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9:00am BST

Keynote Talk - STEM – What, Why and How? A personal perspective from Kate BellinghamLIMITED PentlandKate Bellingham

10:15am BST

Listening to Einstein’s Universe: the Discovery of Gravitational WavesLIMITED Carrick 3Martin Hendry QwispLIMITED Carrick 1Colette van Niftrik Using Engineering Habits of Mind with primary trainee teachers to support children's learning in science, design and technology and computingLIMITED Ochil 1Sally Hardman • Sue Luke ‘Girl’ Brains and ‘Boy’ Brains: Pink and Blue or Fifty Shades of Grey Matter?LIMITED FintryGina Rippon Co-created STEM Activities - Fun STEM Academy activities developed for use in Primary School and linked to creativity and progressionLIMITED MoorfootDr Margaret Ritchie Fat, Fins, Feathers, Fur and the Freezing Cold!LIMITED Carrick 2Robbie Taylor Light Fantastic!LIMITED TintoNicola Roberts • Hayley Sherrard Microscopy: Enriching and Extending the Primary CurriculumLIMITED Harris 1Peter Sainsbury Premier League Primary Stars Primary ScienceLIMITED Harris 2Sarah Eames SciPads - Using technology to support science teaching and learningFULL Ochil 2Tom Jones Turn your interesting idea into school-based researchLIMITED Ochil 3Isabel Hopwood Stephens What might happen? Science enquiry through demonstrations and activitiesLIMITED KilsythValerie Keenahan • David Keenahan What’s in my tray?FULL Cromdale HallDr Katherine Forsey Engaging children in science though cutting-edge, real science research projectsLIMITED PentlandCraig Early • Julia Nash • Dudley Shallcross • Alison Trew Primary - Secondary transitionLIMITED SidlawSarah Earle • Cerian Angharad • Kate Redhead • Allen Tsui

12:00pm BST

Learning about the Earth from a scotch egg: How children learn with analogies and how to teach with them effectivelyLIMITED Carrick 1Matthew Slocombe Scientist of the week: breaking down STEM stereotypesLIMITED Carrick 2Joe Shimwell See through science: using images to engage and inspire children to ask scientific questionsLIMITED SidlawAlex Farrer • Paul Tyler Two for One! This session will include two half hour talksLIMITED PentlandOlivia Johnson • Fran LONG Big Books or Little Books: why & how Floor Books enhance teaching, learning and assessment.FULL Harris 2Caroline Skerry • Alison Trew Cooking like a Polar ExplorerLIMITED KilsythHelen Spring • Bryony Turford Curiosity-led learning and the science of the seasonsFULL Ochil 1Renee Watson Data Hunters on MarsLIMITED Cromdale HallSophy Palmer Making electronic books for scienceFULL Carrick 3Paul Hopkins Ocean Literacy: using the marine environment to engage students (and teachers!)LIMITED MoorfootCaroline Riggs Public Health England: A Creative CollaborationLIMITED Harris 1Emma Bennett • Peter Sainsbury • Hannah Williams Science Ceilidh: explore STEM through dance and the artsLIMITED TintoLewis Hou Supermarket ScienceFULL Ochil 2Jenni Monach Careers and the primary science curriculumLIMITED FintryKate Bellingham • Carol Davenport • Mark Storey • Kate Winter

1:15pm BST

Fizz Pop A28 - Cromdale HallMhairi Scullion Investigation station ideas for early years A28 - Cromdale HallJane Catto Makers’ Space – tinkering with STEAMLIMITED A28 - Cromdale HallTracey Ellicott Modelling scientific ideas with foil A28 - Cromdale HallAmy Woolgar

2:00pm BST

Science Show Finale: 'A Pollutant's Tale' - a PSTT wild ride through the Science of the Atmosphere and Climate Change.LIMITED PentlandDudley Shallcross • Tim Harrison