Centre for Life in Newcastle invites families and teachers to join their “Space Night” on Friday 8th July 2011. The evening will be full of space related activities including a screening in their large planetarium.
Date: Friday 8th July
Time: 6.30-8pm
Location: Life Science Centre, Newcastle
Price: FREE but booking is essential (www.life.org.uk)
An exciting STEM Enhancement and Enrichment event will take place on July 6th 2011 at Croft Circuit (Dalton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire DL2 2PL) for KS3 and KS4 pupils. This has been organised by the IMechE North East Greenpower Organising Committee in partnership with Tees Valley Education Business Partnership and STEMPOINT. The event is sponsored by a number of organisations that feel passionately about encouraging more young people to consider STEM careers; specifically those in engineering and technology.
What is Greenpower?
Greenpower (http://www.greenpower.co.uk/about/index.php) promotes engineering as a rewarding career to anyone aged 9-25, while also focusing on sustainability, teamwork and the community.
Aim of Greenpower
Greenpower is dedicated to promoting engineering and technology as rewarding careers and aims to advance education in the subjects of sustainable engineering and technology to young people.
Why bring students to this event?
Pupils will get the chance to:
Learn more about Engineering and talk to Engineers
Meet people from industry and large industrial sponsors
Undertake hands-on Bloodhound STEM activity related to engineering and technology http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/
View F24 cars (see below) and talk to other pupils involved in design and build projects
View Croft racing cars and take a pit tour
See other pupils race the cars that they have designed and built
This event will be particularly suited to pupils that are undertaking engineering and/or technology related/product design courses. However all pupils will find the day most enjoyable.
How many students can each school bring?
Schools can bring a group of 10 pupils; however this could be potentially expanded to 2 x 10 pupils (20).
What is the cost of day?
There is no actual cost of the day, but schools will need to provide their own transport. If this proves a barrier to any school attending the event please contact: Pauline Vipond (as below). In addition pupils will be required to bring their own packed lunch.
If I want to bring along a group of pupils what do I need to do?
Complete the attached registration form and return to: Pauline Vipond – Tees Valley EBP and STEMPOINT
Email: pvipond@a4e.co.uk
Tel: 07712 285356
Fax: 01642 604511
You will then be provided with:
An overview of the day and further guidance
Further information on Greenpower
A timetable for your group/groups
A copy of Greenpower’s insurance
A risk assessment
Further Information
Formula 24: A carefully thought up specification is issued to secondary schools along with a 24 volt electric motor and a set of 4 x 12 volt lead/acid batteries. Cars are designed and built within the schools with the help of teachers, co-opted outside engineers, parents and sponsoring companies. They then compete in a number of
IMechE North East Greenpower
Organising Committee
Mobile: 07711 174 243
Email: neimechegreenpower@googlemail.com
Website: www.imeche.org/ ; www.greenpower.co.uk/
Event Title Sponsor: S u p p orted by:
Greenpower run endurance races throughout the country, using well known motor racing circuits.
Teaching Today with Greenpower: Many schools have used Greenpower in the past as a teaching tool. Some students have been known to build complete cars for their GCSE and AS Level coursework. Others will design and make a part of a car as development of an existing vehicle, or manufacture of a new vehicle.
Yours sincerely,
Joydip Sanyal AMIMechE
Deputy Chairman
IMechE North East Greenpower Organising Committee
Free STEM Activity days in your school or college
– apply now to host an IET Faraday Challenge Day
The Faraday Challenge Days are one day activities, designed for six teams of six students aged 12-13 years, delivered in your school by the IET.
They give students the opportunity to research, design and build prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems.
There will be 45 Challenge Days this season, starting in September 2011, with the winners
of each event winning prizes for themselves and their school. The top three teams from across the UK get an all expenses paid trip to the National Final in London in June 2012 to compete for a cash prize of up to £1000 for their school.
Two ways to take part
Each host school needs a school hall or large classroom for the day, and six teams of six students to take part (36 students in total).
Schools can either apply to:
enter all six teams from their own school, or
enter one team from their own school, and invite five teams from local schools to join them.
