Alice White and Marissa Rauth share the development of a new activity from our early years focused course: Exploring Science Through Play, which encourages a playful approach to introducing the fundamental skills used in science, technology engineering and maths (STEM). They discuss the journey and some of the challenges of creating the activity.
Lily Hayward and Pete Jeffrey-Bourne share their experience of the developing our ‘Curious Things’ image bank which is aimed at engaging early years audiences with museum collections.
Our Early Years and Learning project explored how to inspire and engage 4–7-year-olds in object-rich galleries in a fun and playful way. Here we reflect on the journey and outcomes of that programme.
We reflect on the key milestones of the Science Museum Group adopting and working to embed an equitable and inclusive science capital informed approach.
As part of the Science in Your World programme, Banbury Museum & Gallery share their experience of developing a new interactive exhibit to support engagement with their unique local content.
From collections to classrooms, our mission to embed science capital across programmes and people. Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums reflect on their participation in the Science in Your World programme.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science allows us to celebrate women in science, and to reflect on the opportunities to inspire and engage more women and girls with the STEM which shapes our everyday lives.
Can it be possible for a one-off teacher training workshop to achieve impact on students? Jen Dewitt discusses how it can, when the training focuses on engaging pedagogy, and supports adaption to diverse classroom contexts.
A good tour can enhance a visitors’ experience, providing face-to-face contact and unique insights into a range of fascinating subjects. Here we share some of our top tips for how to create and deliver memorable and engaging tours.
Clubs enable people to explore and discover science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) beyond the classroom. Here we share some of our top tips for planning and running an exploration and discovery club.
We need to talk about jargon. It’s everywhere. It’s at work, in public places and learning institutions, and nearly everything has an acronym now! But jargon can really alienate people from conversations and experiences. So, what should we do about it?
In this second of a series of blogs on our nationwide Science In Your World programme, Kate Davis explains how we are developing our community.