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Between August and聽November 2021,聽the Science Skills Academy (SSA)聽has been聽delivering聽36聽hands-on practical STEM聽sessions, called聽Newton Modules,聽to P6-S2 classes聽during聽the inaugural聽tour of聽its聽鈥榩op-up鈥� Newton Room.聽

The final two legs of the tour聽will see the pop-up Newton Room hosted at An聽Cr霉bh聽on the聽Sleat聽Peninsula 2-4 November before returning to Portree Shinty Club 9-16 November.聽

Primary pupils have聽taken part in the Robotics & Mathematics Newton Modules where they聽have聽investigated聽different ways聽of estimating, calculating and聽measuring聽distance and then use LEGO Mindstorms聽robots to assess their accuracy.

Secondary pupils have explored electricity generation聽and renewable energy sources聽via the Renewable Energy Newton Module.聽

SSA is a partnership project led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (麻豆精选) as part of the Inverness and Highland City Region Deal. It aims to inspire more young people to become interested in STEM, encourage them to study these subjects at school and beyond, and raise awareness of the wide range of STEM careers available in the Highlands and Islands.聽

The Highland Newton Room Network has been created by the SSA in locations across the region including Thurso and Fort William, which both opened in 2019. A third Newton Room opened in Dingwall last year, and more recently Newton Module activities are being delivered at the interim Inverness Newton Room at An聽L貌chran, Inverness Campus.聽

The pop-up approach replicates the experience of visiting a Newton Room, with portable furniture and equipment and a dedicated member of staff to deliver Newton Module activities.聽

The pop-up Newton Room聽has been聽hosted at聽various聽locations across Skye and聽Lochalsh聽including聽Achmore, Dunvegan and Staffin聽and聽will then visit the Badenoch and Strathspey area later in the academic year.聽聽

Emma Robertson, SSA project manager at 麻豆精选, said: 鈥淥ne of the fundamental principles of the SSA is to ensure that all young people聽aged聽10-14 years,聽in every part of the region gets equal access to inspiring STEM activities. We are delighted, after a聽challenging聽18 months, to now trial our pop-up聽Newton Room聽model with schools in the Skye and聽Lochalsh聽area.聽聽

鈥淲e聽have聽already聽delivered聽sessions聽to聽Skye聽pupils聽at聽the聽Skye Camanachd聽Shinty Club聽in聽Portree,聽Staffin Community Hall聽and Dunvegan Community Hall, and to聽all聽P6-S2 pupils from Lochalsh schools when the pop-up was hosted at Stromferry and Achmore Village Hall. We have had a聽great response from pupils聽and teachers.鈥�

Katie Wight, teacher at Bun-Sgoil Shl猫ite, said: 鈥淲e are delighted that our pupils in Sl猫ite have been given this learning opportunity and we hope that there will be more of it in the future. The pupils got to use the technology and experience programming as well as robotics in a combination of fun activities. Scott was fantastic with the pupils and there were enough resources for all children to actively engage in activities.鈥�

Don Esson, Highland Council - area education and learning manager, said: 鈥淚 commend the work the Science Skills Academy has achieved in bringing engaging STEM sessions to Skye and Lochalsh.聽 Following a challenging and restricting time, it has been rewarding for our young people to experience the Newton Room in a pop-up model. Pupils and teachers have thoroughly enjoyed the variety of STEM topics covered and it is hoped that the portable Newton Room can be developed to offer further learning opportunities and that it can continue to inspire young people and raise awareness of future STEM careers.鈥�

The partnership project聽is delivered by the SSA聽and is聽led by 麻豆精选 with 拢3m from the Scottish Government. The funding is part of the 拢315 million Inverness and Highlands City Region Deal, which is funded by the Scottish and UK Governments and regional partners.聽

The project brings together key organisations including Highland Council, the University of the Highlands and Islands, Skills Development Scotland, High Life Highland and NHS Highland, all working together to demonstrate this model of STEM delivery in a large rural area.鈥�聽

Sgoiltean an Eilein Sgitheanaich 鈥檚 Loch Aillse a鈥� faighinn cothrom air gn矛omhachdan STEM Se貌mar Newton

Tha c貌rr air 500 sgoilear bho 脿rd-sgoiltean Phort R矛gh agus a鈥� Phluic agus am bun-sgoiltean co-cheangailte, air a bhith a鈥� gabhail p脿irt ann an seiseanan saidheans, teicne貌las, innleadaireachd is matamataig (STEM).

Eadar an L霉nastal agus an t-Samhain 2021,聽tha Acadamaidh nan Sgilean Saidheans (SSA)聽air a bhith a鈥� l矛bhrigeadh 36聽seiseanan practaigeach STEM, fon ainm Modalan Newton,聽do chlasaichean P6-脌S2 r猫 an cuairt t貌iseachaidh tro She貌mar 鈥榮ealach鈥� Newton.聽

Chithear an d脿 chuairt mu dheireadh de She貌mar sealach Newton a鈥� faighinn aoigheachd aig An聽Cr霉bh聽ann an Sl猫ite 2-4 An t-Samhain agus an uair sin air ais gu Port R矛gh 9-16 An t-Samhain.

Tha sgoilearan bun-sgoile air p脿irt a ghabhail ann am Modalan Robotaireachd is Matamataig Newton, far a bheil iad air diofar dh貌ighean a rannsachadh air astar a thuairmseadh, obrachadh a-mach agus a thomhas agus an uair sin r貌botan LEGO Mindstorms a chleachdadh gus am mionaideachd a mheasadh.

