Navigators have been attempting to travel the famous Northwest Passage between mainland Canada and its islands for centuries but few have succeeded. The loss of Arctic ice as a result of global warming may allow ships to use this route more frequently. But the opening…
Image credit: © Science Museum Group Younger audiences can discover more about climate change and ideas for a better world with learning resources from the Science Museum Group. Designed for 7–14 year olds, these downloadable activities to complete at home will support families to think…
An interdisciplinary/STEM approach to the concept of Ecological and Carbon Footprint is adopted with the aim of shaping pupils’ sense of responsibility and awareness of the impact of our daily actions on our planet. a ‘Gift to the Earth’ has three to four sessions seeking…
Kind Clothing is a project written for Girl Guides and for pupils age 10-14. Any groups looking to achieve their ‘Global Awareness’ guiding essential can use Kind Clothing as part of their programme, and it covers topics such as Sustainability, Environmental Issues and Practical Skills….
Use this engaging online book to share the science behind water shortage and drought in the UK and how we can change our behaviour to protect our water supply in our changing climate. Then use your imagination to enter the DRY & Waterwise competition to…
Our City Our Future emerged from ClairCity, an EU research project that sought to include citizens in decision-making processes around clean air and climate change across Europe. Over 3,500 children and young people were involved during the course of the project from 2016-2020, taking part…
In this Powering the Future video from #GSCAtHome, you can make a model water wheel as you investigate how to change the movement energy in flowing water to something more useful.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design your own transport of the future. What will it look like? How will it be powered?
In this Powering the Future video from #GSCAtHome, learn about renewable energy by making your own simple model wind turbine.
Image Credit: Team Up to Clean Up, Renfrewshire Council. Join Glasgow Science Centre as we learn about Renfrewshire Council’s exciting environmental improvement campaign ‘Team Up to Clean Up’ which is on a mission tackle the problem of litter in our local communities, one litter pick…