The Cairn Energy-Scottish Mining Museum Carbon Fuels Project

Spring 2011

How much do you depend on energy? Think about your morning routine and count up how many electrical items you use before you leave the house.  Have you ever wondered where that energy comes from?  Working in partnership with the Scottish Mining Museum and Cairn Energy, this exciting project will engage with primary school pupils and teachers in Midlothiahn schools to explore where our energy comes from, how fossil fuels are formed, and why they are finite as well as examining the social and economic impact they have on the communities where they are sourced.   The project is currently under development and will commence in Spring 2011. For more information contact Catherine Morgan.

The Scottish Oil Club Young Geologists Event

Autumn 2010/2011

Funded by The Scottish Oil Club, this event is open to pupils studying higher geology in Scottish secondary schools.  This one day course aims to bring young geologists together for a skills based educational event that will encourage them to network with current geology undergraduates, recent graduates and young people employed in geology. It will explore recent innovations in the discipline to provide a relevent context for their school studies, highlight career pathways and develop the skills required to pass higher geology examinations.  If you are a teacher of geology or a pupil studying higher geology and would like further information, contact Maddy Berg This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Carbon Capture and Storage CPD Events (for Science and Geography teachers)

Summer 2010

These events develop teachers' knowlege and understanding on the latest research being undertaken on the energy technology being piloted at Longannet power station, carbon capture and storage.  The CPD event provides teachers with a hands-on experience of interactive and engaging classroom activities that can be used with S1 and S2 pupils in science and beyond.  Lessons have been developed in line with A Curriculum for Excellence and cover experiences relating to climatate change, resource use and energy as well as a host of others in science, geography and other subject disciplines as well.  Successful CPD sessions have been delivered at Longannet power station, University of Highlands and Islands, Inverness and at the SSERC Chemistry Summer School, Edinburgh.  More CPD dates to be announced shortly.  For more information contact Catherine Morgan. 

New Resources  on the SESEF website

 Summer 2010

New primary level resources on climate change, weather and landscape are being added to the SESEF website this summer.  They are being uploaded daily.  Look out for our new primary resource on soil due to be published here in September 2010.