This year, the Reading Agency partnered with the Science Museum Group for a science and innovation themed Summer Reading Challenge. Sophie Holland, shares her experience of engaging new audiences with the message that science – like reading – is for everyone.
Our blog is written by practitioners, for practitioners, to reflect on what research into STEM engagement means for our day-to-day practice.
As we reach the milestone of 100 blog posts on our Transforming Practice blog, we took some time to reflect and made a list of our top must-read blogs.
Jess Sashaw, SMG Academy Programme Leader, shares her experience of developing a webinar to support library communities with the Summer Reading Challenge theme of Gadgeteers.
Maths is everywhere, especially in our museums. In this blog Andy Lickley tells his journey of breaking his own stereotypes around maths which led him on the path of discovering magical maths moments.
After a two-year hiatus the out and about series returns! The world is opening up once more and we are able to get out and about to explore incredible places. In this edition Andy Lickley explores the Castle Museum in York. In this post he provides and shares the activities and exhibits that he discovered which helped visitors feel welcome and confident to take part in the museum’s experiences.
The Science Museum Group have been working with the principle of science capital for almost 10 years. Throughout our journey we have learned a huge amount around what this approach can look like in practice and what challenges we, and our colleagues have faced with it. Here we share our top 5 most commonly asked questions.
The 18th of May is national numeracy day which gives us an opportunity to reflect on and share how our Science Museum Group museums have been working to inspire and support maths engagement.
The Science Museum Group has developed a broad range of learning resources which are an important tool in encouraging science talk, showing science’s relevance to everyday life and helping extend the learning beyond our museum walls.
Andy Lickley, SMG Academy Programme Leader, goes through his favourite kitchen science experiments from the SMG learning resources website.
Andy Lickley, SMG Academy Programme Leader, shares his experiences of developing workshops for families which helped to support everyone to get involved at the National Railway Museum.
We experience the world through a combination of what we can see, hear, smell, feel and taste. Sassy Holmes, Associate Interactive Gallery Curator for the National Railway Museum, delves into the importance of exploring all of the senses when creating inclusive community engagement.
What does a science capital informed approach look like in practice? The Science Capital in Practice: Foundations for the Future seminar brought together ideas, experiences, and advice around applying a science capital approach in museums and science centres.
In this fourth part of our Science Capital in Practice: Foundations for the Future blog series, we explore some of the ways that the impact of taking a science capital approach can be tracked.