Women in STEM – Peatland ACTION leads the way
NatureScot (8 March 2024) celebrated International Women’s Day with some good news! This post shares the fact that 50% of the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) focussed jobs at NatureScot Peatland ACTION are currently held by women. This bucks the UK statistics, where currently less than 30% of these kinds [...]
STEM learning events March 2024 – free to book!
STEM Nation EXPO: Celebrating Success, Inspiring Innovation 1000 to 1400 on Wednesday 06 March, Glasgow City Chambers A fun hands-on event for learners & practitioners from primary, ELC, ASN, secondary and CLD sectors This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners and young people to connect with award-winning STEM Nation schools, [...]
The Hidden Secrets of Snowdrops
Watch this Plantlife video to find out more about this much loved spring flower. A great opportunity for STEM learning with links to other curriculum areas.
Green Jobs in Scotland
This STEM Nation blog post (December 2022) explores green jobs in Scotland. It includes useful facts and statistics, and links to key websites, reports and resources.
Education Scotland Science and STEM events – Register now for these FREE events!
These events are for practitioners from various sectors including primary, early learning and childcare, secondary and ASN. Full details about the events below are available on Education Scotland’s STEM blog and also the national STEM events calendar. Any questions? Email Education Scotland STEM team. Reimagining the BGE sciences curriculum (ELC, [...]
Discover and record urban nature, and take part in educator training
Checkout this great online resource provided by the Natural History Museum to discover urban wildlife. Take part in the Nature Recording Hub and do some great Citizen Science! The Explore: Urban Nature programme provides training for teachers, curriculum-linked learning resources and hands-on outdoor workshops, linked with a museum near you. [...]
Record your Signs of Spring in 2024!
Are you looking forward to spring, in these dark winter months? Are you an educator, exploring your local environment with your students? The Field Studies Council (FSC), together with the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) have created a new interactive project to chart the arrival of spring this year. Join [...]
Dead good, deadwood resource update
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) have updated their Deadwood Survey resource. This is a great Citizen Science and STEM activity and helps young people and communities understand the value of dead wood in nature.