Teachers are able  to arrange online activities with a STEM Ambassador here. 
Any activity created now has an ‘online’ checkbox as well a place to enter a link to a video conferencing call if required. This means teachers now have access to 30,000+ STEM Ambassadors from across the UK, so think big with your online activity requests, maybe one of them can help.
This is designed to support schools who are currently open for children of key workers. STEM Ambassadors are a great way to bring a STEM professional into the classroom, demonstrating the real-world application of a subject or giving your students insight into a career. 
Ambassador Offers
We have also asked our STEM Ambassadors to think about what they could offer to schools remotely. This could be a video version of an activity they have delivered previously such as a Q&A, a careers talk or practical session. Or it could be something brand new from an Ambassador’s area of expertise which students would love engaging with.

Teachers and STEM Ambassadors with an existing website account can sign in to your dashboard to start using these new online activities now or you can register today to start using the resources
 

STEM Ambassadors Live 

On 7 May STEM Ambassadors presented a day of live streamed activities for schools and students at home. Future events will be planned.
A series of half hour sessions from STEM Ambassadors covering a range of subjects from building Chocolate Bridges, rockets, off grid homes and more.
3 Ambassadors from Wales took part. All sessions are available on https://www.youtube.com/user/MyScienceLearning
STEM Ambassadors are also presenting masterclasses each week - for a full list contact sian.ashton@see-science.co.uk
STEM Ambassador Masterclass Science and Art: The River Adventures of Jac
Wednesday 17 June 11am – 12.30pm
STEM Ambassadors Steph Januchowski-Hartley and Daphne Giannoulatou will share a short series of art-science activities aimed to engage young people (ages 7 and 8) about river geographies and ecologies. Ambassadors experience the River Tawe as experienced by Jac, descendent of Swansea Jack, and explore their local rivers! Ambassadors should bring an item that they relate to rivers with them to the Masterclass. We will read, draw, explore and feedback on the session to Steph and Daphne. A fun experience for all learners!

STEM Ambassadors are still keeping active in this lockdown! Though unable to make school visits in person they are making great progress with online and virtual support.Teachers can still connect with Ambassadors for a variety of opportunities.

STEM Ambassadors have been mentoring student projects through Microsoft Teams, Skype and similar secure platforms. One of these projects is the Longitude Explorer Prize challenge where 2 schools from Wales are in the finals.

STEM Ambassadors present regular ‘Masterclasses’ on a wide range of topics. More information and to book please contact sian.ashton@see-science.co.uk
Topics range from Electronics, Energy, Bioextraction and Geology to more advanced sessions on Computer Programming.
Teachers who can offer a secure platform are welcome to invite a STEM Ambassador to virtually visit a STEM Club or class session. This will be undertaken with the usual safeguarding measures that apply to all STEM Ambassador engagements.

Careers in Chemistry Virtual Sessions

See Science, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry, have recently developed a Careers in Chemistry workshop for STEM Ambassadors to present in schools. Unfortunately, under the current circumstances this is unlikely to happen for quite some time. We are, therefore, keen to offer teachers the opportunity of virtually inviting STEM Ambassadors to speak to their pupils on careers in Chemistry. We realise that all schools aren’t following the same online or virtual teaching methods so we are open to suggestions from teachers as to how this would work in their particular situations. We can arrange up to 3 STEM Ambassadors to speak in any one session. If this would be of interest to you, please contact Llinos at llinos.misra@see-science.co.uk

STEM Clubs week  22-26 June
 

Exciting news! STEM Learning have confirmed that STEM Clubs Week will take place this year from the 22nd to the 26th of June.
 See Science will be sharing an activity every day on their facebook page during STEM Clubs week  -

There will be a different daily theme throughout STEM Clubs Week with activities, challenges and prizes to be won!
The focus of this year’s STEM Clubs Week is UKRI’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and STEM Learning will be covering four target areas throughout the week; clean air, water and sanitation, sustainable energy, sustainable communities and, sustainable production and consumptio

STEM Clubs are out-of-timetable sessions that provide young people with the chance to explore aspects of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) in less formal settings. They aim to enrich, rather than deliver, the curriculum. Clubs are an important outlet to ignite new interest or raise attainment in STEM subjects through more imaginative and inventive teaching methods.

