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Scotland on Screen
An exciting educational resource that puts hundreds of important historical film texts online, providing students with a rear-view mirror on our society over the past century...
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Inspiring Moments
Creativity in S.T.E.M. at Ratho Primary School
Presentation by P6 learners from Ratho Primary School, Edinburgh, explained their work as primary STEM Leaders before leading the delegates through a S...
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Silver of the Stars creative learning resource
An online tool that uses Scotland’s most exciting contemporary collection of silver, Silver of the Stars, as the inspiration for creative learning...
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“An inherent link seems to exist between creativity and science and mathematics education...”
—Creative Little Scientists, EU Funded Research Project
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Rock Operator
A collaboration between geologists, teachers, and artists that explores the igneous rock and geology of Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags - including an 8 minute animation, lesson activities, an online game and geological information for pupils...
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Scottish Screen Archive
The Scottish Screen Archive is a free film and video collection of over 100 years of Scotland's history, offering more than 32,000 items...
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Information is Beautiful
A blog dedicated to distilling the world’s data, information and knowledge into beautiful, interesting and, above all, useful visualizations, infographics and diagrams...
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Knot your average sheep...
Popularising mathematics the ovine way...
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8 1/2 Foundation
8 1/2 Foundation is a Scottish-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to introducing world cinema to children...
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Art Project
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces...
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Inspiring Moments
Crime Scene Investigation: Kersland School
The popular television programme ‘Crime Scene Investigation’ provided the context for Kersland’s whole school interdisciplinary learning approach...
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“The collections of Scotland's museums and galleries are a vital resource for education...”
—Helena Gillis, Museums Galleries Scotland
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Young Engineers and Science Clubs
A network of over 430 science, engineering and technology clubs throughout Scotland, with a membership of more than 5,000 young people engaging in practical hands-on science and engineering activities to enthuse them to pursue a career in science...
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Quotes
“We work a lot with the arts at the observatory, in many ways...”
—Dan Hillier, Edinburgh Observatory
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National Trust for Scotland Schools Resources
This section contains practical information about class visits to Trust sites, including planning your visit, and free resources for curriculum-based work...
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Marks on the Landscape
An interdisciplinary creative learning and teaching resource based around Fife Earth, an ambitious land regeneration project...
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Live UnLtd
Live UnLtd backs people aged 11-21 who want to change their world for the better...
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Quotes
“True scientific progress relies as much on an excellent specific education as on creativity and an ability to think and venture beyond what appears to be correct and reasonable...”
—Philipp Kukura, Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Oxford
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Forest Pitch
Forest Pitch is an exciting art project by Scottish artist Craig Coulthard, creating a full size football pitch hidden deep within woodland in the Scottish Borders...
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Above Scotland - Architecture and Design Scotland
Above Scotland took an aerial photography exhibition as the starting point for an ambitious creative journey, empowering schools to make a difference to their local environment of such ambition that it could be photographed from the air...