Science clubs

Resources

Resources

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Documents

• Sample poster (PDF)
• CRESTInvestigator Star Activity – Brilliant bubbles ACTIVITY CARD (PDF)
• CRESTInvestigator Star Activity – Brilliant bubbles ORGANISER'S CARD (PDF)
• CRESTInvestigator SuperStar Activity – Fantastic fingerprint ACTIVITY CARD (PDF)
• CRESTInvestigator SuperStar Activity – Fantastic fingerprint ORGANISER'S CARD (PDF)
• CRESTInvestigator MegaStar Activity – A hole in the bucket (PDF)
• CRESTInvestigator Young Science Ambassador Activity (PDF)
• Sample programme (Word)
• Sample invitation to club (Word)
• Sample RA (Word)
• Sample session outline (Word)
• Guiding principles document (Word)

Audio

• Benefits of science clubs
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• Benefits of CREST Investigators
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• Setting the challenge in context
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• Working as scientists
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• Scientist and girls
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• St Vincent de Paul's Science Club
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Video

• Introduction to Joseph Lancaster Primary Science Club
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• Benefits of science club
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• Benefits of science club on literacy skills
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• CREST Investigators
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• Introduction to the investigation or topic
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• Setting the challenge for Useless umbrella activity
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• The Useless umbrella challenge
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• Sharing results for the Useless umbrella challenge
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• Setting the challenge for Music maker
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• The Music maker challenge
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• Preparing for science club
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• What children do in science club
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• Benefits of science club from the children's point of view
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Publications

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS LEARNING PROVISION AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND, Research Briefing, DENI, ISSN 1366-803X Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2004.

Links

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• Planet Science
  www.planet-science.com
  Ideas for science activities that supports creative and fun approaches to science teaching and learning.
• Young Engineers
  www.youngeng.org
  Website for Young Engineers. Register your Club for free and get access to activity ideas and information about the Young Engineer for Britain.
• The Science Discovery Clubs Network
  www.scizmic.net
  The UK's Science Centre and Museums Network's collection of experiments, activity ideas and debate plans for young people.
• The BA
  www.the-ba.net
  Resources for National Science & Engineering Week, Challenge packs, activities, quizzes, advice on funding and publicity.
• Exploratorium
  www.exploratorium.edu
  US website with science experiments.
• National Physical Laboratory
  www.npl.co.uk/thelearningroom/
  Online experiments.
• BAE Systems
  www.engineeringourfuture.co.uk
  Education page which contains downloadable activity ideas once your school have been registered.
• Science and Engineering Club Handbook
  PDF download