Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Festival

PEASAT (Pembrokeshire Extended Access to Science and Technology Project) is a project facilitated by the Pembrokeshire Darwin Science Festival in partnership with Pembrokeshire College. All sponsorship for this project has been funded by Dragon LNG and all facets of PEASAT have been offered at no cost, allowing schools and pupils to participate without financial constraints.

In it’s pilot year, 1230 pupils from 46 schools took part, these included:
St. Oswald’s School, Jeffreyston, Penally, Manorbier, Ysgol Bro Dewi St. David’s, Roch, Llangwm, Hubberston, Brynconin, Broad Haven, St. Teilos Tenby, Milford Haven Junior, Hakin, Johnston, Pentlepoir, Pembroke Dock Community, St. Marks Merlins Bridge, Ger y Lan Letterston, Wolfscastle, Monkton, Puncheston, