National Science Week 2002 Grants
Copus received 102 applications for Copus National Science Week
2002 Grants. We made 40 awards, totalling £72,343.
Please note that the funding priorities that these projects
were asssessed against differs from the funding priorities for subsequent
and current Copus Grant Schemes.
- Mr David Smith
Armthorpe School
for Engaging in Science
- A series of events to engage the interest of young people in
the village, using students work and a variety of other activities
to engage the local community in science.
- Mrs Jo McCaren
Tamar Education Business Partnership
for Skeletons in 'fibre optic' closets
- Children will construct credit card-sized torches to use in
an underground 'light experience'. Our 'light detectives' will
follow a maze to locate 'light learning pods' containing exciting,
'hands-on' experiments.
- Miss Clare Buckland
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
for Signals from the sea
- An interactive, marine environmental workshop aimed at 10-19
year olds and the general public. The main objective of the event
is to promote a better understanding of science.
- Dr Noel Meeke
The Waterworks Museum
for Where shall we build the waterworks?
- Through scientific enquiry and practical activities participants
will work out for themselves how to supply a city situated in
a large rural hinterland with drinkable water.
- Mr Matthew Allan
Bees - The Experience
for Bees - the experience
- A series of presentations within the Eden Project to schools
and general visitors, highlighting the crucial role of bees in
pollinating flowers, and why we can consequently eat and breathe
- Ms Valerie Wardlaw
Stranraer Museum
for Stone Age Survival Skills
- Discover the skills needed to survive in the stone age, join
an ancient technology workshop led by John Lord, and learn to
flint knap, fire light, spin and grind corn.
- Miss Sharmila Banerjee
The British Museum
for The British Museum: National Science Week
- National Science Week: A programme of events and activities
which demonstrate that science, engineering and techology are
exciting, accessible, relevant and of immense value in investigating,
preserving and reconstructing cultural history in the museum environment.
- Miss Gilly Vose
Heritage Education
for 'Stings, Signals and Spiky Bits'
- A free, family activity day. Explore the wonderful natural science
and fossil collections of the Warwickshire Museum and investigate
animal defence techniques- from dinosaurs to deadly insects!
- Mrs Lyndsay Chell
Kingsbridge Community College
for Science in the South Hams
- Quizzes, demonstrations and 'industry into schools' will emphasise
the role of science in local rural employment, and life in the
local community. Student-lead activities emphasis this pivotal
place of science.
- Dr Jill Eyers
for The Making of the Chilterns: geology and archaeology
- A series of talks, presentations and field trips discovering
the science behind the Chiltern landscape. There will also be
competitions and displays by local experts.
- Mrs Julie Slade
Hawkesly Church Primary School
for Science Walkabout
- To raise parents understanding of the science taught in school,
through working with groups of children and visiting science classes
across the school during an open afternoon.
- Mrs Marion Baldwin
Leeds Metropolitan University
for Techno-Olympics-Scuba swim school competition
- A continuation of last years 'Techno-Olympics' competition,
working with secondary school pupils, to raise awareness of the
use of technology to generate a computer design and produce a
swimming robot.
- Mr Robin Fielder
Kelham Island Museum
for 'Star Matters'- A community outreach initiative
- The project is to tackle the problem of low family participation
rates in Science Week events from the disadvantaged and culturally
diverse communities bordering Kelham Island Museum. This project
is featured in the Copus Grants
Good Practice in Science Communication document, Reaching Under-represented
Audiences.
- Ms Ciara Charnley
National museum and gallery of wales
for Science-from past to future
- A multi-disciplinary science programme to engage audiences at
the National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW), looking at science
in the past, and science for the future
- Dr Peter Wearden
University of Central Lancashire
for How science can support forensic investigations
- By demonstrating aspects of chemistry and biology applied to
forensic science the project aims to promote a better understanding
of science amongst the general public and scientifically stimulate
school pupils
- Dr Ciaran Ewins
University of Paisley
for Shopping Centre Science Show
- Public demonstrations of science engineering and computing in
Paisley shopping centre. Demonstration will be hands on and of
interest to public. It will allow public to meet and discuss things
with university researchers
- Dr Anuschuka Miller
The Scottish Association for Marine Science
for Open evening 2002
- Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory invites old and young to a breathtaking
exhibition of the latest developments in marine science. Find
out about deep-sea sharks, corals and creatures you never imagined
existed!
