ASE Conference Reading 2020

Ten science practitioners associated with the Science for Life partnership headed off to Reading for the annual ASE Conference on the 10th January, 2020. Some highlights are included below.

The Brenda Keogh Lecture: The Year of the Curriculum

Useful resources mentioned below

• Thinking, Doing, Talking Science https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/thinking-doing-talking-science/

• Explorify https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/ - in particular the zoom in zoom out application

• Science STEM Career posters - Paul Tyler - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stem-careers-11819394

• I'm a scientist get me out of here - students can contact STEM Ambassadors - https://imascientist.org.uk/

• Encounter Edu - STEM and global learning programs - https://encounteredu.com/

• Whizz Pop Bang magazines - send them home for reading groups

• Face time a Farmer - https://www.lotc.org.uk/facetime-a-farmer-2/

• Space Camp - https://www.spacecamp.com/

• https://thatsciencelady.com/ - primary science support and CPD

• grants up to £3000 - https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/partnership-grants/

• Mission Starlight - resource from the Royal Society of Chemistry about protecting astronauts from the effects of harmful UV light - https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/98633/mission-starlight

• etwinning - Twinspace

• Nasa Mission X - train like an astronaut - https://www.nasa.gov/tla

Teaching Sustainability

excellent resources related to industry for all areas of science including sustainability - http://www.ciec.org.uk/

Teaching Evolution and Inheritance to Primary Children

Many of the ideas to be shared during the Evolution and Inheritance CPD - 1st April, 2020, Lab_13 Gillespie P.S.

Learn how to extract the DNA from a banana!

Keynote: The New Education Inspection Framework September 2019 - reflections on the first term

Matthew Newberry HMI gave a detailed account of what a deep dive one day Ofsted inspection might look like in science. Please ask Megan Begley (Co-Lead of Science for Life Partnership) if you would like more information.

Primary Pop Up and Exhibitors - some useful resources

Tales of Engineering - professional engineers share their love of engineering - https://nustem.uk/tales-of-engineering/

free downloadable resources, articles and teacher guides - PSTT - www.pstt.org.uk

Met Office - resources to make the curriculum engaging, easy and enjoyable - www.metoffice.gov.uk/schools or Twitter: @MetOfficeLearn

topical science updates from Paul Tyler - topicalscienceupdates@gmail.com

Science and Technology Facilities Council - loan rocks from space - https://stfc.ukri.org/public-engagement/activities-for-schools/borrow-the-moon/

UV beads - SteveSpanglerScience.com/UVBeads

Natural History Book Service - www.nhbs.com

NSTA - National Science Teachers Association - www.nsta.org

exploring batteries and electricity - The Fully Charged Battery Box - https://stemday.co.uk/faraday/ www.curiosity-box.com

free STEM Ambassadors for your school - book 6 weeks in advance - www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors

Moti-Lab - experiential learning with magnetic gutters, wheels and switches - great for EYFS - www.moti-lab.com

Practical Action - FREE STEM, science, design and technology resources that focus on global issues including climate change, energy, food security and the Sustainable Development Goals - https://practicalaction.org/schools/

NFU Education - food, farming and nutrition resources - https://education.nfuonline.com/

Doing AND Reading about science

practical activites to match Royal Society Young People's Book Prize book winners - http://www.ciec.org.uk/resources/science-literacy.html