October 20, 2020
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Good morning! Nicola Connor, West Lothian’s Primary Science Development Officer, will be putting together interactive PowerPoints for you to be able to access different STEM activities. These will be available every two weeks and will be available through the West … Continue reading
June 12, 2020
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What is the Great Science Share? The Great Science Share for Schools is about children communicating something that they have been investigating which starts with a question that they are interested in. It Starts with a Question Choose a question … Continue reading
June 11, 2020
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International Women in Engineering Day is taking place on June 23rd this year. To celebrate, Network Rail have launched a new competition which aims to recognise the wonderful contributions of female engineers. “We would love for your child to research … Continue reading
June 10, 2020
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Good morning boys and girls! This week’s STEM Challenge has a Literacy link and to two of my favourite books, ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson and ‘Ada Twist, Scientist’ by Andrea Beaty. Don’t worry if you don’t have access to … Continue reading
June 4, 2020
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Click here to be taken to the website. Information for Parents/Carers: This is a satellite-themed STEM activity aimed at Key Stage 2 children (7 to 11). Each question below has a puzzle to solve to get a letter or number … Continue reading
June 1, 2020
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Did anyone manage to see the Launch of SpaceX over the weekend or see it pass over Scotland? If not, here’s a clip of the launch to watch. Does anyone know who the third “astronaut” to accompany Doug Hurley and … Continue reading
May 15, 2020
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Something for the long weekend! Take some inspiration from IKEA and build a den. Remember to share your creations!
May 11, 2020
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Coming up at 10am each day in the #GSCAtHome ✨ Make a stellar-scope on Monday and see the constellations indoors. 😸 On Tuesday, they’ve got weird, cool or gross animal facts-galore to share! 🖋️ Put pen to paper on Wednesday … Continue reading
May 11, 2020 by Miss Gorman | 0 comments
Take a look at the picture below. What do you see? What do you predict is going to happen?
Now watch the video: https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/en/activities/whats-going-on/egg-in-bottle/classroom
What questions do you have about the experiment? Share your questions and thoughts with us on the comments section or via Twitter/Facebook.
At the end of the week I’ll share the science behind it!
Miss Gorman
May 4, 2020
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Happy Star Wars Day everyone! I’ve been inspired by a number of different Star Wars STEM activities online and thought I would share them with you. Create Yoda’s (bubbling) Swamp with this Slime activity Make a Lightsaber sensory bottle using glue, … Continue reading
