Global Goals & STEM
This session will explore the links between STEM and sustainable development education global goals, global citizenship, outdoor learning and children’s rights. It is aimed at all practitioners (Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post-16, CLD, local authority central teams and RIC) within the Northern Alliance region. The online event takes place Tuesday, [...]
Personifying trees through Twitter – the Witness Trees
Read this article in The Conversation (11 October 2021) To save forests, researchers are hooking trees up to Twitter’. It describes the Witness Tree project. This research helps us understand how trees are affected by environmental change, through individual tree stories.
NFU Food, farming and the planet
Sign up for a series of free, curriculum-linked live lessons covering topics including biodiversity, the carbon cycle, and the effects of extreme weather on farmers. These lessons take place 1-4 November, are suitable for ages 11-16, and could be linked to your class outdoor fieldwork.
Make a spider web!
Autumn is the time to spot spider webs. Why not make your own? Muddy Faces show how to make a String Spiders Web.
Autumn, and fungus fun
The British Mycological Society share some great information on fungi, including ‘welcome to mycokids’ for children, and other education resources. Muddy Faces share some other autumn inspiration.
How trees capture and store carbon
Photosynthesis is made simple as you take a journey into the leaf of a tree. Watch this Woodland Trust animation and discover how trees capture and store carbon.
Blue in nature
This article in The Conversation (4 October 2021) From dragonflies to kingfishers: the science behind nature’s brilliant blues explores light in nature, and how we see it.
STEM through the eyes of a child
This example of practice demonstrates the rich STEM learning opportunities on offer at Sunflower Family Nurture Centre for children, families and the wider community. It shows how children experience STEM and how it is woven through the environment for learning, planned experiences, family learning and parenting programmes.