- Mr Tim Crine
Torquay Museum
for From smoke signals to mobile phones
- This project seeks to illustrate how people through the ages
and around the world have kept in touch from drums to mobile phones
- Ms Kellie Beacom
Enniskillen Castle
for Operation Bright Spark
- An event encouraging 2-11 years old to investigate the 'magical'
properties of light. Participants will ecounter historical characters
and fascinating lighting to discover how lighting has developed
over the ages
- Dr Alistair Sutherland
Glasgow Caledonian University
for A Bugs Life- Micro-organisms and biodiversity
- Aimed particularly at young people between 12 and 16 this project
will demonstrate the diverse nature of microbial activity and
it's significance for people and the environment
- Ms Liz Elliott
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
for Conservation Uncovered
- Working with experts to reveal the science behind nature conservation,
the project challenges younsters with a race against time. Can
they unravel the ecological clues to safeguard Suffolk's mammals.
- Ms Ruth Temple
University of London
for DNA: The Building Blocks of Life
- An interactive exhibition where visitors journey along the double
helix, exploring the history of DNA, extraction of DNA, DNA and
chromosomes and basic genetics
- Miss Louise Eccleston
Techniquest
for Spectacular Space
- A collaborative between Techniquest and local astronomical societies
to develop and deliver astronomy activities to children in hospital
during National Science Week 2002
- Miss Felicity Ford
Science Line
for Murder! on the Radio
- To adapt our successful forensics show and turn it into a serial
for local radio during Science Week. Listeners will solve the
crime using experiments at school and home
- Dr Peter Styring
The University Of Sheffield
for Chemical Engineering in the Kitchen
- The importance of heat and material transfer and chemical kinetics
and thermodynamics in the kitchen, presented using interactive
displays with the emphasis on colour, sight, smell and taste.
- Mr John Robertson
Glasgow City Council
for Castlemilk Science Fair
- To provide the first Science Fair for the Castlemilk area of
Glasgow, incorporating science shows, a fair and events mounted
by local organisations to promote an interest in science
- Ms Cathie Connelly
Glasgow City Council
for Drumchapel Community Science Fair
- To provide a wide range of interactive science based events
to promote a wider understanding of science in the community.
- Mrs Sylvia Walker
North Kesteven District Council
for Science at the Mill
- Secondary school pupils, the 'Friends' of Cogglesford Mill and
the local District Council will jointly promote a day of science
exploration, discovery and participation at, a working Water Mill.
- Mrs Joanne Catlow
The Stables
for Science in society- Then and Now
- A series of themed educational activities using museum sites
and collections to further an understanding of different science
disciplines and a sense of history by comparing past and present
technology
- Mr Nigel Cross
The Roman Legionary Museum
for Roman science, more than hot air
- The fortress baths was a technological marvel with all the mod-cons
of its day. We aim to allow teenagers to try working models which
will give them a scientific understanding of this technology.
- Mr Douglas Paton
Edinburgh University
for Design a Dinosaur on Tour
- Design a dinosaur is an interactive workshop in which participants
create their own dinosaur that has to compete and survive within
a Cretaceous environment.
- Mrs Anne Noble
Box Tree House
for Green explorers rural recycling challenge
- Exciting rural environmental team challenge using recycled materials
for teams of young people with disabilities or from small primary
schools from the Northern Pennine Dales with continuing website
and networking.
- Dr Derek Raine
University of Leicester
for Harmonograph
- Construction of a portable double conical pendulum harmonograph
for public demonstrations/participation at a number of popular
sites, particularly during Science Week 2002
- Ms Cath Sherrell
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
for Why is Grass Green?
- The project will show the fruits of a collaboration between
IGER scientists and 2 artists, enable local people to explore
the methods used and learn about the science behind them.
- Mrs Alison Thornhill
Nottingham Castle Museum
for Body Mechanics - Getting under your skin
- A family event based around a temporary exhibition, 'extracting
anatomy', at the Yard Gallery. This event will encourage visitors
to explore the science behind the innermost parts of the body
- Ms Pam Coppin
Newcastle College
for Spaced Out
- Spaced Out! aims to provide a family fun science day. The title
Spaced Out! has been chosen so that the event can include both
astronomy and substance misuse
- Ms Anita De Brouwer
for Pot luck feast of science
- To provide a feast of science projects for families to get to
know as they share a meal with local scientists from a variety
of disciplines
- Miss Julie Deacon
for The Time Truck
- The time truck is a mobile, interactive Geology exhibit. A 7.5
tonne truck is filled with hands on activities. The main audience
is primary school children.
- Ms Sarah Crisp
Emmanuel College
for Crash, Bang, Squelch!
- Student scientists demonstrate and explain a wide range of fun
interactive experiments to the local public. As well as teaching
science, we wish to enliven people's future experience of it.
- Dr Lesley Manchester
University of Wales
for You can be a scientist too!!
- Two days of hands-on activities in science and engineering for
primary school children aged 9-11 years and their teachers.
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