Science

The Science Links in Museum Education (SLIME) Network supports and promotes science in museums for school age children and other visitors. For more information about SLIME see below in Downloads.The SLIME Network now has its own group on the Yahoo Group website, called SLIMENetwork.

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The Science pages of the ABC of Working with Schools contain ideas about how museums can support Science and links to websites relating to Science.

Downloads

Some of the files are in Adobe (Portable Document Format) PDF and you will need Adobe Reader to view them.

Inspiring Science - museums can do it!

The SLIME network has produced a publication, "Inspiring Science - museums can do it!". Aimed at teachers the publication demonstrates the many ways in which museums can support and enhance the teaching of science and is illustrated with case studies and evaluation from South East museums. Download Inspiring Science - museums can do it! (PDF 3.99MB) or for a paper copy contact sharon.bristow@hants.gov.uk.

Museums, Science and Learning Conference

Notes from the Museums, Science and Learning Conference (Word DOC, 50Kb) held at the Natural History Museum, London, 16th March 2009 (written by Sabrina Chik, Painshill Park).

Science Links in Museum Education Roadshow

The SLIME Network Minibeast Roadshow and the SLIME Network Forces Roadshow developed for SLIME museums by Peter Wright of Wonderstruck Learning Ltd will be travelling to museums across the South East over the next two years. To find out more contact sharon.bristow@hants.gov.uk.

The Ruth Borthwick Award

The Ruth Borthwick Award for Excellence in Science Education in Museums was awarded at the River and Rowing Museum on 18th September 2008. There were presentations from the winner, the Mary Rose Museum, and the two highly commended entries, Reading Museum Service and Tunbridge Wells. There will be another chance to enter for the Award from March 2010. The theme will be an onnvative event or activity for National Scienc and ngineering Week.

Science Links in Museum Education

Science Links in Museum Education Update August 2009 (Word DOC, 187Kb).

Science in Collections Toolkit (Ecsite-uk. PDF, 139Kb).

Primary Science Workshop Day

Handouts and presentations from the Primary Science Workshop Day held at the River and Rowing Museum, Henley on 29th October 2007.

SLIME Primary Science (Sue Cooper. PowerPoint 110Kb).

National Science and Engineering Week 2008 (Word DOC, 24Kb).

Workshops

Acids, Alkalis and Coloured Cabbage (Kate Castleden. Word DOC, 100Kb).

Feltmaking (Valerie Wardlaw. Word DOC, 27Kb).

George's Marvellous Experiments (Claire Field. Word DOC, 319 Kb).

Mini Beasts (Maddy Farmer. Word DOC, 22Kb).

Science for the Terrified (Mary Kinoulty, Claire Williamson. Word DOC, 25 Kb).

Shadows and Sundials (Christopher Parkin, Meg Zeyfert. Word DOC, 503Kb).

Teeth and Bones (Hayley Stephens. Word DOC, 25 Kb).

The Thing Bin (Gemma Waters. Word DOC, 35 Kb).

Early Years and Science

Presentations and notes from the Early Years and Science Training day held at Oxford University Museum of Natural History on 14th September 2007.

Learning in the Early Years (Dr Mary Wild. PowerPoint 338Kb).

Early Years Education Officer (PowerPoint 1.28MB).

Museums for Beginners (Wendy Redman. PowerPoint 1.87MB).

Times, Mimes and Nursery Rhymes (Chris Jarvis. Word DOC, 27Kb).

Early Years Useful References (Word DOC, 57Kb).

Early Years and Science Notes (Word DOC, 52Kb). Additional notes from the day.

Real World Science Training Days

The "Real World Science" project is a partnership between the Natural History Museum (NMH), the Manchester Museum (MM), the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) and the Hancock Museum (HM). The key aims of the "Real World Science" project are to:

inspire secondary science students to continue their scientific study to AS/A2 Level, and further to undergraduate level, through vibrant and compelling museum-based activities, including encounters with world-class practising scientists
enable students to understand the impact that science has on their lives and to make informed decisions based on analysis of scientific evidence; and
increase the number of secondary science students and teachers using natural history museums to support their science teaching and learning.

Training days were held at the Horniman Museum and Oxford University Museum of Natural History to dissemniate learning from the project.

Real World Science Horniman Museum (Word DOC,57.5Kb).

Real World Science Oxford (Word DOC, 46 Kb).

Inspiring Science

SEARCH in Gosport is working in partnership with the Royal Navy Submarine Museum to improve attainment in science for Year 6 pupils. A report of this can be found on the Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) South East website. Partnership working between a Hub and non-Hub Museum.

You can download Evaluation Reports from the 2007 Inspiring Science Project.

Inspiring Science Project 2007 - Family Workshops Evaluation (Word DOC, 50.5Kb).

Inspiring Science Project 2007 - Staff Evaluation (Word DOC, 23Kb).

Inspiring Science Project 2007 - Children's Evaluation (Word DOC, 153 Kb).

Inspiring Science Project 2007 - Teacher's Evaluation (Word DOC, 28Kb).

FUNdamental Science Training Day

Notes, presentations and workshop ideas from the FUNdamental Science Trraining Day held at the River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames in January 2007.

Getting the Science into Science Education (Richard Aplin, Word DOC, 33Kb).

Notes from Getting the Science into science education (Word DOC, 32.5Kb).

FUNdamental Science (Ian Galloway, Science Learning Centres. Word DOC, 51Kb).

Where is the Science in Your Collection (Chris Parkin. Word DOC, 73Kb).

Richard Ellam. Stopping the Rot, Picking up the Pieces.

CS1 Pot Reconstruction (PDF, 59Kb).

CS2 Handling Objects (PDF, 58Kb).

CS3 Beware of the Lights (PDF, 60Kb).

CS4 As Old as the Trees. (PDF, 77Kb)

C4 Tree Ring Strips (PDF, 24Kb).

Workshops

Animal Adaptations (Chris Jarvis. Word DOC, 175 Kb).