BRAILLE THE EDUCATION SHOW 2009
Off with a Bang!
A major new feature at the
Science Museum. Below are details of just some of a panel of experts will share their knowledge of the
what you can expect from The Big Bang. ways in which new science areas could be managed,
Education Show is hoping
equipped and fitted with the right storage system so that
Institute of Chemical Engineers
they are functional, practical, and successful. This slot
The institute will be showing off its Top Ten Flash is for anyone involved in developing specifications for
to re-establish science as a
Bang Demos. Designed to show that demonstrations new school science labs and prep-rooms.
can be fun, safe and relevant to the curriculum, iCheme
subject to excite teachers
has produced a free teacher’s resource comprising
Millgate House Education Unit
video clips and instruction sheets for 10 exciting Called what’s all the Mystery?, some mystery guests
and pupils alike
demonstrations. Julie Pollard, manager of the will be taking part in this seminar. They have been
“whynotchemeng” campaign, will be performing some working in schools all over the UK, and sometimes
of these demonstrations in what promises to be a lively overseas too, to help pupils with their science.
how organiSerS emap Connect session. now they have a secret to share about how they are
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have joined forces with the association getting pupils engaged in science and talking about their
for Science education (aSe) to create
Earth Science Education Unit
ideas. Find out more about what the mystery guests can
The Big Bang, which will feature a Michèle Bourne from the earth Science education Unit do, how you can invite them into your learning space,
programme of eight workshops on each (eSeU) will be demonstrating a range of interactive and how they can inspire your learners.
of the three days of the show. activities taken from current eSeU workshops,
aSe manager, rebecca Dixon- including Prediction of earthquakes, Party Popper
Data Harvest
watmough, has promised “explosive entertainment”, Predictions, Properties of the Mantle, and earthquakes Called Cars and energy, this session challenges you to
with the area showcasing live experiments and “bringing – the slinky simulation, all of which are secondary build a car and test it. how far will it go? Could you
a new dimension to the education Show”. experiments. improve it so that it will go further? Come and have
it is all geared up to giving teachers more ideas fun while involved in an activity that includes science,
to help their students to think positively about STeM
Phillip Harris
technology and engineering. This workshop involves
(science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects Check out the demos, Fire Dance, and Solid or Liquid? the K’neX education sets, building simple cars, and
and to engage with them in the classroom. The first shows sound waves in a new light and looks testing them on a track. You can work in pairs, and no
an ofsted report last summer warned that “hands- at wavelength and frequency using rubens’ Tube to previous experience of K’neX is necessary.
on” science was in danger of becoming a thing of the display sound in an engaging way, grabbing attention
past because too many teachers do not know enough and making sound waves easier to understand.
The Science Museum
about the subject to lead experiments. The second involves making waves in custard. The Learn about the role of the Science Museum’s outreach
The report, Success in Science, also revealed a cornflour experiment sees a solid and a liquid mixed team. Discover the range of interactive curriculum-
worrying shortage of qualified teachers in many to produce a substance with some strange properties linked shows and workshops that can be brought
schools. (vibrations can cause serious problems). into your school, community or science club. Find
Ms Dixon-watmough added: “For some reason, This is definitely one that you can do in the lab or out about the resources that are available and try out
science is regarded by many as unfashionable. The aSe even at home. some experiments that would be perfect for secondary
is working successfully with other STeM agencies and pupils.
Science Learning Centres in an effort to reverse that
Gratnells
trend. in the traditional sense, too many children are This session is entitled The Successful School Science
British Science Association
being deprived of the chance to learn about science and room of the Future? The association runs the CreST award scheme for 11
that has to change.” government policy is to make school science a to 19-year-olds. Come and see some practical science
an array of organisations are involved in priority, but what does that mean in terms of how work and discover science club activity ideas, including
the showca
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se, including the institute of Chemical labs, prep-rooms and other science spaces should be inspiring methods for investigative work, and tips on
engineers, the earth Science education Unit, and the designed to create the best possible environments? managing student-led investigations. SecEd
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