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All teachers can use #AI to reduce their workload - saving time and supporting collaboration. Find out how in this free twilight #webinar at 4pm on Tuesday 19 March.
@Alex_MoreEd, assistant headteacher @Shaftesbury_sch will be your host...book here: bit.ly/3IrUAtj
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We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new challenge, Girls Who Change the World. Girls aged 11-14 are challenged with using Artificial Intelligence to change the world for the better. Find out how you can get involved: bit.ly/2I3cvZj #IBMSTEM #CaptainMarvel
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This poster highlights the ten skills that employers value most. The accompanying guidance notes show how you can use the poster as part of a careers activity, with tips to get you started ow.ly/U8iu30kNlvq
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Here are the latest Starters for STEM activities, including ideas to: create VE day bunting, create an ice-cube tower, and calculate how many laps of your living room you would have to run to do the @juniorparkrunUK
#ScienceAtHome #HomeLearningUK
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What does a career in STEM look like when you are neurodiverse?
In the most recent episode of the STEM Insights Podcast, Marine Remote Sensing Scientist, Lauren Biermann, gives insight into how her career in STEM.
Listen to the POP(23)cast here 👉 bit.ly/3XRJBjv
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A big shout out on International Women and Girls in Science Day to all women blazing a trail in STEM careers, and all teachers and everyone else encouraging an interest in science in the next generation 👩 👧 @WomenScienceDay
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Our primary team have put together another fantastic set of activities that can easily be done at home, covering everything from worm charming to the science of baking bread 🏡 bit.ly/2K9Da6y
#HomeLearningUK #ScienceFromHome
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As the Easter holidays get underway, we have lots of fun activities to occupy younger children at home, including these newly added ideas, from creating music with glasses of water, and designing your own bird beaks, to making a new roof for the three pigs
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ALT Activity sheet of 10 activities to do at home
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Make your own lava lamp, separate mixed-up salt and pepper, design an umbrella (for the British summer 🌧️☂️), create a fridge magnet game, make music with a fork 🎵🍴, build a spacecraft model and much more in Starters for STEM number 12! #homelearningUK
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One of the UK's leading female astronomers is to donate her £2.3m winnings from a major science prize she was awarded. Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell says she will use the money to counter the "unconscious bias" that still occurs in physics research jobs bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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Today we're celebrating reaching 50,000 followers! 🎉 Thank you for finding our content worth following.
We feel honoured to work alongside such incredible people – you play a huge part in inspiring young people, and it's a real privilege to be able to support you.
ALT STEM Learning employees holding giant helium balloons with the number 50,000 on them.
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To every teacher, technician and teaching assistant, we'd like to say a massive THANK YOU for the incredible work you do 👏
Whilst it’s not always easy, we recognise the huge amount of time and effort that goes into ensuring students get the education they deserve #ThankATeacher
ALT A collage of STEM Learning employees saying thank you to teachers and educators
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📣 COMING SOON: We will shortly be offering remotely-delivered, curriculum-linked lessons for children, which will be accompanied by live Q&A sessions with our subject experts. Watch this space for more news #homelearningUK #HomeSchooling2020
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Building bridges, home-made kazoos, potato-weighing, make your own helter-skelter, how to do origami like an astronaut, and... wait for it... expanding gummy bears! All in the latest Starters for STEM activities #homelearningUK
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Thinking about fantastic fruit, life without plastic and 60 seconds of silent listening – just three of 10 great science activities for primary-aged children learning at home with this free Starters for STEM resource bit.ly/3drJUdm
#ScienceFromHome
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"Being a STEM Ambassador is more than just going to schools and talking about your job — it’s about crushing stereotypes students have, igniting that spark of interest in science, and talking honestly about what they want to do in life." #VolunteersDay bit.ly/2zFP2rY
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Coming soon: STEM Ambassadors Live 🎬
On 7 May 2020, @STEMAmbassadors will be presenting a day of live-streamed activities for schools and students at home. Running alongside the sessions will be a forum, allowing students to ask any questions 👉 bit.ly/3eQiTAY
ALT STEM Ambassadors Live: a day of live-streamed STEM activities for schools and students at home.
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While schools and colleges are closing, we are offering support to teachers and families through a range of resources for all ages across science, technology, maths and computing 👉 bit.ly/3djyVCE
#HomeLearningUK #ScienceFromHome
ALT Resources for home learning: our subject experts have put together a selection of materials, all of which are completely free for anyone to access.
