West Lothian STEM

Join Barefoot Computing's interactive live lesson for early & first level learners & explore a new resource created to develop computational thinking skills - ‘People Who Help Us’. Early & First Level Unplugged Computing Science Live Lesson 3 May 11:00 eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-and-fi…

Next Thursday, 2nd May is Harry Potter Day. Why not try out some STEM activities to celebrate? sway.cloud.microsoft/WDYUT0SZOESMGF… sciencebuddies.org/blog/science-c…

👀Our new Early Years and Primary STEM Bulletin is here! 💡Lots of STEM ideas and information 💻Log in to access - registration is free to members of SSERC, including education staff across all Scottish local authorities sserc.org.uk/publications/p… @RaiseScotland @STEMedscot

Our Non-formal version of our programme is offered at CfE Second, Third and Fourth Levels and is underpinned by a framework that identifies the skills, knowledge and behaviours expected of a Young #STEM Leader at each curricular level. For more info ➡️youngstemleader.scot/event-details/…

Look at these wonderful try@home reindeers STEM challenge created by members of our ELC @WL_STEM @WL_UNCRC @WL_Equity

We have embraced the chilly weather and have loved making lots of interesting discoveries in the outdoor area. We found lots of ice and participated in a little ice experiment. We hope you enjoy the play and learning at home ice experiment. #ELCstnics #STEMstnics @WL_STEM @wlelc

On Thursday P2/3 learned all about Winter animals. They were then set a STEM challenge to make a home to keep some of these Arctic animals warm! Lots of great vocabulary and problem solving work through their talking! @WL_STEM @STEMLearningUK @SpeechAndLangUK @pedagoo

Ho Ho Ho Santa left his hat and beard in the nursery garden 🎅 Today we have been busy creating at our “Wonderful Woodworking“ bench. We made individual Christmas decorations & Santa‘s hat. Fine motor control was our main focus. #longridgeloveswoodwork

Introducing woodwork to some of our new children recently. We are learning how to be SAFE and RESPONSIBLE when using the saw. “You hold the red bit as the other bit is jaggy.” #STEMbeyc #HWBbeyc @WL_STEM @PeteMoorhouseEY #skillsforlife

To bring P6’s Electricity learning focus to an end, they were given the challenge of creating a circuit powered Christmas jumper. 🔋 ⚡️ We had spinning Rudolph’s noses🔴 💡, light up stars 🌟 and spinning Santa’s cookies! 🍪 We’re so pleased with the results so far! @WL_STEM

Bluebell have been using their STEM skills to explore transfer of energy by building their own snowball catapults. We also discussed how the weight of the item in the catapult would affect the distance it would travel. @WL_STEM

As it turns out, building even little houses is very tricky😂 The Cucumber Club🥒discovered this today when we were building with gingerbread🏠even though it was difficult we still had a giggle & a nice time together💜 #NurtureGroup #LifeSkills @nurtureuktweets @WL_STEM

P5H had lots of fun identifying which liquids help to dissolve solids. We made our predictions and checked on them every 5 minutes. We had some fantastic discussions based on our findings #STEM @WL_STEM

Aberdeen Clan enjoyed their excursion to @ourdynamicearth to put their learning about the rainforest into context. @WL_STEM

Primary 4a started off their morning by watching the Be Internet Legends assembly. We are now more aware of how we can be responsible and safe online 💻 #BILDay #digitallearningstnics #OnlineSafety

Annual STEM Survey responses have shaped decisions about £4.5M of STEM grant funding allocated by Education Scotland since 2018 – benefitting over 80,000 practitioners in ELC, schools & CLD sectors. Please take a moment to complete the survey. #STEMnation bit.ly/STEMsurvey23

We have added qr codes that link to audiobook and video versions in reading areas. Some are favourite stories and others are book that are new to us. @scottishbktrust @wl_literacy #GoingForGold #LovingLearningAtOurLadys

.@EducationScot is inviting practitioners across Scotland to complete the Annual #STEM Professional Learning Survey. The responses will help to improve access to high-quality STEM professional learning. enterprisingschools.scot/news/shaping-t…

Our children have been interested in dark. Today as it was getting darker we had some hot chocolate round the fire☕️ “the fire makes it lighter” @wlelc @froebeledin @WL_STEM @EducationScot

We have been busy making lots of lotions and potions. We loved sharing our ideas with each other and made lots of interesting discoveries. We also used a fantastic range of vocabulary with lots of WOW words! #ELCstnics #literacystnics #STEMstnics @wl_literacy @wlelc @WL_STEM