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Asked by adele to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 25 Jun 2012.
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Davie Galloway answered on 25 Jun 2012:
Yes, it’s one of the parts of my job i get a lot of satisfaction from. I often attend schools and give talks about earthquakes … where, why and how they happen and the damage they do (or don’t do). Usually after the talk, especially to school pupils, the question and answer section can last longer than the actual talk as they are all fascinated by what i’ve just told or shown them. I do have lots and lots of “wow” type pictures of the damage earthquakes can do which this make my talk real intersting to the pupils.
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James Pope answered on 25 Jun 2012:
Hi adele,
I am involved in a couple of outreach programmes. Outreach is when university scientists go out into schools or schools come into us. I work for teo organisations, the first is my department, teh School of Earth & Environment at the University of Leeds. I am involved in a session called “Hot Under the Collar”, where I teach pupils about climate models and get them using an online climate model:
I didn’t invent this model, but I use it to help pupils see what a climate model can do. I run this session especially in the Leeds Festival Of Science every year.
I am also a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) Ambassador and I go out into schools and talk about my science, careers in science and more general topics like getting into University. I also go to “Teacher Forums”, to let teachers know what I can do, so they can arrange me to go into their schools. This work is all voluntary, so I don’t get paid for it, but it’s really enjoyable work and I think it’s important that you guys get to see what scientists look like and what we do, so you can see we are normal people!
My STEM Ambassador profile can be found here: http://networking.stemnet.org.uk/user/6911
Before university I was a squash coach, so I used to teach kids how to play squash and found it really rewarding, so it’s great I can continue that with teaching about science!
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Gemma Purser answered on 26 Jun 2012:
To be honest this is the first time I have ever talked to schools about the work I am involved in and so far its been great, ive really enjoyed it and its only day 2!!! The questions have been ace and the live chats are the best! Now I have experienced what it is like to take part in outreach programmes I am definatley going to carry on doing more! Its amazing to think how all you guys are the future of science and how every one of you has the potential to make a difference, even maybe the next big scientific discovery!
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Nuala Carson answered on 27 Jun 2012:
Hey adele,
Yes of course i do, why else would i being doing something like this? School kids are really fun to talk to and teach as you come up with the weirdest questions that are actually really challenging!
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