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We wanted to say a massive thank you to every teacher, technician and educator for all the work you do to inspire, engage and enthuse young people of all ages! Every day should be #TeacherAppreciationDay
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Happy Easter! We've produced a special Easter-themed activity sheet with ten ideas to try out with your children this weekend, including making your own jumping bunny, seeing how chocolate is made, and looking at Easter egg packaging 🥚 🐰 🍫 bit.ly/2VqeLz5 #EasterAtHome
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Fun for all the family! We have put together a selection of hands-on activities for families to use at home, covering everything from training like an astronaut to designing and building a floating garden 💐 bit.ly/39g8Txd
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Draw around puddles, make your own sundial, look for shapes on a walk, build a paper boat, create a spaghetti structure, find a way of stopping apples from going brown, find interesting insects, and much more in another stupendous Starters for STEM...
bit.ly/2BS8o15
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Fantastic to see Rosalind Franklin commemorated by @RoyalMintUK and @KingsCollegeLon on a new 50p coin to mark 100 years since her birth and to acknowledge her vital contribution to discovery of the DNA double helix 🧬 bit.ly/3fR2YTd
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.@royalsociety is offering grants of up to £3,000 to enable students aged 5-18 to carry out STEM projects ow.ly/izKZ30iroo6
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Another week and another fantastic selection of activities that can easily be done at home, put together by our team of primary specialists!
Download them here 👉 bit.ly/3aI9vfE
#ScienceFromHome #STEMAtHome
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Introducing remote science lessons for children aged 5-19 ✨
Remote lessons can be accessed at any time of day, making it easy to fit into your home learning schedule. More content will be added over the coming weeks.
Find out more: bit.ly/2WobqRo #RemoteLearning
ALT Remote lessons for young people: science lessons for 5-19 year-olds accompanied by live Q&A sessions with subject experts.
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Teachers! We've made it easier for you to bring a STEM Ambassador into your school to bring an extra dimension to your classroom and careers activities. Simply log your request through our website by following the steps below, and we'll connect you with a DBS-checked expert.
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It's #AdaLovelaceDay, a day designed to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and the work of Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer 👩💻
Today is a wonderful opportunity to inspire young girls to follow in her footsteps and prove they can become tomorrow's pioneers 💡
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"Ada Lovelace Day is a wonderful opportunity to inform and inspire females to follow in her footsteps." Taking place tomorrow, read the latest edition of our STEM Learning magazine to find out how you can celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay magazines.stem.org.uk/stem-l…
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Our 2020-21 schedule of free online CPD is now available!
Covering primary and secondary, it covers a range of topics and STEM subjects.
See the whole year's activity or view the courses termly.
bit.ly/2wfUe3K
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As the academic year draws to a close, we wanted to say a massive thank you to every teacher, technician, educator, STEM Ambassador and STEM Club leader for all the amazing work you have done this year!
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From organisation to problem-solving, this poster highlights the ten skills that employers value most ow.ly/VDiJ30hhZX6
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We would like to say a huge thank you to every single teacher, technician and educator for the essential role you play in inspiring the next generation. Today may be #WorldTeachersDay, but your impact will last a lifetime #STEMinspiration
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For those working with groups in schools at the moment, we have produced free resources to help you continue to support STEM learning in school. Split into ages 4-11 and 11-19, with shorter and longer projects available, you can find them all here 👇
bit.ly/2UuSU91
ALT Text on a pink background reading: Free activities to support continuing in-school delivery. Resources to support teaching of all ages in school
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Make some natural art with leaves🍂, test your reactions, find which containers are best for keeping cold drinks cold❄️, and discover what chocolate melts fastest in the sun (you can still eat it afterwards) 🍫🌞 . Our new Starters for STEM #homelearningUK
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STEM Learning Chief Executive Yvonne Baker, unwavering in her commitment to STEM education, has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honour’s List #NYHonours #Honours2022
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We are delighted that Project ENTHUSE has secured £6.5 million of funding from the @educationgovuk and @WTeducation and a further £830,000 from business and other charitable partners. This money will help improve the quality of STEM teaching across the UK bit.ly/2I80ySP
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We're thrilled that @dallascampbell will be hosting #STEMAmbassadorsLive on Thursday!
This live stream will feature a series of 30-minute sessions, covering everything from exploding rainbows to off-grid homes 🌈🏡
Set yourself a reminder here: bit.ly/35xlcoj
ALT STEM Ambassadors Live session schedule, 7 May 2020
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Tomorrow is #AdaLovelaceDay - why not celebrate by inspiring the next generation to follow in her footsteps as a computer programmer? We've got a range of great resources which are perfect for engaging young people, log into your account to find out more.