17 June : Techmeet online - This one hour, informal online event is a get together for  science technicians to share ideas, projects and good practice during the Coronavirus Lockdown as well as discuss what they think practical work will look like  when pupils are back in the school.T
24 June : Time for Tea :Pour yourself a cup of tea, grab a slice of cake or a biscuit and join us for an informal chat to discuss the highlights and the problems that have unfolded in your science departments during the last 15 weeks - we will be splitting the discussion into rooms  so there will be opportunities to chat with colleagues, network and meet  the ASE Committee in Wales
26 June - STEM Clubs workshop - Practical ideas to inspire learners
Join this popular and inspirational workshop where delegates will have an  opportunity to learn how to design and make  fun working models as well as  look at resources that are available on line as well as opportunities to share ideas. 
8 July: ASE Cymru at the The Stay Inn - Put your knowledge to the test with this fun end of year get-together where the science lot go head to head over the much coveted ASE Quiz Trophy.
Opportunity to network with ASE members and non members
 

Here's a helping hand from the Eden Project Schools Team 

We’re full of admiration for the unprecedented work that you and your schools are doing to support your children and young people’s health and education during this most difficult of times. Thank you.

To support you we’ve gathered all of our resources for learners at home, and for teachers supporting learners at home, in one place – in our new Eden at home section.

Details here.

Practical Action

Their  STEM challenges make ideal home learning and/or school-based activities for primary and secondary aged children. Each challenge is easy to navigate as includes a Teacher’s and separate Parent’s/Carer’s guide to running the challenge, activity sheets, a PowerPoint, a poster and certificates.
They have updated the popular Wind power challenge. Set in a mountainous region of Peru, pupils' explore how a community living without mains electricity can generate their own power from the wind before making a simple wind turbine.
With so many new and unfamiliar words being used to discuss the Coronavirus pandemic they have also added a Coronavirus word search and a crossword  which will help you and your pupils to discuss key words and terms.  
Whether your children are developing a floating garden, designing a hand-washing station or reusing plastic for enterprise, we assure you they will love developing their own ingenious solution to a real world problem.

FREE STEM, science, design and technology resources  engage children in real world issues including climate change, renewable energy, food security and disaster preparedness.

• receive relevant information and news, including free resources
• be awarded a bespoke 2020 Great Science Share Certificatefor your child/children
• enter into a free prize draw for resources to go to your child’s school as soon as they’re back!

The Great Bug Hunt 2020
Run every year by the ASE in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society, the ever popular Great Bug Hunt competition takes science learning out of the Primary classroom and brings it to life in the outdoors. 

Our challenge is pretty simple - take your class outside, equip them with magnifying glasses and notepads, and point them at the nearest hedges, flower beds, trees, long grass, logs, stones, rocks (well, you get the picture)... and let them explore and report back what they find.

Your entries might be a wall poster, a report, a video or even a podcast or poem! Our ambition is simply to empower primary teachers to enthuse their pupils about the potential of exploring the natural world on their doorstep.

The closing date for entries is 12th June 2020.

Details here.

This competition is targeted at 7-14 year olds. The whole project is designed to last for the whole summer term, culminating with an entry for the great exhibition. There are 7weeks worth of activities in the project and even a Facebook group to support entrants. 
Entrants are required submit a 1 minute video presenting their Great Exhibition at Home, which tackles the question:

How can engineering help protect the planet?

Take part in The Great Exhibition at Home Challenge to be in with a chance of winning fantastic prizes including: £500 worth of equipment to supersize STEM subjects in your school, the opportunity to video chat one with one of our inspiring engineers and more! The deadline for entries is 10^thSeptember. 
To register, download resources and find out more visit the website here.
 

The Tree Council Branching Out Fund – a grants fund to get communities and young people up to the age of 21 involved in tree and hedge planting and care.

• Free tree packs for schools supported by the Tree Angel Orchards Fund. You can register to hear when applications open here.

• Schools and Community groups within the UK can apply for grants of between £300 and £1,500 to get communities and young people up to the age of 21 involved in tree and hedge planting and care during National Tree Week – 28 November to 6 December 2020.

The funding is being made available through the Tree Council’s Branching Out Fund. Applications will be considered as they are received and applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application within four weeks.
In addition, free tree packs are available for schools supported by the Tree Angel Orchards Fund. Schools can register to hear when applications open.