Tha sgoilearan 脿rd-sgoile air cruthachadh dealain agus t霉san cumhachd ath-nuadhachail a rannsachadh tron Mhodal Cumhachd Ath-nuadhachail aig Newton.聽

Is e pr貌iseact com-p脿irteachais a th鈥� ann an SSA air a sti霉ireadh le Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选) mar ph脿irt de Aonta Inbhirnis agus Sg矛re Baile-m貌r na G脿idhealtachd. Tha e ag amas air barrachd dhaoine 貌ga a bhrosnachadh gu 霉idh a ghabhail ann an STEM, am brosnachadh gu na cuspairean sin a sgr霉dadh san sgoil agus air a taobh a-muigh, agus mothachadh a thogail don raon fharsaing de dhreuchdan STEM a tha rim faotainn sa Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 na h-Eileanan. 聽

Tha L矛onra Se貌mar Newton na G脿idhealtachd air a chruthachadh leis an SSA ann an 脿iteachan tarsainn na roinne, a鈥� gabhail a-steach Inbhir The貌rsa agus An Gearasdan, a dh鈥檉hosgail le ch猫ile ann an 2019. Dh鈥檉hosgail treas Se貌mar Newton ann an Inbhir Pheofharain an-uiridh agus o chionn ghoirid tha gn矛omhachdan Modal Newton air a bhith gan l矛bhrigeadh aig Se貌mar Newton Inbhir Nis anns An聽L貌chran, 脌rainn Inbhir Nis.聽

Tha am modh-obrach sealach a鈥� mac-samhlachadh tadhal air Se貌mar Newton, le 脿irneis agus uidheam gluasadach agus 脿ireamh ainmichte de luchd-obrach airson gn矛omhachdan Modalan Newton a l矛bhrigeadh.聽

Tha Se貌mar sealach Newton air aoigheachd fhaighinn aig diofar 脿iteachan air feadh an Eilein Sgitheanaich 鈥檚 Loch Aillse, a鈥� gabhail a-steach Acha M貌r, D霉n Bheagain agus Stafainn agus an uair sin tadhal air sg矛re Bh脿ideanach agus Shrath Sp猫 nas fhaide air adhart sa bhliadhna acadaimigich.

Thuirt Emma Robertson, manaidsear pr貌iseict SSA aig 麻豆精选: 鈥淚s e aon de phrionnsapalan bunaiteach an SSA d猫anamh cinnteach gum faigh daoine 貌ga uile, aois 10-14 bliadhna anns gach p脿irt den sg矛re, cothrom co-ionann air gn矛omhachdan brosnachail STEM, mar sin tha sinn air leth toilichte an d猫idh 18 m矛osan d霉bhlanach, a bhith a-nis a鈥� deuchainneadh ar modal sealach Se貌mar Newton le sgoiltean ann an sg矛re an Eilein Sgitheanaich 鈥檚 Loch Aillse.聽 聽

鈥淭ha sinn mar-th脿 air seiseanan a l矛bhrigeadh do sgoilearan an Eilein Sgitheanaich ann an Club Iomain an Eilein Sgitheanaich ann am Port R矛gh, Talla Coimhearsnachd Stafainn agus Talla Coimhearsnachd Dh霉n Bheagain, agus do sgoilearan P6-脌S2 uile ann an sgoiltean Loch Aillse nuair a chaidh aoigheachd a thoirt dhaibh ann am Port an t-Sr貌im agus Talla Baile an Acha Mh貌ir. Tha sgoilearan is tidsearan air com-p脿irteachadh gu math.

Thuirt Katie Wight, tidsear ann am Bun-Sgoil Shl猫ite: 鈥淭ha sinn air leth toilichte gun d鈥� fhuair ar sgoilearan an seo ann an Sl猫ite an cothrom ionnsachaidh seo agus tha sinn an d貌chas gum bi barrachd dheth an l脿thair san 脿m ri teachd. 聽Fhuair na sgoilearan cothrom air an teicne貌las a chleachdadh agus chuir iad e貌las air pr貌gramadh cho math ri robotaireachd ann am measgachadh de ghn矛omhachdan sp貌rsail. Bha Scott m矛orbhaileach leis na sgoilearan agus bha gu le貌r ghoireasan ann airson na cloinne uile a dhol an s脿s gu gn矛omhach sna gn矛omhachdan.鈥�

Tha am pr貌iseact com-p脿irteachais air a l矛bhrigeadh leis an SSA聽agus tha e air a sti霉ireadh le 麻豆精选 agus 拢3m bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba. Tha am maoineachadh de 拢315 millean mar ph脿irt de Aonta Inbhir Nis is Sg矛re Baile-m貌r na G脿idhealtachd, a tha maoinichte le Riaghaltasan na h-Alba agus na RA agus an com-p脿irtichean roinneil.

Tha am pr貌iseact a鈥� tarraing pr矛omh bhuidhnean c貌mhla a鈥� gabhail a-steach Comhairle na G脿idhealtachd, Oilthigh na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean, Leasachadh Sgilean na h-Alba, High Life Highland agus NHS na G脿idhealtachd, uile ag obair c貌mhla gus am modal seo a thaisbeanadh a thaobh l矛bhrigeadh STEM ann an sg矛re mh貌r dh霉thchail. 聽