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01. EASTER PACK
 Calling all parents - or anyone really. Our new Easter Holiday Activity Pack is now available to download here. In it you'll find a range of wild and wonderful "Eggsperiments" (experiments featuring eggs, naturally), activities using eggshells and easter egg foil, a load of quizzes, and a scientific factfile on each of those two Easter holiday standards: traffic jams and... baby animals. We've also enrolled the services of brillian illustrator Bill Greenhead to create some animal pictures for the 'Clone Zone'. In each, there's a pair of clones lurking - but can YOU find them? Each picture should keep young eyes busy for at least... ooh 10 minutes while you're in that traffic jam. Which is a start, right? And there are 23 facts about the science of cloning too just to maximise the learning "opportuiddy". Bill, with the help of Katie Walsh our in-house games designer, has also produced a lucious-looking board game called 'Nobel Pursuit' in which players move around the galaxy and pursue a science career at the same time. Sounds intriguing? Just wait 'til you see it... it's been designed so that you can make your board into a 3-Dimensional adventure with just the help of some scissors and glue. Destined to become a classic! Go on, have a look, it's all here... http://www.planet-science.com/outthere/parents/index.html  |
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02. PLANET SCIENCE WHODUNIT - PRIZES GALORE Last week we revealed the names of the celebrities who have signed up to be involved in the Planet Science Whodunit (Blazin' Squad, Busted, James Beattie, Ms Dynamite, Zach Shaw, S Club). Science teachers all over England raced to sign their classes up to take part ... To keep the frenzy of excitement at fever pitch, we now sound the showbiz fanfare and draw the spangly curtains back to reveal what YOU could WIN. All school teams that correctly work out, through their forensic investigations, the name of the Whodunit CULPRIT, will be entered into a prize draws for their year group. One group per year will win:
One of the three winning classes for each Key Stage will also win a grand prize consisting of:
... so there's more reason than ever to take part! If by any chance you're scratching your head and not sure what this 'Whodunit' thing is all about - it's a free, hands-on forensic science investigation being run by Planet Science for schools in England. Check out all the details here: http://www.planet-science.com/whodunit |
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03. NCPTA - FREE BOOKLET More news for schools... Planet Science, in collaboration with the ASE and the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA), has just produced a booklet designed to help and encourage PTAs and school Science Departments to work more closely together. It's called 'Putting the Spark into Science' and it's a colourful, information-packed 8 page booklet. It includes case studies, a list of "most wanted" innovative science equipment, details of in-school science events and contact details for out-of-school events. The idea is to raise the profile of science within PTAs and to inspire PTAs to fund up-to-date and innovative science equipment and in-school events. It's hoped that the resource will also enable more productive working relationships to be formed between science departments and PTAs and ultimately enhance students' motivation and learning. A free copy of the booklet is being sent out by the NCPTA to secondary PTAs, and by the ASE to all ASE members over the next two weeks, and it's also being sent out to all heads of science in secondary schools in England. Further information, details of how to order more copies of the booklet, and a comprehensive list of organisations providing in-school events can be found on the ASE website at http://www.ase.org.uk You can also download and print off the booklet from the Planet Science website right HERE You will also notice that Planet Science has negotiated discounts with various suppliers on specific pieces of equipment. Keep checking back, as more offers will be posted up next week and on and off throughout coming months... |
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| 04. AOB THOSE ARE THE MAIN NEWS HEADLINES THIS WEEK... PLEASE CALL BACK NEXT FRIDAY FOR NEW NEWS... ! Have a great week! |
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