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ASE will make certain that teachers
have a role in shaping Science Year
by ensuring that any resources aimed
at schools will be valued during the
year and beyond. ASE is developing
CDs and this website with resources
for teachers and pupils. The resources
are linked to, but not constrained
by, National Curriculum. Information
on obtaining the resources on CD ROM
and contributing to the development
of materials is given in the Information
section.
The series of five CD ROMs are entitled:
Who am I? (DNA, health and
the human body)
Is there life? (Solar system,
space travel and survival)
Can we; should we? (Ethics,
sustainability and risk)
Only connect? (Communication,
the brain and transport)
AKA Science (Proof and truth,
science fiction and attitudes to science)
They are also available online in
the Sci-teach area of the Science
Year website www.scienceyear.com,
and at www.sycd.co.uk,
where you will find updates, technical
information and a contents list for
all the CDs with links to specific
activities.
The BA role in Science Year will
be:
- To enhance and develop relevant
and successful BA projects in the
context of Science Year and to co-ordinate
these effectively with other Science
Year initiatives.
- To review and co-ordinate mass
participation science experiments
during Science Year.
- To manage a grants scheme to enable
schools in socially disadvantaged
areas to take part in science activities
during Science Year.
- To ensure appropriate Science
Year branding of all relevant and
approved BA activities.
- To use its regional structure
across the UK to deliver events
and activities locally.
The BA will be directing its Science
Year resources to enhancing existing
activities to make them accessible
to more people by either increasing
or enriching our communication and
young people's activities.
- Young Investigators and BA-CREST
awards will be expanded with ideas
booklets and exemplars for schools.
- A BA Science Discovery Day at
the Albert Hall full of exciting
activities for 11 - 19 year olds,
Thursday March 7th 2002.
- Visions and Visions-on-Line conferences
around the country, enabling people
to take part in debates on important
issues.
- A small grants scheme, enabling
schools from all areas to take part
in activities. We have awarded 140
grants to institutions in England.
Further awards will be made in Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- FOOTPRINTS a touring interactive
drama piece for 14-year olds will
be travelling around the country
during March. More details at www.the-ba.net
- 'Future of science in society'
conference at our Annual Meeting
in Leicester in 2002.
- Mass participation experiments
around the country, including Laugh
Lab the search for the Nation's
funniest joke, at www.laughlab.co.uk
- SciBArs looking at important issues
through debate and discussion over
a drink.
NESTA's management role is to ensure
that as many organisations, government
departments, industry groups and media
companies work together to give Science
Year as much impact as possible. In
addition NESTA is organising exciting
events to stimulate enthusiasm for
Science Year.
Here are some of the activities and
initiatives coming up over the next
few months:
- A competition to create a short
'science experiment' film, to be
screened on Channel 4.
- More free pieces of web-enabled
software available on the Science
Year website.
- Further Science Year lectures.
- More dates on the Johnny Ball
'Tales of Blooming Science' tour.
- The Science Year Trail at the
BETT Show, 9-12 January, Olympia,
London.
For more information on these and
other Science Year projects, visit
the website at www.scienceyear.com
and sign up to the weekly electronic
newsletter under 'mailing list' in
the 'about' section. You can also
use our new, fully searchable calendar
of events for information on what
is going on in your area.
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