Science. Girls: Teenage girls as co-creators of science learning engagement 3 rd TPM – Slovenia 19 th and 20 th October 2017
Staffing Changes Left the Project: • Bupe Tyson • Peter Docker Both members of staff have left the organisation. Fiona Kitchin took over briefly for a term in the summer.
Science Community Engagement • Year 6 Transition – delivering to 500+ pupils ages between 10 & 11 • Whole school assemblies which ran alongside British Science week • Support all girl classes in year 8 with practical work and improving confidence • All girl science classes • Summer residential in Lancaster University
Wider Community Engagement • • Year 5/6 Parents’ Evening Stall at the Summer Fayre Community/Parent presentation RSC Competition
Visit to BAE & Glaxo Smithkline
Museum of Science & Industry The girls were able to get lots of hands on experiences such as: • An Earthquake Table • Tornado Creator • Cycling alongside a skeleton • Lifting a Mini car with a turn of a handle and the use of gears • Sound Beans • Sensory Booths • Light and Shadow experiments • Density of liquids • Magnetism Sound Tubes