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Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free

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Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free
Cybersecurity literacy
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Cybersecurity literacy

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM/Computing clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Computing and PSHE. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Prof Doug Jacobson who has designed courses for secondary/high school and college students that teach cybersecurity literacy. This resource also contains an interview with Prof Jacobson. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Prof Jacobson’s work and activities based on the safety of passwords. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Accompanying animation: How are advances in technology improving dietary assessment?
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Accompanying animation: How are advances in technology improving dietary assessment?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this animation can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 technology and food science. This animation explains the work of dietitians Professor Deborah Kerr and Associate Professor Carol Boushey, and computer engineer Associate Professor Fengqing (Maggie) Zhu. They have teamed up to combine their expertise to develop new technologies to improve dietary assessment. The article on which this animation is based can be found at the link below, along with an activity sheet, animation script and podcast. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How are advances in technology improving dietary assessment?
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How are advances in technology improving dietary assessment?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 technology and food science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of dietitians Professor Deborah Kerr and Associate Professor Carol Boushey, and computer engineer Associate Professor Fengqing (Maggie) Zhu. They have teamed up to combine their expertise to develop new technologies to improve dietary assessment. • This resource also contains interviews with Deborah, Carol and Maggie and offers an insight into careers in dietetics and technology. If your students have questions for the team, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Deborah, Carol and Maggie will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research and challenges them to design an app to improve an aspect of health or healthcare. • In the accompanying podcast, Deborah shares the importance of taking opportunities that come your way and not worrying if you don’t have a plan worked out. • An animation about the team’s work is available through the weblink, along with a downloadable script. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Can you trust what you see online?
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Can you trust what you see online?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science and ICT. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Gang Wang and Jaron Mink, computer scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA. They are investigating how we interact with deepfakes and phishing attempts and how to protect us from their harmful effects. • This resource also contains an interview with Gang and Jaron and offers an insight into careers in cybersecurity. If your students have questions for Gang and Jaron, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Gang and Jaron will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Gang and Jaron’s research and challenges them to consider how cybersecure they are online. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How machine learning is revolutionising materials science
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How machine learning is revolutionising materials science

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering, Physics and Computer Science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Dane Morgan and Dr Ryan Jacobs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US who are investigating the opportunities and challenges posed by machine learning for the field of materials science and engineering (MS&E). • This resource also contains interviews with Dane and Ryan. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Dane and Ryan will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dane and Ryan’s research, and tasks them to research how machine learning has impacted different fields of research. • The animation summarises their research and is accompanied by a script for accessibility. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Bias, assumptions and emotions: why we think what we think
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Bias, assumptions and emotions: why we think what we think

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Computer Science, Psychology and Sociology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Andrew (Andy) Perfors, at The University of Melbourne in Australia, who is studying the nature of bias and other features of cognition, and even applying these findings to machine learning. • This resource also contains an interview with Andy. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Andy will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Andy’s research, and tasks them design a cognitive science experiment. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Using climate models to predict the future of the planet
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Using climate models to predict the future of the planet

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography and Information Technology/Computing. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Alan Condron from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA. A climate modeller, he is investigating past incidences of climate change to model future changes to our planet’s climate. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Alan Condron about his work and career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Dr Condron, you/they can send them to him online. All you need to do is to go to his article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Dr Condron will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Condron’s research and challenges them to design a computer model. • The PowerPoint reiterates some of the points in the article. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Artificial intelligence: teaching computers to understand our language
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Artificial intelligence: teaching computers to understand our language

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science and ICT. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Yulan He, a computer scientist at the University of Warwick, UK. She is building artificial intelligence models that can understand written language. • This resource also contains an interview with Yulan and offers an insight into careers in artificial intelligence. If your students have questions for Yulan, they can send them to her online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Yulan will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Yulan’s research and challenges them to explore how their understanding of a simple sentence can change depending on the emphasis given to different words. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How do we boost cybersecurity for the future?
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How do we boost cybersecurity for the future?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science and mathematics. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • Dr Theodore (Ted) Allen is a mathematician and computer scientist based at the Ohio State University in the USA. He is developing a framework for cybersecurity and computer inspections to ensure there are no bugs in computers and that any potential vulnerabilities are identified. • This resource also contains an interview with Ted about his career path. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Ted will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Ted’s work, and has activities - including cyber security games. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Using augmented reality for trigonometry
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Using augmented reality for trigonometry

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Maths and Computer Science It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Wenya Xu who was part of a team at Jackson State University in the US which devised a learning tool that uses augmented reality to help students learn trigonometry. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Xu. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Xu’s research and activities that consider further uses of AR in the classroom. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
KS4-5: Finding new renewable energy sources with theoretical chemistry
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KS4-5: Finding new renewable energy sources with theoretical chemistry