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😎 ☀️ We're delighted to launch our Summer of STEM with @Dr_Lucie!
🌊 Week 1 kicks off today on the theme of oceans and the environment, with activities like cleaning up a mini oil spill and making rope with old plastic bags #scienceathome
Get involved! 👇
bit.ly/32pH2uA
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Science boils down to being curious, young people need to see the connections between STEM subjects and the range of careers they can lead to, and looking forward to @STEMclubs and #STEMClubsWeek. Read @maddiemoate's blog here 👇
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Make your own butter, work out the best design for a teddy bear 🐻, try to write your name in a mirror, complete an astronaut agility course with @trainastronaut 👩🚀, and find out all the signs that show you are alive. Fun activities for half term bit.ly/2zp1Hmr
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"If each of us were to inspire just one more person into pursuing a career in STEM, imagine the pipeline of future STEM professionals we could create." Jaz Rabadia MBE discusses the importance of encouraging more young people into STEM careers ow.ly/Ieb430jAyj8
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From teamwork to negotiation skills, this poster highlights the top ten skills that employers value most ow.ly/tVVH30jAvvn
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Sometimes what looks like magic is actually science ✨ These free activities, perfect for doing at home, with families or in school, explore how things are done to make movies look realistic bit.ly/3bvf5CM
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International Women in Engineering Day aims to raise the profile of the amazing career opportunities open to females in this vast and varied industry. Find out how you can get involved #INWED18 #YoE ow.ly/KhMW30khLFq
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Week 15 of Starters for STEM and still going strong!
This week, look for berries and fruits on a walk🍒🍐, create crazy-coloured beverages 🍹, build a bionic hand ✋, launch a baking soda rocket 🚀 and make your own pick 'n' mix puppy 🐶 #homelearninguk
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From organisation to problem-solving skills, this poster highlights the ten skills that employers value most. The accompanying guidance notes show you how to use the poster as part of a careers activity session with tips to get you started bit.ly/2So5kNh
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.@STEMAmbassadors are a national treasure and have a huge impact on teachers and young people ow.ly/RDcx30e9Uqp
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Take a look at your teeth 😀, make a sound-shaker, build your own rain gauge 🌧️, create a fruit solar system 🍊🍎🍇, do sound experiments with noisy objects ⏰, and go plant-spotting 🌵🌷🍄 - all in our latest Starters for STEM #homelearningUK
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There is just a week to go until International Women in Engineering Day! Whether you're looking for resources, guidance or support from @STEMAmbassadors, find out how you can get involved #INWED18 ow.ly/TfvF30kuuCl
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With supporting guidance notes, this poster highlights the skills that employers value most ow.ly/2HSl30irpaH
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STEM Learning careers posters: our top picks to get you started and get students thinking and talking about STEM careers ✨
Explore more careers-related resources and inspiration on our website: bit.ly/2Vutvh4
ALT STEM Learning careers posters
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Build a marble maze with play dough, try our list of body challenges, make shadow drawings of your toys, and finally, relax by finding which biscuit is best for dunking 🍪 ☕ . Check out our latest primary-focused Starters for STEM #homelearningUK
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From bouncing eggs to coding without computers, our primary specialist has put together a selection of simple STEM activities that are perfect for children to do at home 🏡 bit.ly/2UPbzwp
ALT Simple STEM activities to do at home: a selection of activities that are fun and involve little input from parents.
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From teamwork to organisation, this poster highlights the skills that employers value most. With tips on how to get started, the accompanying guidance notes show you how to use the poster as part of a careers activity session ow.ly/7fpb30j9nml
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Date for your diary: 7 May
@STEMAmbassadors will be presenting a day of live-streamed activities for schools and students at home. Running alongside the sessions will be a forum, allowing students to ask any questions ❓ ❓ ❓
Find out more: bit.ly/3eQiTAY
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From everyone at STEM Learning, we'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🥂 We hope you enjoy your much-deserved break and look forward to working alongside you in 2020 🎉
ALT Wishing you a Merry Christmas! From everyone at STEM Learning.
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A huge thank you to all the teachers who have risen to the challenges this year. We're proud to work with you all! #worldteacherday 🙌 👏
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This is perfect for @CareersWeek!
