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If you're talking STEM, Millenium Mathematics Project has loads of free maths puzzles/activities that use equipment that schools normally have (dominoes, counters etc). http://mmp.maths.org/ Jenny On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Jenny Beard < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Apologies for cross posting. > > Do you have any advice for potential event organisers based in schools, on > how they can organise a successful, engaging event for very little money? > > We are producing a document with advice and specific ideas for running very > cheap, but engaging school events or activities during National Science and > Engineering Week. We would love to include advice, tips and ideas directly > from people who have done this to encourage schools to get involved. > > Many schools want to get organise science related events but feel they > don't have the money or resources. Therefore we want to give them a range of > specific developed ideas and also general advice on how to arrange events > for a budget of £150 or less. > > Do you have any advice or ideas? If you do we would love to add it in. > > Thanks so much > > Jenny > > > > *__________________________________ > *Have you ever wondered how much our perceptions of dishonesty can vary? > This can have huge implications on the outcome of criminal trials - > particularly if you are on a jury. We've teamed up with Brunel University > and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to explore what public > perceptions of honesty really are. Tell us what you think by taking part in > our international scientific study here *www.honestylab.com*<http://www.honestylab.com/> then > find out the results at the *British Science Festival*<http://www.britishsciencefestival.org/> in > Surrey from 5 - 10 September 2009. > > *Jenny Beard > National Science and Engineering Week Officer > British Science Association > Wellcome Wolfson Building > 165 Queen's Gate > London > SW7 5HD* > > *T: +44 (0)20 7019 4937* > *F: +44 (0)20 7581 6587 > E: [log in to unmask] > Website: **http://www.britishscienceassociation.org*<http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/> > ** > > ***British Science Association is the operating name and registered > trademark of the British Association for the Advancement of Science* > > *Registered charity: 212479 and SCO39236* > > ***Please consider the environment before printing this email*** > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System on > behalf of > the British Science Association (http://www.britishscienceassociation.org) > ______________________________________________________________________ > ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************