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3M Worldlywise, which is designed to support the teaching of sustainable living to 11-16 year-olds, now boasts a new geography section in addition to the existing maths and science areas. There is also a new section for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Ambassadors – working people who volunteer their time to help school pupils look at these subjects and careers from a fresh perspective.

The interactive geography section covers a wide range of topics including farming, forestry, power stations, recycling, pollution and renewable energy, whilst the STEM section takes ambassadors straight to a suite of resources that have been designed specifically for classroom activities.

John Klee, corporate communications manager for 3M, said: “These new sections will not only help sustainable living to be taught as part of the geography curriculum but also provide STEM Ambassadors with some great off-the-shelf resources, helping to minimise the preparation time needed to deliver engaging activities to pupils.”

3M Worldlywise was launched in November 2009 to support the teaching of STEM subjects and encourage more students to study them beyond GCSEs and, ultimately, on to university. To date it has attracted 40,000 visits, and 1,000 teachers have registered to access more than 60 free classroom worksheets available on the site. These have been downloaded more than 25,000 times.

3M Careerwise encourages 11–14 year-olds to think about their interests and motivations. By answering a series of simple questions, they get a personalised profile and are introduced to short video interviews with real 3M employees who share some of their characteristics. The 3M employees discuss:
• what they were like at school
• what jobs they've done
• what they do now
• what advice they would give their teenage selves.
The latest of three free online resources from 3M, we hope STEM ambassadors will find this a useful tool to engage students in either individual activities or group discussions, helping them tho think about the sorts of careers they might like to pursue

Ideas for Biochemistry Ambassador Activities
http://www.biochemistry.org/Grants/EducationalGrants/ScientificOutreachGrants/Activitieslibrary.aspx

Engingeering Engagement Project ideas for Activities Ambassadors can use in STEM Clubs:
http://www.stemclubs.net/resources/eenp/eenp-stem-ambassador-activities,189,ART.html

Engineering UK have put together a general engineering careers presentation which Ambassadors might find useful. You can download it here: http://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=382826