Time for N ano Events and activities across the UK May 24 2011 Dr Penny Fidler

1. Time for Nano Events and activities across the UK May 24 2011 Dr Penny Fidler

2. ASDC Mission To bring together the ASDC membership to play a strategic role in the nation’s engagement with science

5. In Jan 2010, 5 centres selected, MOU made with each of 5 UK science centres deadline for delivery for all given as 30 June 2011

6. Magna Training day Train the Trainer Pack ASDC provided training to 9 learning managers and other key staff from 5 UK science centres at the Magna science centre on 17 September 2010. They returned to their centres and trained their own explainer teams, and teachers in their parts of the UK. 131 teachers and explainers trained to date

9. The Nanodays

10. 12 nanodays, 5 UK cities, • 3737 participants • Activities at: • science and discovery centres • science festivals • in schools • as part of cafe scientifique

11. Science Oxford Nanodays; 1stNanoday: 2 Feb 2011, 3 schools, 37 students, 14 adults(including 7 nanoscientists) All day events, included play decide and making a film

12. Science Oxford Nanodays; 2nd Nanoday: 9 Feb 2011, 27 students, 10 adults(including 2 nanoscientists) All day events, included play decide and making a film

13. Bolton STC Nano Day (58 + 60 = 118 students)

14. Bolton STC NanoDays, November 2010 and March 2011

15. 2010 Bristol (ASDC) events • Festival of Nature, 100 primary school age students and parents • Marlwood School: 150 secondary students • Hanham school: after school science club: 30 students • John Cabot academy: 2 classes of 13-14 year olds • Total 340 students

16. Bristol Festival of Nature: 12 and 13 june 2010

17. At-Bristol Nanoday 11 March 2011, full day event with nanoscientists, nanokit and play decide, 27 students

18. Lots of handouts given, images from universities

19. Dundee Science Centre(Scotland) 3164 people Nanomagic Show for families Dundee developed a Nanomagic show for family audiences. This was ran for ten days in February, engaging a further 2851 visitors with Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

20. The 5 science centres advertised the events on their website

22. Science centres contnue to deliver the nanoscience events as part of other programmes

23. Naturally Nano • Iridescence of tropical butterfly wings and peacock feathers are examples of natural ‘nano-photonic’ systems • Nano structures on their surface reflect light repeatedly leading to interference effects that depend on both wavelength and angle of observance

24. Magna Science Centre, sheffield

25. Magna Science Centre • Nanoday 1 • 23 Feb 2011 (Half term holidays) family audiences • 93 people: children age 7-11 and parents • Experiments with the nanokit on the floor • Discussions with staff on nanoscience • Full day of nano-themed activities • Day completed, not included into overall data • Nano day 2: • With 180 year 9 students (age14) at their school • Focus on the video creation and the nanokit experimentation • Scheduled for end June

26. Evaluation of Nano days • 100 Pre-nano days questionnaires • 100 Post-nano days questionnaires • 1x Observation game chart (1 to come) • 1x Grid discussion group (1 to come)

27. Responses from the students It was cool and amazing! It was fun as I got to use my imagination and work with my friends It was fascinating! They were practical and you could get involved I find it interesting knowing that these things can help with everyday life

28. Responses from the students It was something we had never seen before & was interesting It was different & interesting, also it makes me more curious about nanoscience More activities please! more experiments. Current ones were great but more would be fantastic

29. Prize-giving • Judges • The public engagement expert Dr Michaela Livingstone, ASDC • The Teacher: Bristol schools • The NanoScientist; Jon Hauser Bristol Centre for functional Nanomaterials, Bristol University • The Video expert: Hugh Thomas, • The closing date and deadlines • The u-tube-based video contest closes on 30 June 2011. • http://www.youtube.com/timefornanoUK • Judging panel convenes on Friday July 1

30. Teacher and Multiplier Training 131 teachers and multipliers trained

31. Science Oxford teacher training

32. 5 centres provided multiplier training to 131 teachers and explainersIn addition, ASDC also trained 9 secondary teachers2 nanoscientists2 university outreach Science museum London: used nano kit with 17 teachers with science learning centre

33. The Multiplier effectEach centre trained teachers in their region. -Each teacher was given a nanokit to run nano activities back in school. -Each centre gave out all nano kits to trained teachers who would do activities with 1-4 classes (30 -120 students). Ie another 3000 students

34. Magna Science Centre

35. Magna Science Centre • Teacher training completed • 18 May 2011 • 12 secondary teachers trained in hands-on course • Teachers took home nanokit • 16 Feb 2011 explainer training at Magna (4 staff) for staff focussing on primary education • Day completed, not yet included into overall data • Teacher training to come • Mid June 2011, Primary teacher training session planned

36. Evaluation of teacher training • 13 Teachers’ training questionnaire • +14 other evaluations. • More to come from Magna at end June

37. Responses from the teachers 124 teachers were trained... Useful opportunity to share ideas with other teachers Great teaching ideas Great resources! Great fun & I will definitely use resources – ideal to have kit to take out to homes

38. Teacher training, At-bristol

39. Science Oxford

40. Webcontest

41. Launch at house of Lords • 28 feb 2011 attended by lords, ladies ethicists, scientists

45. 38 videos uploaded

46. Thank you Dr Penny Fidler www.sciencecentres.org.uk