Royal Society of Chemistry

“Careers through Chemistry” is an event running in association with Trinity College on Tuesday 11th November from 10.30am-12.30pm. Teachers are invited to bring classes from Transition Year and Senior Cycle Chemistry to the Tercentenary Hall for the event, which will feature short careers talks from a wide variety of speakers, all of whom have studied the Chemical Sciences.

Some students from Trinity College will talk about college life and also demonstrate an interactive showcase of their research projects.

Email s.nelson@qub.ac.uk with:
Name and address of the school
Name(s) of any accompanying teacher(s)
Number of students

Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. It has been very popular in the past so book early to avoid disappointment.

KidWind Ireland is a project that seeks to support teachers all over Ireland to access training programs and equipment in wind energy. The course may be useful for Transition Year and the new Junior Cycle activities.

The primary aim of the KidWind program is to train and equip teachers at primary and second level to teach their own students about wind energy and provide knowledge about the industry and topic. The program is aimed at teachers of science, mathematics and geography although others may attend. This 4 day course is hands-on with a practical focus. Participant teachers will receive FREE class materials, lesson plans and FREE wind turbine lab kits to take back to their schools. 

Times and locations:

4th-7th of June 2013: Lifetime Lab, Cork City

4th-7th of June 2013: Dublin West Education Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24

10th-13th of June 2013: Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town

Lunch and refreshments will also be provided during the training.

Registration: Interested teachers can register for the course via the Irish Wind Energy Association Wind SkillNet webpage at http://www.iwea.com/index.cfm/page/upcomingtrainingcourses1
or by email to Deborah@iwea.com

KidWind Ireland is a project that seeks to support teachers all over Ireland to access training programs and equipment in wind energy. The course may be useful for Transition Year and the new Junior Cycle activities.

The primary aim of the KidWind program is to train and equip teachers at primary and second level to teach their own students about wind energy and provide knowledge about the industry and topic. The program is aimed at teachers of science, mathematics and geography although others may attend. This 4 day course is hands-on with a practical focus. Participant teachers will receive FREE class materials, lesson plans and FREE wind turbine lab kits to take back to their schools. 

Times and locations:

4th-7th of June 2013: Lifetime Lab, Cork City

4th-7th of June 2013: Dublin West Education Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24

10th-13th of June 2013: Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town

Lunch and refreshments will also be provided during the training.

Registration: Interested teachers can register for the course via the Irish Wind Energy Association Wind SkillNet webpage at http://www.iwea.com/index.cfm/page/upcomingtrainingcourses1
or by email to Deborah@iwea.com

Education in Chemistry will be delivered to all Irish Schools from September 11th.
EiC is the flagship chemistry education magazine from RSC. It actively promotes innovative teaching and sharing best practice. 

You can sign up for our e-alert http://rsc.org/e-alert and have new issues sent directly to your inbox and visit our website www.rsc.org/eic for lots more chemistry education information.

In this issue:
• News – Variety in Chemistry Education conference, National Teaching fellowships and the OU’s new online laboratory. 
• Regulars – include the hidden devil of phosphorus, demonstrating the polarity of solvents using a microwave oven and the problem of doping in athletics. 
• Features – empowering students to learn in flipped lectures, the science of sorting waste materials, a breakthrough in atmospheric science and discovering the deadly chemistry hidden in mushrooms. 
• Opinion – Robert Parker on celebrating the past and supporting the future of chemistry education.

You will also receive a copy of The Mole – the magazine for students and those inspired to dig deeper into chemistry. Students can read the online version at www.rsc.org/TheMole – this investigates the sumptuous chemistry of chocolate, joining in with the Global Experiment, exploring the chemistry of alien atmospheres and finding out what it takes to be a chemical engineer.

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