From teamwork to problem solving, our poster explores the ten skills that employers value most - use it as part of a careers activity session to develop young people's skills within a STEM curriculum 👉 bit.ly/3fPImdI #NCW2021
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From training like an astronaut 🚀 to surviving on a desert island 🏝️ , these fun and educational science, technology and maths resources are perfect for families to do at home.
#HomeLearningUK #ScienceFromHome
👉 bit.ly/39g8Txd
ALT Text on a blue background reading: Families: free activities to do at home. A range of fun, hands-on activities for families to use at home, suitable for all ages from 4 to 16.
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.@shinetrustuk is offering up to £15,000 to teachers who have brilliant ideas to help disadvantaged children succeed in English, maths or science ow.ly/dUzJ30iXoxg
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Week 2 of Summer of STEM is here! Explore 20 space-themed activities that can be done at home, including:
🍊 Make a fruit solar system
💻 Space coding challenges
🌌 Design your own Mars rover
Find out more: bit.ly/3jVZ51S #ScienceAtHome
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We’re delighted to launch our free home teaching and learning support with a video featuring @astro_timpeake 👨🚀
Tim answers children's questions about becoming an astronaut and COVID-19 on the @Space_Station.
Read more: bit.ly/2VddSuD #HomeLearningUK #STEMAtHome
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National Coding Week starts today! Throughout the week, we will be sharing our favourite coding-related resources and CPD to give you inspiration for your computing lessons #NationalCodingWeek
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We've added lots more free remote lessons on science and computing, suitable for all ages from 5 to 19
👀 Watch the videos
📝 Complete the worksheets
❓ Join in the live Q&A sessions
More lessons are added every week. Find out more: bit.ly/2TFiYyw #homelearningUK
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What an inspirational group of people! Huge congratulations to our fantastic winners and all the amazing nominees #STEMawards
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Today is #WorldTeachersDay, so we just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work and dedication!
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Are you looking to raise the profile of science in your primary school?
Whether you are a new science leader or a seasoned hand, we've put together ten tips to help you ensure that all your pupils receive a first-class science education 👩🔬👨🔬 bit.ly/2jRYGTO
ALT Ten ways to drive science in primary schools: written by Rachel Jackson, primary specialist at STEM Learning.
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Baking and science: a match made in heaven? 🍰 Two of last year's contestants, including STEM Ambassador Rahul, share why an understanding and appreciation of science can be a real advantage in the Bake Off tent #GBBO go.nature.com/2Nooy6f
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Happy Easter! We've produced a special Easter-themed activity sheet with ten ideas to try out this weekend, including making your own jumping bunny, seeing how chocolate is made, and looking at Easter egg packaging 🥚 🐰 🍫 bit.ly/3rBhNy8
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We're delighted to announce that we're taking over the management of the successful @NuffieldFound programme which gives young people from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to take part in summer holiday research placements: bit.ly/3lHgLOF
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Have you seen our activities for week 1 of Summer of STEM? The theme is oceans and the environment: activities include clearing up a mini oil spill and and making plastic-bag ropes. We'd love to see photos or videos of what you get up to #scienceathome
bit.ly/32pH2uA
ALT Text reading 'Summer of STEM Week 1 Oceans and the environment #scienceathome' on a photo of the ocean
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From bouncing eggs to coding without computers, our primary specialist shares her experience of home learning and suggests some simple activities that are perfect for children to do at home 💡 bit.ly/2UPbzwp
ALT Simple STEM activities to do at home: a selection of activities that are fun and involve little input from parents.
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Calling teachers in Cambridge and London! We need your help in testing the new website for the National Centre for Computing Education. Your time will be compensated and you'll be helping shape the future of computing education. Please contact us if you have time free this week!
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Proud to be part of Yorkshire, with our unique National STEM Learning Centre in York, where teachers from all over the country enhance their skills in science, technology, engineering and maths. And see the beauty of York while they're here! #yorkshireday bit.ly/2K4CBfc
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Do you have a great idea for bringing research alive in school? @royalsociety is offering grants of up to £3,000 to enable students aged 5-18 to carry out STEM projects ow.ly/HnOE30iiG9A
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From problem-solving to communication and interpersonal skills, this poster highlights the ten skills that employers value most. The accompanying guidance notes show you how to use the poster as part of a careers activity with tips to get you started bit.ly/2So5kNh
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Whether you're a parent, carer or home school educator, we've got a variety of free activities and resources that can be used to support children’s education from home: bit.ly/3b9WH2y #homeschooling
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A ten-day celebration of all things STEM, British Science Week is taking place between 8-17 March. Organised by @BritSciAssoc, this year's theme is journeys. To give you inspiration, we have put together a handy collection of resources, CPD and support bit.ly/2SGLQnw
ALT British Science Week, 8-17 March 2019
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2018 is the Year of Engineering! Whether through @STEMAmbassadors or our #STEMinsight programme, there are plenty of ways to inspire the next generation #YoE
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How often have you talked with your class about what they'd like to be when they grow up? By the age of 8, children are starting to rule out some jobs as not for them. Read our primary magazine to find out how you can explore careers with your pupils: bit.ly/2EF0Tty
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🚗Test-drive toy cars, create fake blood, make duck 🦆sounds with a straw oboe, design an ideal umbrella☔, and build a creepy-crawly castle🐞🏰 (Buggingham Palace?)
