Materials to teach the Big Idea: Matter
Electronic cigarettes
Skill: Risk topic: ParticlesTurkey, Wales, Normandy and parts of Canada have recently banned the use of electronic cigarettes indoors, and the EU is considering following their example. Campaigners ...
Life on Enceladus?
Skill: Conclusions topic: ParticlesEvidence from Cassini, a robot spacecraft, suggests that there are oceans of hot water on Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus. Might the oceans be home to ...
Big bag ban
Skill: Consequences Topic: MaterialsThe EU has recently approved tough new measures to slash the use of plastic bags. New targets will force each country to reduce plastic bag ...
Big Stuff Blog:
An inspiring conference, say science educators.
The second International conference on Engaging Science for teachers coordinated by Dr. Ale Okada, at the Open University on March 23rd of 2019, presented evidence that the project is sustainable. Some of the key topics discussed by Science teachers were practices and strategies developed to address the key issues raised by the ENGAGE community in the previous conference:
- What are the benefits and challenges to promote open schooling through Engaging Science?
- How can science curriculum be more inclusive and unbiased about gender?
- How can the Science Education curriculum be reshaped so that it’s more fit for purpose?
- How can an approach focussed on examination success still lead to an enlightened science education?
Funded by the the engaging science network, this annual event brought together more than 80 Science teachers from ...
News:
ENGAGE wins the 2017 OER & Project Awards for Open Education Excellence!
We are officially leading creative innovations for Science Education for equipping next generation for RRI by connecting non-formal resources (topical science-in-the-news) and informal learning (science networks) with formal education (science curriculum)”. – See more at: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/news/18905