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Science in SeptemberDundee Heritage Trust once again took part in the annual schools event ‘Science inSeptember’ organised by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Tayside.Over 100 primary school pupils from across Dundee attended science-themed workshopsat both Discovery Point and Verdant Works.At Discovery Point, the sessions were entitled ‘All at Sea’ and explored various aspects ofnavigation. The children began by using a compass to take bearings and plot the positionof RRS Discovery in relation to various Dundee landmarks. They then learnt how to reada navigational chart, and had fun finding deep water channels, avoiding rocks and shallowsand decoding symbols to identify different lighthouses and buoys.The topic at Verdant Works was ‘Moving Pictures and Optical Illusions’, based on theVictorian fascination with animation toys and magic tricks. Pupils found their sensesdeceiving them as they encountered a series of classic illusions, both traditional andmodern. They also demonstrated their practical skills by designing and making their ownflickbook and thaumatrope (a double-sided animation toy) to take back to school.Sandford AwardDundee Heritage Trust has been awarded one of theUK’s most prestigious education awards for the secondtime. The Sandford Award of the Heritage EducationTrust was first presented to DHT in 2003, but for theaward to be maintained, holding institutions have to becompletely re-assessed every five years. This meantcompleting an in-depth application form giving fulldetails of the education programme at both DiscoveryPoint and Verdant Works, followed by a day-long visitto each site by the award judges. These visits involved shadowing Education Officer BrianKelly throughout a school visit and workshop (including interviewing teachers and pupilsto get their views) and touring the educational facilities at the museums.Brian was delighted to have passed this rigorous process with flying colours, and hewill be collecting the awards from the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KBE at apresentation ceremony at Hampton Court Palace in London on November 24th.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08
CyclathonA team of eight intrepid cyclists represented Dundee Heritage Trust at the annual charityCyclathon around Dundee’s 26-mile Green Cycle Route on September 21st. Starting offfrom Camperdown House on a bright Sunday morning, the DHT team joined hundredsof other enthusiastic cyclists following the route anti-clockwise along Riverside Drive,through Broughty Ferry and round to the north of the city. The biggest drawback tocycling the route in this direction is the notorious climb along Harestane Road and LairdStreet, which once again separated the fit from theless fit. However, this is more than made up for by thelong downhill stretches through Templeton Woodsand Camperdown Park towards the finish line.All team members completed the circuit, mostarriving after about three and a half hours, but ourresident superhero Phil Turner set his own pace fromthe start and finished in just under two hours (and then cycled back home…).They raised approx £500 for Dundee Heritage Trust too!! Well done Team DHT.Ice Station DiscoveryFundraising has begun for an exciting project that could see a new Learning Centre builtat Discovery Point. The proposal is to install a Portakabin on the quayside between themain building and RRS Discovery. This would be specifically designed and constructed asa classroom, including a storeroom and cloakroom, and fitted out with worktops, sink,folding tables, stackable chairs and wheeled storage cupboards to provide a high standardof accommodation.To make the Learning Centre more visually appealing, the outside of the Portakabin willbe clad in the style of the Antarctic hut built by the crew of RRS Discovery on their arrivalin McMurdo Sound in 1902 hence the name ‘Ice Station Discovery’. This will add to theexperience of all our visitors by creating an additional point of interest between the exhibitionand the ship, as well as being an attractive building for educational groups to enter.This new Learning Centre will allow us to develop and expand upon our current educationprogramme by creating dedicated space. As well as our existing workshops we can alsointroduce additional activities such as science experiments, construction and art and crafts.We will also be able to have objects on open access for handling, and to put on display someof our larger and most exciting items such as the dog sledge, wooden skiing equipment andshipwright’s tools.If you would like to make a donation to this veryworthwhile project please contact Gill Poulter, HeritageDirector on 01382 309060or email gillpoulter@dundeeheritage.co.ukTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08
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