Completely FREE
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. It is through its charitable arm that
we are able to provide the IET Faraday Challenge Days at no charge to UK schools.
Download the ‘Host school’ application form or go to the IET website for further information.
Deadlines are specific to each region so make sure you get your application form
in on time!
We have a request from Newcastle University to help them in organising few extra site visits for their summer school students.
Date: Wednesday, 29th June 2011
Time: 1.30-5pm
Location: Tyne and Wear
Age of students: 16-17 year olds
Newcastle University is helping with the Headstart Summer School Programme. They have about 40 students (all 16-17 years old) to place for a 1.5-2hr site visit as part of the programme. The pupils will depart campus at 1.30pm on Wed 29th June. They need to be back on campus for 5pm. So that allows for up to 1 hour travel time each way. We are looking for any local companies who might accommodate a visit or STEM Ambassadors who might be able to help.
Please contact STEM Outreach for more details via email: ambassadors@ncl-coll.ac.uk or call 0191 200 4453.
ASE is inviting teachers and students to join a tour of the new Science Complex which is part of the University of Sunderland.
Date: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Time: 4.30 – 5.30 pm
(Meet at the Dale Building reception on the City Campus)
Directions: The Dale Building is part of the Science Complex on the City Campus and is two minutes walk from the University Metro station. A map can be found at: http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/gettinghere/campusmaps/ The City Campus is off Chester Road (A183); post code SR1 3SD
Target audience: Secondary Science Teachers and Sixth Form Students (accompanied by a teacher).
Synopsis: A NEW £8.5million science complex at the University of Sunderland was officially launched by Lord Professor Robert Winston on 17th February 2011.
It is claimed that the new complex will bring major health benefits to the North East.
The university has links with chemical and pharmaceutical companies and also provides professional development programmes for NHS staff including clinical practice, stroke and heart failure management, infection control, mental health and Parkinson’s disease.
It is also helping with drug design and development, particularly in the areas of bacterial resistance, psoriasis, transplantation, cystinosis and cystic fibrosis.
It would be very helpful if you could let the ASE Field Officer know if you (and any colleagues or students) are attending. Contact Lyn Bossons at lynbossons@ase.org.uk or on 0191 3737753. This tour is free (due to sponsorship from the University of Sunderland) and open to non-members.
Source: ASE newsletter April 2011
STEM Club launch in Morpeth – event for STEM club enthusiasts!
Date: Monday 6th June 2011
Time: 3.30-5.30pm
School: King Edward VI (KEVI) school in Morpeth (NE61 1DN)
The session is free and it will give you an idea of how a STEM Club could be run. The session forms part of the school’s launch event for their STEM Club and will give you a real example of how it can be achieved. There will be a practical session for the students on how silver kills bacteria and you are more than welcome to come and observe and ask questions. There will be a free STEM Club support available.
This session will also give you an opportunity to meet to your local STEM Ambassadors coordinator who can organise local STEM experts’ visits in your school.
Theme: Ultimate Choices: developing survival techniques for the future
Dates: Monday 11th – Friday 15th July 2011
Dear Teachers,
We still have some places left on our exciting week long Summer School at Newcastle University for Year 11 and 12 pupils.
This Summer School is free of charge to participants, and involves challenging sessions on a sustainability theme.
- Engineering and science activities
- Problem solving
- Thinking about climate change
- Wilderness survival techniques
- Being enterprising
- Team skills and communication
- Thinking on your feet
- Interacting with experts
Pupils will avail of expertise and facilities across a range of engineering and science Schools in the University to tackle issues such as:
- drought management,
- outdoor survival,
- rebuilding cities after a disaster,
- alternative sources of energy from living organisms
- why biodiversity matters
If you believe pupils in your school would benefit from this opportunity, please contact us by the Friday 24th June at the latest : please contact at
Annie Cunningham, Marine Education Officer
Tel: 0191 222 3066
E.mail: Annie.Cunningham@ncl.ac.uk
This event is part of a series of activities taking place throughout 2011 to celebrate Newcastle University’s world-leading work on sustainability.
For more information, see www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability