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 15-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, in science/computer clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Chemistry: chemical and allied industries, energy changes in chemistry, structure, bonding and the properties of matter; Computing and Maths. It is also internationally relevant. It can be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers The article includes an explanation of fuel cells and why they are a potential renewable energy source, an interview with theoretical chemist Dr Mark Tuckerman and an overview of theoretical chemistry i.e. what is it and how does it compare to synthetic chemistry? The activity sheet includes discussion points - seven questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to free lessons in computer programming, and instructions on how to make a potato clock. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
What nuclear war would mean for the planet
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What nuclear war would mean for the planet

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This resource introduces the work of Professor Brian Toon, of the University of Colorado Boulder in the US, who uses atmospheric modelling to investigate the effects of nuclear weapons on the climate. The predictions of his models have even helped influence world leaders to move away from nuclear warfare. • This resource also contains an interview with Professor Toon. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Professor Toon will reply! • It also includes an activity sheet, which contains ‘thinking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Professor Toon’s research and challenges them to consider how they would use scientific facts to influence world leaders. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Data science: discovering hidden patterns in data
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Data science: discovering hidden patterns in data

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Maths and Computing. . It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Eric Chi, a data scientist based at North Carolina State University in the US, who investigates patterns in massive datasets. His research provides insights into voting, consumer film preferences and neuroscience studies, to name but a few areas! • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Chi and a student who has worked with him on a data science training programme. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Chi’s research and challenges them to look at different scenarios from a data science perspective. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks
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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 ICT and PSHE. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • These days, we are all online, but it is difficult to have a full understanding of the risks this entails. This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Shujun Li and his colleagues, Sarah Turner, Dr Rahime Belen-Saglam and Dr Virginia N. L. Franqueira at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent in the UK, who are working on enhancing people’s awareness of the risks of online false information and sharing personal data online. • This resource also contains an interviews with the iCSS team. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research, and tasks them to think about the personal data they share online. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Could computer programs match the abilities of our brains?
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Could computer programs match the abilities of our brains?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Pavel Borisov and Professor Sergey Savel’ev, physicists at Loughborough University, UK. They are exploring how new advances in technology can help to create an artificial brain. • This resource also contains an interview with Pavel and Sergey and offers an insight into careers in artificial intelligence. If your students have questions for Pavel and Sergey, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Pavel and Sergey will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Pavel and Sergey’s research and challenges them to explore how artificial neural networks are being used to train self-driving vehicles and to decipher ancient writings. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Humanitarian engineering - How can we tackle energy poverty in refugee camps?
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Humanitarian engineering - How can we tackle energy poverty in refugee camps?

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, engineering/computing/STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering and Computing It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of pervasive computing expert, Dr Elena Gaura of Coventry University, and her work on an amazing humanitarian engineering project that provided energy to refugee camps in Rwanda and Nepal. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Gaura. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Gaura’s work and links so they can find out more about the HEED project. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Sustainable pest management
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Sustainable pest management

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, computing/STEM/environmental clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science, agricultural and environmental studies. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains how Dr Christian Nansen, of the University of California, devised the Smart Spray app with the help of two computer science undergraduates. This resource also contains an interview with the students involved. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Christian’s work and activities based on sustainable pest management and application of the Smart Spray app. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Quantitative social science: Understanding Society
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Quantitative social science: Understanding Society

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science and Maths. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Alita Nandi and Nicole D. James, quantitative social scientists working on the University of Essex’s longitudinal study, Understanding Society. • This resource also contains interviews with Alita and Nicole. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. They will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Alita and Nicole’s research, and challenges them to devise their own longitudinal survey. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further talking points. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
I, chatbot: How ‘human’ should chatbots be?
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I, chatbot: How ‘human’ should chatbots be?

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Suitable for 14–19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, in STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Oli Buckley, an associate professor in cyber security at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is investigating ways to optimise chatbot technology for individuals and increase the trust needed for ensuing conversations to help users. • This resource also contains an interview with Oli and offers an insight into careers in computer science. If your students have questions for Oli, they can send the questions to him online by visiting the Futurum link below, scrolling down to the end and typing in the question(s). Oli will respond! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Oli’s research and encourages them to explore how much and in what context people are willing to share different types of sensitive information with chatbots. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Can machine learning cope with the erratic and uncertain nature of the real world?
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Can machine learning cope with the erratic and uncertain nature of the real world?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Haipeng Luo, a machine learning scientist at the University of Southern California, USA, who is developing reinforcement learning algorithms that can function in changing environments. • This resource also contains an interview with Haipeng and offers an insight into careers in machine learning. If your students have questions for Haipeng, they can send them to him online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Haipeng will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Haipeng’s research and challenges them to explore the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!