Exploring, Creating and Designing Our Universe (Archwilio, Creu a Dylunio Ein Bydysawd)
Lead Research Organisation:
AstroCymru (Wales)
Department Name: Education and Outreach
Abstract
The aim of this project is to inspire welsh medium and SEN students from low science capital and high unemployment and socioeconomically deprived areas to continue an interest in STEAM subjects by exposing them to a variety of astronomy and space topics through the medium of welsh and English.
We also aim to inspire future space scientists and engineers as well as artists and fashion designers by demonstrating various art techniques using objects in the universe as subjects.
This project aims to increase:
- Enjoyment and engagement in cross-curricular STEAM lessons using space as a context
- Pupil aspirations and attainment levels in STEAM subjects
- Knowledge of higher education and career opportunities available to pupils who study STEAM
- Teacher confidence in teaching space topics in the classroom
- Pupils knowledge of STFC and STFC apprenticeships
- Teacher knowledge of STFC resources available and supporting websites
This project also aims to provide:
- Art and craft resources in order to aid school homework and continue creativity away from school.
- Clothing items that pupils have designed to help deprived families with living costs.
- STFC stationary resources such as pencils, pencil sharpeners, rulers and coloured pencils
- STFC resource activity books such as The Moon, The Sun, Space Rocks and Hands on Universe books
We also aim to inspire future space scientists and engineers as well as artists and fashion designers by demonstrating various art techniques using objects in the universe as subjects.
This project aims to increase:
- Enjoyment and engagement in cross-curricular STEAM lessons using space as a context
- Pupil aspirations and attainment levels in STEAM subjects
- Knowledge of higher education and career opportunities available to pupils who study STEAM
- Teacher confidence in teaching space topics in the classroom
- Pupils knowledge of STFC and STFC apprenticeships
- Teacher knowledge of STFC resources available and supporting websites
This project also aims to provide:
- Art and craft resources in order to aid school homework and continue creativity away from school.
- Clothing items that pupils have designed to help deprived families with living costs.
- STFC stationary resources such as pencils, pencil sharpeners, rulers and coloured pencils
- STFC resource activity books such as The Moon, The Sun, Space Rocks and Hands on Universe books
Planned Impact
Our AstroCymru Twitter, Facebook and Instagram page will be used to publicize the work pupils have produced through images and feedback as well as to advertise our project and promote STFC to not only a like-minded audience but also the general public.
Resources produced by pupils will be shown to their fellow school pupils and teachers as well as their families and members of their community.
AstroCymru regularly attends conferences such as NAM, IOP Wales events and the UKSA conference, and events held by Association of Science Education - Primary and the Primary Science Teachers Trust as well as being an ambassador for the Great Science Share yearly event.
This will allow us to disseminate the project to both the research and educational communities and along with Sarah Bridgland's links, to the Arts communities also.
Last year our previous STFC project was promoted at Interact Cardiff during a plenary speech delivered by Emma Wride. This promoted our project to other STFC grant holders, other grant funders and science communicators who attended.
Resources produced by pupils will be shown to their fellow school pupils and teachers as well as their families and members of their community.
AstroCymru regularly attends conferences such as NAM, IOP Wales events and the UKSA conference, and events held by Association of Science Education - Primary and the Primary Science Teachers Trust as well as being an ambassador for the Great Science Share yearly event.
This will allow us to disseminate the project to both the research and educational communities and along with Sarah Bridgland's links, to the Arts communities also.
Last year our previous STFC project was promoted at Interact Cardiff during a plenary speech delivered by Emma Wride. This promoted our project to other STFC grant holders, other grant funders and science communicators who attended.
