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Asked by anon-348963 on 2 Mar 2023.
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Maria Price answered on 2 Mar 2023:
I have done a Zoom session with a school and different classes before, but I have not yet been into a school in person, but would love to do so.
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Simone Girdham answered on 2 Mar 2023: last edited 2 Mar 2023 5:46 pm
Yes, I love going to schools and talking to kids about how much fun science can be and what it is like to work as a scientist in a hospital.
Sometimes I bring games along or I get the kids to pretend their scientists testing samples.
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Emma Agnew answered on 3 Mar 2023:
Yes I do this as much as I can. I enjoy inspiring the next generation of scientists and the best part is hearing all the excellent questions that pupils come up with that I hadn’t thought of.
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John Clark-Corrigall answered on 3 Mar 2023:
When I was a masters student I went into a school and did a guest science lesson on solids, liquids and gasses. We all had our personal protective equipment (PPE) which were lab coats made from adult shirts and some goggles I owned for my own studies. They asked about other bits of science which I had a bit of knowledge on, the questions people ask are very interesting and often really make you think! I agree with Emma, I think it’s important to inspire the next generation and show how amazing science can be.
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Benjamin Foster answered on 3 Mar 2023:
Yep, I help out at school science fairs in local schools in Oxfordshire with one coming up later in March. During my PhD, we had school classes visiting the institute I was working at to get to grips with microscopes and things!
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Jessica commented on :
I have been to a couple of secondary schools in person and last year I also did a Zoom call with some primary school children to talk about my job.
Brian commented on :
I’ve been to a few schools now and given talks on rockets & space. I’ve also taken the time to talk careers with students and inspire through “dream big” type assemblies.
Thomas commented on :
I go to schools a lot to talk about my job, cells, and take in cell themed games for everyone to try out! You can even have a go at some of these yourself, as long as you’ve got a printer and a pair of scissors:
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/activities/cell-biology-board-game-cell-survival-home-version
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/activities/cell-biology-board-game-cell-survival-drive
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/activities/cell-biology-board-game-cell-life-cycle-top-trumps
Silvia commented on :
I haven’t, but I really want to! I have so much to say!
Years ago I participated in something called Explorathon, which is an event at the science museum here in Aberdeen, where scientists can talk to school-age children about their research. I loved participating in the Explorathon. I had taken a game called the Stem Cell game. What are cells, you ask? You and I are made of cells, tiny little things that we can’t see but altogether make our bodies. For example, your skin is made of skin cells, your bones of bone cells, your heart of heart cells. Stem cells are the coolest cells, the most powerful of the lot, as a stem cell has the power to become a different cell, and it can also divide and grow. Different stem cells have different powers; the most powerful cells are called totipotent (just think, you started from one totipotent cell, and now you are made of 37 trillion cells, of many different types); the least powerful are called unipotent (for example, there are stem cells that take care of hair re-growth; basically, there is no point for me to pluck my grey hair, it will keep coming back thanks to stem cells). The stem cell game was aimed at teaching you all of this through a game where you were a stem cell and you had to make choices to become as potent as possible.