Having focused on Scratch / Makey Makey integration this term with St Mary’s, Swindon – we built a game called Squirrel Jeopardy – where the aim is to feed the hungry squirrels whilst avoiding prowling Pine Martens.
Regular video updates of those wonderful animals, and live feeds of the woodland in Northern Ireland, inspired us.
Next week one primary school in Northern Ireland will be building, then testing, an outdoor robot in the woodland..
Cue some disassembly prep!
In preparation for the first Space To Learn school visitors of 2025, we have found a tent that wouldn’t look out of place in a 1950s war movie!
Northern Irish weather being predictably unpredictable – we hope that it will shelter people, and technology, in equal measure!
There have been so many {animal} visitors to the Transmission Zone this month!
The IFO Themes are taking shape too – please click on each to explore further.
A busy month:
The woodland is filled with Spring life – which in turn is inspiring pupils in Primary, Secondary and Alternative Provision contexts.
Projects continue to be based on the monitoring of native species in their outdoor habitats in the Mountains of Mourne.
This takes place from within classrooms in and around Swindon.
The therapeutic benefits of live-linked learning, directly connected to the wild, are becoming increasingly evident – with engagement from otherwise reluctant pupils. This interest is being sustained and built upon each week.
Red squirrels bounding about in Mourne Park at this time of year – sometimes in slow motion, joy!
Marvellous Musical Machine: Micro:Bits connected to servos creating musical instruments for ASD therapeutics and expression
