Anytime learning

Welcome to a series of videos and resources of CLPL that you can complete at a time of your choosing.

This page will be regularly be updated with more opportunities.

When I Grow Up STEM trail – How can we inspire young people into STEM.
Promoting STEM through Stories in Early Years – an overview of how the use of stories can promote and encourage STEM learning to our young learners.
Topical Science – what is topical science, why consider it?, what are the big ideas in topical science, have a look at progression through early to second level and suggested lesson plans and ideas.

Top Tips for your school garden – if you are looking to star out or have some green space you would like to transform into a garden area, you may find this a useful guide.
Let’s Do Science – this explores how to introduce pupils to science apparatus used during a science programme of work.
Let’s Do Science resources – activity sheets and printable worksheets.

Science enquiry and post it note planning

Explore how science enquiry and post it note planning can be used to support rich and engaging learning experiences within the Scottish curriculum.
Planning template example 1
Planning template example 2

Taking STEM outdoors

Taking STEM outdoors– listen to Emma Brown; training and development officer from Learning trough Landscapes discuss how to take STEM outdoors and the benefits of this.

STEM through Nature

Join Paul Malcolm as he explores Know your place: planning outdoor stem learning around your context
Progression of outdoor skills through STEM document.
Know your place – read and use this document from Paul Malcolm, PSDO for Argyll and Bute about planning STEM learning in your local context.
A range of suggested outdoor learning numeracy activities from Argyll and Bute.