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Free Online Resources for ‘Learning to Live with Fog Monsters’ Book to Support Children through Social Shocks
The Voices in a Pandemic (VIP-CLEAR) team recently launched a free book and accompanying resources online called ‘Learning to Live with Fog Monsters,’ to help children process and talk about social shocks. Resources to help children cope with shocks The resources, including Teacher’s Notes and an Activity PowerPoint, help teachers use the associated book, ‘Learning… Continue reading Free Online Resources for ‘Learning to Live with Fog Monsters’ Book to Support Children through Social Shocks
How does our clothing impact people and planet?
Sustainable Threads is a series of engaging and fun lesson plans designed for KS2 and 3, available for free on the Global Goals Centre Resource Hub. About this resource Eight lesson plans and related activities that support the online game Threads that can be played to introduce the subject of fast fashion. These resources provide a fresh approach… Continue reading How does our clothing impact people and planet?
STEM through storytelling
STEM Ambassadors are being trained into super storytellers – all ready to come into your school and show your class that science is for everyone. The real-life scientists will be armed with stereotype-busting books – showing women, people from BAME backgrounds and people with neurodiversity – doing fun science-y stuff. They’ll share these engaging stories… Continue reading STEM through storytelling
WeCount Schools – explore air pollution and traffic in your local area
We are very excited to share a brand new series of educational STEM resources for KS2 and KS4 pupils developed by EU citizen science project WeCount and DETI Inspire. WeCount Schools resources cover a wide range of subjects, all curriculum linked, supporting children to learn about the grand challenges’ cities face in relation to urban… Continue reading WeCount Schools – explore air pollution and traffic in your local area
Engineering Curiosity Teaching Resources
To help you make the most of our new Engineering Curiosity cards, we have developed a full set of teaching resources, suitable for KS1-3 with flexibility for delivery both in class and at home. Our lessons are designed to engage pupils with engineering careers in the West of England, challenging stereotypes and dispelling common myths… Continue reading Engineering Curiosity Teaching Resources
Free STEM audiobooks to encourage environmental action!
The3engineers have written a set of fun rhyming children’s books named ‘The Adventures of Scout’ – a budding engineer who loves to figure things out! Readers are encouraged to join ‘Scout’s Team’ and actively participate in fixing some worldwide problems. By taking small but important steps, the stories encourage children and parents to take positive… Continue reading Free STEM audiobooks to encourage environmental action!
Do try this at home!
It’s nearly the end of term so why not send some science home for the holidays? Futures2020 have developed a range of thought-provoking STEM activities that can be carried out in the classroom or at home. The resources cover many different themes, including a match the methane quiz and climate change postcards activity – useful… Continue reading Do try this at home!
Want something with a local element for your class to explore from home?
‘Bristol Loves Tides is a programme for schools, families and communities that explores water flows, tides and systems; over, under and around Bristol. It aims for deeper awareness of the interconnectedness of ecology, biodiversity, energy, and the role of wilder green spaces in and around the city.’ Each of the resources use adventure movies (see… Continue reading Want something with a local element for your class to explore from home?
Search our Stereotype Challenging Booklist
With a little help from the Science Communication community, Curiosity Connections has compiled a searchable list of science stereotype-challenging children’s books. Click on the link below to open the spreadsheet, and decide whether it’s a female protagonist or a historical figure, doing wonderous engineering or fascinating microbiology, you need to inspire your class. Why read… Continue reading Search our Stereotype Challenging Booklist
Science through stories
Had you ever thought about using a story to teach science? How about using Little Red Riding Hood to introduce habitats and food chains? Iron Man to teach forces and magnetism? Or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to talk about States of Matter? STEM Learning have lots of pointers for taking common books and turning… Continue reading Science through stories
