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On this, the final Science Year CD
ROM, we have tried to provide a variety
of resources that will help you promote
science qualifications and careers.
In each of the Science Year CD ROMs
there have been a number of career
files. The files contain interviews
with people in a variety of careers.
Some of these are directly related
to science, whilst others show the
relevance of science in schools to
non-science careers. On this CD we
have placed a particular emphasis
on those who have studied science
but gone into non-science related
careers.
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Printed out these files could
be used as a wall display at
the time when students are making
option choices, or at the start
of a science course to help
stress the relevance of science
to their future careers. Career
files from previous CD ROMs
can be found on-line at the
CD ROM website www.sycd.co.uk.
Additional careers files for
this CD ROM have been provided
by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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This presentation is intended to
help students understand more about
their science options at age 14 years.
It explains why the study of science
is important, what the main GCSE options
in science are, and includes some
case studies of people who have studied
science (pictures and text). If you
are using a recent version of PowerPoint,
clicking on the pictures of people
will be take you to the information
about them.
You might use this resource when
pupils are making their option choices
in Year 9, as part of a science lesson
or during a parents' evening. The
presentation explains the Double Award
in Science and Applied Science in
some detail. You may wish to alter
the presentation to reflect the situation
in your school. If you do want to
change the presentation you will need
to save it to your computer before
you make any changes.
The leaflet is intended for pupils
and their parents to give them more
information about their science options
at age 14 years. Two versions of the
leaflet have been produced, one for
countries using GCSE Science and one
for Scotland. The leaflet has space
on the front for a school logo that
could be pasted on before it is photocopied.
Once complete the leaflet should be
folded into thirds.
The Institute of Physics has kindly
provided a list of useful contacts
for further information about careers
in science, technology and engineering.
This would be a useful starting point
for pupils who want to find out more
about specific careers. Many of these
organisations also produce their own
careers material.
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