All in the latest Starters for STEM to give you ideas of activities for the week ahead.
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"I think we owe it our young people to provide as many opportunities as possible to develop their STEM skills." @astro_timpeake shares why it's crucial to teach children about STEM from an early age ow.ly/BB6e30lc7Vv
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Are you looking to bring STEM to life in your classroom? State-funded primary schools across the UK are invited to apply for the #PolarExplorerProgramme ow.ly/WZXS30j7cZ3
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We're here to help you get through #homeschooling week 2 with our fab Starters for STEM! This worksheet includes:
🎵 Making music with glasses of water
🏰 Building a tall tower using a single sheet of A4
Access more Starters for STEM here: bit.ly/38rhiR4 #homelearning
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Larbert High School has won the ENTUSE Award for STEM Secondary School of the Year. Congratulations! #STEMawards
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A projected shortfall of 1.8 million engineers by 2025 means that opportunities for today’s students will be plentiful – and many of these opportunities can be found in aspects of engineering that relate directly to computing #YoE ow.ly/uGJR30ltioM
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From organisation to problem solving, this poster outlines the skills employers value most ow.ly/kxbr30ggPqk
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The next series of the BBC's #BigLifeFix starts next week! In this programme, a team of inventors use the latest developments in STEM to change the lives of inspiring people with very different problems ow.ly/djYs30l1i8n
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Running from 8-17 March, British Science Week is a great way of getting the whole school excited about STEM subjects. Read the latest primary STEM Learning magazine to discover how you can get involved with the celebrations #BSW19 bit.ly/2sUn2NH
ALT Celebrate British Science Week, read the latest primary STEM Learning magazine to find out how you can get involved.
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.@Ri_Science is offering schools and colleges grants of £500 to experience a science, technology, engineering or mathematics activity selected from the STEM Directory. You have until midnight on 4 November 2019 to apply! 🗓
Find out more → bit.ly/2qJShxb
ALT Royal Institution Grant Scheme: £500 grants to support STEM enrichment activities. Closing date for applications is midnight on 4 November 2019.
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Looking for some quick and easy STEM activities for the kids as #homeschooling continues tomorrow? We've got your back 😃
These Starters for STEM include rocket mice, baking bread and seeing what they can build with just one cup of Lego! Download here: bit.ly/2Lvbzkr
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Reasons to be cheerful... #MondayMotivation
🙂 It's not January
😀 The nights are getting lighter
😃 Our Starters for STEM are free
😁 This Starters for STEM features an excuse to buy loads of gummy bears
Check out this fab #homeschooling resource: bit.ly/2WnR8IU
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From organisation to problem solving, this poster highlights the ten skills that employers value most. The accompanying guidance notes show how you can use the poster as part of a careers activity session with tips to get you started #NCW2019 bit.ly/2So5kNh
ALT A screenshot of the top ten employability skills poster, created by STEM Learning
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Whether you're a teacher, educator or Polar Ambassador, there are plenty of ways you can use the building of the RRS Sir David Attenborough to inspire and engage young people #PolarExplorerProgramme ow.ly/XC6l30kVZTg
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Bring the world and wonder of science to life with help from children's stories 📚
From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the Gruffalo, explore our resource packages based around popular children’s books and discover the science hidden within → bit.ly/31RomS1
ALT Explore our resource packages based around popular children's books and discover the science hidden within.
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State-funded primary schools, who are keen to raise aspirations and attainment in STEM, are invited to apply for the #PolarExplorerProgramme ow.ly/ojx230j2Yz0
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The new STEM Learning magazines are here! For inspiring articles and ideas, fun resources, and an overview of all our upcoming courses, keep an eye out for the magazine landing in schools this week, or have a read online: bit.ly/2Hs9jIf
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