INSPIRE Project – INtroducing Science in schools PrImarily through leaRning by discovEry

REDUCE CO2 EMISSION OR DIE

19/08/202119/08/2021 Lakhvir Singh

Climate Action Article By Niloo Chantel Bitarafan Sponsored by Factories of the Future (C4FF) on behalf of Coventry and Warwickshire Air Quality People’s Chamber (CW- AQPC) Written on 15th of August 2021. Did you know that the average person worldwide is responsible for 5 tons of CO2 emissions annually? Did you know that our planet…

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Air pollution link to mental health

30/04/202130/04/2021 Lakhvir Singh

Author: Professor Reza Ziarati – Chair of CW-AQPC. In a study carried out by Dr Helen Fisher[2] it has been found that those who grow up amid heavy traffic pollution have higher rates of mental illness by age 18. The study has demonstrated that children growing up in our biggest cities face a greater risk…

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Inspiring the next generation – Fan boats workshop for engineers and STEM ambassadors

18/03/202118/03/2021 Lakhvir Singh

Wednesday 26th May 7-8pm (Virtual) This is a virtual workshop aimed at encouraging adult participants to inspire and enthuse the next generation about STEM through fun, engaging design and build experiences. It is supported by IMechE Midland Region and Professor Reza Ziarati of Centre for Factories of the Future (C4FF) It involves a practical session…

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Special Award for Best Practice Helping the Environment – Allesley Hall School

23/02/202103/03/2021 Lakhvir Singh

C4FF, Berkeley House (BH), has nominated a prize (Involving Pupils in Climate Action Activities) to CW-AQPC for presentation to Allesley Hall School. The Prize is a C4FF certificate and a cheque to the School for £250. The pupils from the school were involved in doing the gardens at their school. Their work was considered worthy…

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Fun Engineering Project for Primary Schools – Inspiring the Engineers of the Future

22/02/202103/03/2021 Lakhvir Singh

The popular and successful IMechE “fan boats in primary schools” initiative, developed by Fellow and STEM educator Caroline Alliston, was launched in Western region in 2015. It was subsequently adopted in the Midland and South Eastern regions. A planned roll out in Scotland last year was postponed due to the pandemic. Now, in collaboration with…

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CW-AQPC Prize

11/11/202011/11/2020 Lakhvir Singh

C4FF’s Business Centre, Berkeley House (BH) has nominated a prize (Involving Pupils in Climate Action Activities) to CW-AQPC for presentation to Allesley Hall School. The Prize is a C4FF certificate and £250 donated by BH. The pupils from the school were involved in doing the gardens and ground work. Their work was considered worthy of…

Air Quality Monitoring Project

02/10/202002/10/2020 Lakhvir Singh

Professor Reza Ziarati, chairman of C4FF and coordinator of INSPIRE Group had a meeting with Kathryn Kroon (STEM Coordinator – Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes; STEM Ambassador Hub East Midlands). Kathryn shared a copy help sheets compiled explaining the project and to support the sensor build for the summer projects and a photo of the kit box delivered to ambassadors and students. Kathryn mentioned that they are only at the start of our project in the East Midlands as Kathryn and her group have not been able to get into schools. Due to supporting the Nuffield and NCS projects over the summer they have in essence trialled out these kits prior to going into schools and she have been working with 16-17-year-old students. In the East Midlands they have engaged STEM Ambassadors to ease the process of their technical installation and use in schools at both primary and secondary level.

AQM kit Box

Click to see AQM Project Monitoring Kit

Click to see AQM Project Help sheet

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School Assignment: Winners awarded at the Midlands Engineering Dinner

19/12/201919/12/2019 Lakhvir Singh

This year Professor Ziarati has chaired and organised the Midlands Engineering Dinner. At the dinner, the winners of Air Quality School Assignment were awarded by Professor Ziarati. To read the full report, click here

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School Assignment: Pollution in the Air – A Local and Global Concern

19/12/2019 Lakhvir Singh

1. Air Emission Overview As the booming in industrialisation and shipping industries have taken place in last few decades, the use of fossil fuel or Hydrocarbon has also increased drastically. The fossil fuel consists of Hydrogen, Carbon and Sulphur which, when burnt, turn into water vapour, CO2 and CO, various kinds of Sulphur Oxides (SOx),…

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Supporting STEM at Schools

11/03/2019 Lakhvir Singh

Visit was made to Kingsley Primary and Secondary Schools in Leamington, Warwickshire. The purpose of the visit was to consider establishing pilot Imagineering Club and as to this can integrate with the schools own STEM/STEAM efforts. Professor Bob Shanks (Imagineering Coordinator) and Professor Reza Ziarati (C4FF Chairman) visited the schools and had discussions with key…

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