At a time when many of us are feeling uncertain, and when national laws have to bow to those of nature, we might find ourselves thinking more deeply about our place in the world. The Cosmos TV series is about the power of looking outside oneself into the world we inhabit, and how imagination helps…
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Last week we brought you a paper and original introduction from Dr Naomi Thompson on the potential of storytelling for teaching about youth work. This article expands that theory into STEM teaching. The key for us is in making the content relatable and fostering an emotional connection. We love how that’s explored here in terms…
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Now for the final instalment in our series looking at this BBC programme – it’s ‘The Rocket‘. With each invention humanity tell its story and adds a new string to its bow; and rockets virtually represent an entirely new dimension. In some ways they’re the ultimate symbol of freethinking. We want to know what lies…
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Continuing in our series about Revolutions, a BBC programme exploring humanity’s game-changing inventions, is the telescope. It might not seem as ubiquitous or life changing as some of the discoveries, but there’s more to this one than meets the eye… The telescope gave us what might be the greatest discovery of all – the universe…
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