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<\/a><\/p>\n“We enjoyed the project because it was fun and didn\u2019t feel like school even though we were learning a lot! The project tested our creativeness and our scientific brains.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2018d heard of STEM but didn\u2019t know what it meant. Now I know and I think I\u2019d like a job that does STEM.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI thought the challenges would be hard but they were fun.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have learned about jobs when we have done STEM challenges. I would like to be an architect or a civil engineer.\u201d Tristin Mullins is one of the students at Dundee and Angus College who has been involved in the project. He said:<\/p>\n \u201cPersonally, I have enjoyed developing activities for primary schools that are eco-friendly and promote the usage of recyclable and easily accessible materials. I feel that because we have presented activities that can be done by anyone regardless of access level, we’ve helped to remove barriers which some children may have previously encountered when engaging in STEM activities. Promoting excitement in children to pursue STEM subjects and showing them that STEM can be applied to anything, including adventures in their own backyard, has been a rewarding experience for me. I hope that the children who engaged with our activities had fun and feel like they could repeat those activities at their own home if they wanted to do them again.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr Lorna McIvor, Science Lecturer at Dundee & Angus College, added:<\/p>\n \u201cFrom my perspective I think the students have got a great deal out of being part of STEMovation.\u00a0 They have enjoyed coming up with the ideas and planning them, building their organisational and teamworking skills.\u00a0Working up the projects from concept through to delivery of the finalised challenges has tested their communication and leadership skills, making sure the challenges were clear, understandable and that they all had a role to play in the development of the activities.<\/p>\n \u201cThey loved seeing the photographs of the challenges and used what they learned from seeing the outcomes of the challenges to improve how they built the next one. \u00a0During the process they have learned about inequalities in STEM and the value of building science capital, trying hard to make the challenges sent out the schools as inclusive as possible. I am incredibly proud of the way they have embraced this opportunity to be involved and help others develop an interest in STEM whilst also developing their own skills as young leaders.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve loved the experience and really enjoyed seeing the students grow in confidence with each event they planned and really question their own bias and misconceptions about STEM.\u201d<\/p>\n RAiSE is a programme of The Wood Foundation, Scottish Government, Education Scotland, and participating local authorities which empowers primary practitioners with the skills, confidence, and networks to develop and deliver exciting and motivating STEM learning experiences.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n An example challenge based on dissolving \u2013<\/p>\n Young learners in Dundee are benefitting from exciting opportunities to develop their STEM skills thanks to a new partnership. STEMovation connects Dundee Science Centre and Dundee & Angus College with local primary schools including Craigowl, Barnhill, St Mary\u2019s and Forthill. … Continue reading <\/a>Primary 7 pupils at Craigowl Primary School shared:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"