VirtualSpace

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- Engage and educate school students and the general public in STFC science and technology. We will highlight the science supported by STFC, the STFC facilities/equipment, and the people who work at the facilities.- Showcase the different career opportunities available to school students in STEM subjects. We will outline the education and qualifications needed, possible career paths and the day-to-day work of the highlighted careers, to give a insightful look at STEM careers for young people.- Develop high quality, innovative educational resources that highlight STFC's science & technology to the public and schools. We will use innovative new technologies, such as virtual reality, to better engage with students and the general public. This will also users to see and explore STFC science facilities and locations in a completely new and better way that ever before.- Test the effectiveness of using new technologies, such as Virtual Reality and 360 degree tours, in school education.- Reach diverse audiences, both school students and the general public, especially those who do not have easy access to STEM activities. This pilot project will target both English and Welsh medium schools in South Wales, ensuring that speakers of both langauges in Wales have access to these innovative and engaging resources. The impact on school children will be through improved science knowledge, knowledge of science facilities and information on STEM-related careers. The virtual tours (VTs), along with the curriculum-linked accompanying resources, will focus on educating users about the science, technology and engineering associated with each facility. These VTs will be run both in the classroom, and in the Oriel Science Exhibition Centre in Swansea as part of organised school visits to that venue. We will measure how much the students have learnt through the evaluation of the project using pre- and post-questionnaires. Secondly, the students will learn about the possible careers linked to each facility, through short interviews and biographies of employees at each facility (embedded in the VTs and associated materials). The students will be required to watch/read/listen to each employee's personal story in order to answer questions that are posed as part of the tour.The VTs that will be produced as part of this project are an engaging and innovative way of capturing the imagination of members of the public. At public events, a 'wow' factor is needed to draw people in to learn more about scientific facilities, and we see VTs as a great way of doing this. Public visitors to Oriel Science and attendees at public events that this project team attends will be able to engage with the VTs, promoting STFC science and facilities.The impact on the STFC will be through an increase in awareness of STFC as a whole, and of the science done/funded by STFC, and the existence of the facilities that are associated with STFC. By delivering the VTs in schools, public science centres and festivals, we will help to raise awareness of STFC and its facilities. Through information in the VTs, 3D models, interviews with staff at the sites and classroom exercises, we will run through the different STEM areas that are associated with each facility (see additional document for related curriculum links). The careers, roles and personal stories which are part of STFC will also be promoted in the VTs, showcasing STFC as a key employer in STEM areas.