Introductions Your turn Please introduce your neighbour Let us
know: Do they have previous experience of visiting a
school/volunteering? What do they hope to get from this session
today? Why did they choose science as a career? What is the best
thing about their job as a scientist?
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Smart Futures Smart Futures is a Government-backed initiative
working with industry and education partners to promote science,
technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers to post-primary
students in Ireland. Aim is to improve the coordination of industry
outreach resources and encourage students to consider STEM subjects
at post-primary and third level.
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Smart Futures Co-ordinated by the SFI Discover Programme
partnering with the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme as well as
PharmaChem Ireland, Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of
Physics.
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Smart Futures School Visits Objective To grow awareness of what
scientists do and what skills they use/require and by doing so
Positively impact on those choosing STEM subjects Science as a
career
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What do we know? 9 of the top 10 global pharma-chemical
companies are located in Ireland Ireland is the largest net
exporter of pharmaceuticals in the world 7 of the top 10 selling
medicines are produced here 52k+ people employed in Irish and
multinational Life Sciences companies (in areas like
Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, BioPharma,
Food)
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What do we know? Chemical sector accounted for over 58% of
Irish exports in 2010 (worth 50.8bn) Industry like Allergan,
Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Genzyme, Merck, Elan have all recently invested
in Ireland 86k people employed in physics-based jobs and 80 jobs
per week announced in ICT Starting salaries for science, tech and
engineering graduates are between 24k- 31k
Group Work How would you present to a group? How to present
to/engage a primary school audience? How to present to/engage a
post-primary school audience? How is science or technology relevant
to the group in question? What questions would you expect from the
group?
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Reflect Be yourself Avoid jargon Dress casual Buddy up
Bring/Use Props Bring/Use Props Enjoy! Praise, praise, praise Every
idea is a good idea! Praise, praise, praise Every idea is a good
idea! The less formal the presentation is the better it works at
Primary Level Volunteer Tips for Success
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And now for your actual presentation!
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Your name here Type of Scientist Company
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Your Name Here Type of scientist Studied science at Science
subjects
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My typical working day
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End of your presentation
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Dos and Donts Information on Child protection and other issues
Read and sign Smart Futures Child Protection Statement Teacher must
stay in the room
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Whats next? Smart Futures takes requests for visits from
schools Indicate your availability and where you can travel to on
sign up form Smart Futures contacts you to arrange visits at a time
that suits Visit: www.youTube.com/DSEvideo to hear volunteers
talking about their careerswww.youTube.com/DSEvideo
