Curious Minds News

Topics: Science, STEM

Sources: SFI - Science Foundation Ireland

Share this post

Curious Minds News

Empower the innovators of tomorrow with SFI Curious Minds

Our free SFI Curious Minds programme, supplies the tools to empower schools in teaching STEM, allowing teachers to spark fun and curiosity both inside and outside the classroom. Read more

SFI Curious Minds/ESERO CPD

Our free course shows teachers how they can apply inquiry-based STEM learning to a range of subjects in a fun, hands-on way. Register today. Read more

Celebrate your school's STEM achievements

The SFI Curious Minds Awards give your school the chance to develop STEM learning and get recognition for your amazing work. Register by 24 February. Read more

SFI Curious Minds Awards Image with Simon Harris and learners from Kilcoole Primary School

Looking for a Halloween themed STEM activity?

Explore the fear factor with our new SFI Curious Minds classroom investigation this Halloween. Read more.

Science Week

Science Week Shows for Primary Schools

MC hosts a celebration of all things science in three jam-packed shows of experiments, explorations and lots of fun! This will be a 45-minute live-streamed free event on YouTube. There will be an ISL interpreter. Sign up

Teacher Science Week Briefing Session

Join Rebecca Wilson and Michael Peers as they share plans for this year's Science Week schools programme. The event will take place on Zoom and there will be an ISL interpreter. Sign up

ESERO Ireland

Radio Astronomy is the theme for the ESERO Ireland primary school Science Week resources. How do radio waves form? Where do radio waves come from in space? How do we detect these radio waves? Does human activity interfere with these waves?

Our Science Week Classroom Workshops for 3rd to 6th class students are available again from Monday 14 to Friday 18 November at Blackrock Castle Observatory. Explore the world of radio astronomy in this hands-on workshop.

The ESERO Space Goes to School Science Week Programme of Speaker will open for registration shortly. This is a chance to bring real Space Industry professionals to your classroom via videoconference.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has four exciting primary school projects that replicate real science projects and give the students opportunities for hands-on learning. Find out more here

Become an astronaut for Science Week with Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Join ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti for a week in her life on board the International Space Station (ISS). Compare her daily tasks to yours. Observe your everyday routine and discover if you could be an astronaut!

Discover Centres

Trying to decide where to go for your school tour? Why not check out one of our SFI Discover Centres located around the country that offer schools a range of fun and exciting activities for engaging with informal STEM learning? Read more.

Hands-on Workshops for Schools. The Rediscovery Centre offers fun, educational, and interactive workshops at our unique centre in Dublin, in schools around the country, and virtually online.

The Rediscovery Centre in Dublin have a limited number of FREE primary school STEM & Sustainability workshops, as well as CPD programmes for teachers. Visit their Education page for more information.

The Rediscovery Centre in Dublin are still taking bookings for Science Week 2022 for hands-on Sensational Science Workshops!

Dublin Zoo are running two new virtual workshops for Science Week 2022. Email [email protected] for information and pricing.

W5 is an interactive science discovery centre in Belfast, packed with hands-on exhibits, family-orientated shows, seasonal events and curriculum-based workshops. W5 Belfast | W5｜Interactive Discovery Centre｜Belfast Northern Ireland (w5online.co.uk)

Other STEM Education Opportunities

SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship. Open for collaboration, innovation.

CÚRAM's Successful Teachers in Residence Programmed Welcomed Alumni to 1st Mini-Conference to hear about leading Irish research directly from the scientists. Topics included 3D bioprinting, vascular surgery, and mathematical modelling of brain injuries. Read More.