ASE is delighted to offer its’ Scotland regional Annual Conference for 2025, with something suitable for primary and secondary science educators, technicians and probationers! Tickets are now open for booking. Prices start from £20 for ASE members. Come along and gain some excellent professional learning opportunities and talk with exhibitors about their latest resources and initiatives. We look forward to welcoming you. For queries please email conferences@ase.org.uk
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Education Scotland is leading the process to review and update Scotland's 3-18 Sciences Curriculum. In this opening address, Ian Menzies, Senior Education Officer for Science and STEM at Education Scotland, will provide an overview of the national Curriculum Improvement Cycle process that is underway and will outline the early developments and thinking from the practitioner-led Collaboration and Core Groups that are supporting this exciting process of change
Over the last 25 years, hundreds of teachers from across Europe have shared teaching ideas at the Science on Stage conference and its Physics on Stage predecessor. In this session, past UK delegates will share some of their favourite practical activities - ones that they have brought home and use in their own classrooms. The session’s activities are aimed at BGE across the Sciences, but Science on Stage also includes content for younger learners.
We often go big on chemistry demonstration to inspire and create that wow factor, but what about thinking micro? By scaling down to small quantities and basic tools we open up channels for experiential learning, some of which can be repeated and reflected in day to day activities. Come learn about the epiphany of opportunity in microscale stumbled upon by a problem-solving technician and a very tired new recruit that improved my teaching practice, engaged learners, and saved a few pennies along the way.
Smart carts combine motion, force and acceleration sensors. They make excellent tools for investigating much more than just motion. This session will explore smart cart experiments. Participants should bring a device so they can try the experiments out for themselves.
What does inclusivity in the primary school look like? How can we ensure that we are meeting the needs of our children in an already packed curriculum? Come along and listen top tips and suggestions to make your primary classroom more inclusive. Join in the discussion in what works for us in our every day teaching environment.
Something different to use as a practical to show biological structures . Have you tried using squid ? Come and have a go together with fish eyes .This will also give you an opportunity to discuss the role of dissection and to share any other biology practical ideas
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A cheap toy is used to investigate energy transfers and look at velocity time and displacement time graphs using Tracker to analyse a video of the toy jumping.
Why is it that practical physics can often cause technicians to panic? This practical based session will look at the Physics elements of the SSERC Local Authority Resources from a technician’s perspective. We will look at the Thermal Imaging Camera, Vernier SpectroVis Plus and fibre optic probe, Vernier LabQuest 2 with various sensors and Cloud Chamber whilst discussing options for support (given the opening question) within physics.
This activity will be based on the Daffodil DNA citizen science project using freely available Jalview software. The premise will be introduced followed by a run through of the Jalview schools workbook to help students explore 2 classes of macromolecules - DNA and proteins, including what they are composed of and how they relate to each other. Delegates will need access to a PC/laptop, wifi and a web browser to participate.
This session will introduce a host of activities, covering each of the Physics areas of the BGE Science curriculum. Each practical activity will address second or third level content using typical lab equipment or everyday items.
