly prizes, aims to encourage\u00a0learners to think about the natural environment and make the link between CfE\u00a0curriculum areas Sciences,\u00a0Technologies and Expressive Arts.\u00a0The competition page gives background on the competition and entry instructions.<\/a><\/p>\n

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