STEM Ambassadors on Teachers TV

Article posted: 11 November 2009

These inspirational role models will feature in a series on Teachers TV starting 9 November 2010 at 10.00pm.

9 November at 10.00pm

In the first of the series Planetary Scientist and STEM Ambassador, Sheila Kanani, demonstrates how it's possible to cook up a comet in the classroom, talks about her work on the Cassini spacecraft, currently orbiting Saturn, and explains to students how they can follow in her footsteps and pursue a career in space science.

Visit www.teachers.tv to watch Sheila in action

9 November at 10.15pm

In the second programme Spacecraft Engineer and STEM Ambassador, Faye Cashman, shows students her multi-million pound Mars rover robot. To land a Mars rover safely on another planet requires a suitable landing craft and Faye set the students the challenge of building a landing craft for an egg. Faye also gives a guided tour of her workplace, providing an insight into what it is like to work in the space industry.

Visit www.teachers.tv/video/38079 to watch Faye in action

The remaining four shows, to be shown on Teachers TV on Monday 16 and 23 November, will feature four more STEM Ambassadors:

16 November

10.00pm - Trainee Plant Analyst, Charlotte Bailey

10.15pm - Applications Engineer, Chris Styles

23 November

10.00pm - Entrepreneur, Graham Gannon

10.15pm - Medical Physicist Leo Garcia

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