Following a successful pilot, we’re pleased to be offering new online workshop opportunities for primary school pupils in remote and rural locations throughout Scotland as part of Dynamic Earth Online, led by our specialist Learning and Engagement team!
Sessions are delivered online via Microsoft Teams and are available on select Mondays and Fridays at 2pm throughout term three of the 2021-22 school year. More sessions will follow as part of our 2022-23 schools programme.
See below for more information about the workshops on offer, and how you’ll take part. In response to practitioner feedback from our pilot, we are pleased to launch our Puffin Detectives: A Climate Mystery workshop as a new addition to our online offer.
Storytelling
Dinosaurs
P1 - P3 30 minutes
Join some dinosaurs on an adventure to find their friends & family after a violent volcanic eruption destroys their home. Discover what made these dinosaurs so magnificent 250 - 65 million years ago (watch out for the T-Rex!)!
Puffin Detectives
P2 - P4 30 minutes
Help Tammie and Norrie, two pufflings from the Isle of May, uncover how climate change is affecting their home, and their dinner! Through an interactive storytelling workshop pupils will gather evidence to solve the climate mystery.
Workshops
Climate Change
P5- P7 45 minutes
Pupils will investigate what climate change is, what’s contributing to it, and some innovative ways being developed to help undo some of the worst impacts in our fun, interactive Climate Change workshop!
Plastic Smart
P4 - P7 45 minutes
Look into the future of our planet! We will talk about one of the most topical problems currently faced by our environment. What exactly is the problem with plastic?
Our online workshops are available at a subsidised cost of £30/class/session and are payable by invoice sent to your school following the session.
Online Live Workshop Schedule:
Friday May 6th 2pm - Climate Change
Monday May 9th 2pm - Dinosaurs
Friday May 20th 2pm - Plastic Smart
Monday May 23rd 2pm - Puffin Detectives: A Climate Mystery
Monday May 30th 2pm - Climate Change
Friday June 10th 2pm -Dinosaurs
Monday June 13th 2pm - Plastic Smart
Friday June 24th 2pm - Puffin Detectives: A Climate Mystery
To take part, you’ll need access to a computer with an internet connection and the ability to join a Microsoft Teams call. You’ll need a screen that your pupils can see and the ability to play audio through speakers. You won’t need a microphone or webcam.
As part of the workshop, you will be able to see and hear our presenter, but they won’t be able to see or hear you or your pupils. You won’t be able to see or hear any other classes on the call either.
Our workshops are interactive, so there’s a little bit of prep involved to help you get the most out of the sessions with your class. Don’t worry, we’ll send you out a teacher guide telling you everything you need to know.