Science engagement reflection tool: Language
…one of our objects for our @SM_Learn twitter feed we originally wrote it like this: ‘Talking #climatechange? These toys helped scientists learn about ocean currents by falling off a ship!’…
Science Museum & The Summer Reading Challenge 2022 – Stacking Shapes Library Outreach
…get children looking at the different shapes we use to make structures in the world around us. This included looking at the shapes in some everyday objects and buildings, such…
Delivering teacher development workshops in Hong Kong
…the festival and delivered our teacher development workshops. It was a great opportunity for us to work with the teachers in Hong Kong and learn more about the challenges they…
Creating videos of our hands-on resources
…including activities, games and videos. Our hands-on activities are quick projects that are easy to make. They use everyday objects that people might have around their homes, helping to dispel…
Transforming our Training courses into self-led videos
…about objects in the museum Resources that will support your visit HOW WE WANTED THE VIDEOS TO LOOK Another consideration was the quality of the videos. We thought about running…
Out and about: Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
…from the ‘In your element‘ group, is great for linking chemistry to peoples’ everyday lives. When I approached, I was initially asked what I had for breakfast. This question put…
Our must-read blogs (100th blog)
…participate in STEM. Jess’s account of the first Skills Fair in 2019 is a great blog, sharing how we have been working with industry professionals to create experiences for young…
Organisational change: Science capital refresher for Explainers
…and celebrate the great things they do every day. It was great to see the ways in which the reflection points had been interpreted and the extent in which they…
Learning Strategy 2020-2030
…own working practices. Background: a century of innovation The Science Museum Group, from its origins in the Great Exhibition of 1851, has a long history of engaging people of all…
Image bank: maths and computing
It’s because of mathematicians that we have computers today. The objects in this image bank showcase the tools, people and challenges behind the development of computers. Computing is one of…
Image bank: maths and railways
…objects that couldn’t otherwise be seen. Think and talk about… The last object is a 1:20 scale concept model of the InterCity 250 Class 93 locomotive (1990), measuring 1,514mm x…
Periscope
…festivals. What’s the science? A periscope allows us to see things that are otherwise out of sight. We see an object when light coming from it enters our eyes. The…