Science Girls Teenage girls as cocreators of science

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Science. Girls: Teenage girls as co-creators of science learning engagement 3 rd TPM –

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

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.

Staffing Changes • • • Science Girls Team: Hayley Lappin – Science Teacher Jessica

Staffing Changes • • • Science Girls Team: Hayley Lappin – Science Teacher Jessica Birch – Science Technician Nicola Rae – Project Leader Amy Dempster – Marketing & Dissemination Federico Demaria – Project Assistant

Science Community Engagement • Year 6 Transition – delivering to 500+ pupils ages between

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

Wider Community Engagement • • Year 5/6 Parents’ Evening Stall at the Summer Fayre Community/Parent presentation RSC Competition

Visit to BAE & Glaxo Smithkline

Visit to BAE & Glaxo Smithkline

Museum of Science & Industry The girls were able to get lots of hands

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