A STEM Ambassador's involvement can engage and enthuse both students and teachers. If you are interested in asking a STEM Ambassador to assist you can make your request here. We’ve created brief guides to encourage both STEM Ambassadors and educators to use the self-service. 

Entitled ‘Investigative Practical Science in the Curriculum: Making it Happen’, this mapping resource is an essential tool for any secondary science teacher looking to rejuvenate their lessons with open-ended, extended investigative STEM projects. 
The secondary curriculum mapping resource includes invaluable tips to help teachers embed investigative practical work into timetabled lessons. As reflected in the case studies, the pilot schools used CREST projects to successfully teach A-level, BTEC and KS3 lessons to students of all learning abilities across Biology, Chemistry and Physics, highlighting the sheer versatility of the CREST programme. They are also ideal as Individual Projects for the Welsh Baccalaureate at both KS4 and KS5.
Supporting this guidance are easy-to-use, free-to-download mapping workbooks, which match individual Bronze, Silver and Gold CREST Award projects with each area of the secondary science curricula for Wales - find the resource here.

First Lego League Challenge - Online June / July

Neon – the new website for engineering inspiration

Put students at the centre of the action with Energy Quest!

We’re calling on all students aged 11 to 14 to help us save the day. In this new workshop, they’ll embed learning about energy sources and energy transfer as they put themselves in the shoes of engineers to design a solution to power a mobile phone.

This free 2-hour Energy Quest workshop, funded by Shell, is a great way to revisit core curriculum content and bring relatable role-models into the classroom. 

See Science are looking forward to running a remote session with your students. We’re booking workshops for the summer term and beyond – get in touch today to reserve your spot! 

Book a session or find out more by contacting llinos.misra@see-science.co.uk.

The full workshop will involve 3 different sessions, approximately 50 minutes each. The first will be delivered by See Science and will be an introduction to viruses, COVID-19, pandemics and vaccines. This will then be followed by a teacher-led session with hands-on activities for pupils to carry out with all materials/resources provided. Finally, there will be a third session, again delivered by us, which will include a debate activity and plenary.

We can deliver remotely, and the three sessions can be run in one day or spread out over a few days - to suit the school.

Please contact llinos.misra@see-science.co.uk to book or for more information. 

Machines of the Future is the latest group of CREST resources and they have been developed jointly with the Royal Society. Based on Machine Learning, they are topical and relevant for all pupils, whether they have a particular interest in computing or not. There is a Machines of the Future project resource for all ages from year 5 to post-16 and the opportunity to earn a CREST Discovery, Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. All CREST activities are open-ended, student-led and enquiry-based with a real-world context – making them a great fit for the Curriculum for Wales.

These sessions will concentrate on the Discovery Machines of the Future resource, appropriate for upper KS2 and KS3. The activity should last 5 hours and can be done in one day or as five individual lessons. Join us to learn how easy it is to run a Discovery project and for a virtual walk-through of the resource.
Find the resource here or watch this video, introduced by Professor Brian Cox, for a flavour of the activity.
Wednesday, 28 April 4 - 5pm
Tuesday, 11 May 4 - 5pm
Wednesday 19 May - (Welsh Medium)  4-5pm.   
To book go here

ASE Workshop: Chemistry and the new Curriculum in Wales. Monday 26 April 4pm- 5pm Online

This session will be delivered by RSC teacher fellow Wales, Helen Dearns and is suited for teachers of chemistry in Wales

Aim of session: To briefly look at what good progression might look like in chemistry and possible contexts that can be used to help deepen your students’ knowledge of chemistry. This session will predominantly focus on progression step 4. We will share the curriculum planning support documents that we have recently produced and discuss how these could be used in planning your chemistry curriculum. There will be an opportunity to find out about contexts that can be used and discuss these with other teachers

Details and booking here.

The Magic of Maths in Numeracy  Wednesday 5th May 4pm – 5pm

 
Meet STEM Ambassador Alan Jackson who has worked with the Welsh Government as a Statistician.  to discover a new approach to delivering interactive maths sessions for pupils, overcoming familiar fears approaching this topic. Alan is also a member of the Magic Circle Alan has used Maths in his shows as a Magician
The session makes use of Numbers 1 – 10 demonstrating curricular links to ‘What Matters in Mathematics and Numeracy’  and it will cover areas of the new Curriculum for Wales but applicable to all teachers and Ambassadors
To book click here
 

Net Zero Superheroes

N-Z0 is on a quest to save the planet. Using his carbon neutralising sneakers, he's transforming pollution in to clean energy with every step, walking a steady path towards net zero. But he needs your help.

Your mission, as a school or individual (aged 10-14), is to propose and present an idea on how you can contribute to achieving Net Zero. This could relate to energy, recycling, sustainability, reducing emissions, or any other topic which contributes to the government target of Net Zero by 2050.

Along with an experienced mentor, N-Z0 will provide you with the information you need to understand the challenges of achieving Net Zero. This will help to inform your solution.

Closing date 14 June.   All details here.

The Royal Society Partnership Grants - deadline extended until end of May

Do you have a great idea for bringing research alive in school? Ask a STEM Ambassador to help. 

Partnership Grants of up to £3,000 are available to schools to enable students, aged 5 – 18, to carry out science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing or data science projects. Additionally in 2020 there is a new extension to the scheme called Tomorrow's climate scientists. This extension will fund schools to research specifically into climate change and biodiversity issues. The application process for Tomorrow's climate scientists is the same as for the main scheme.     Details here.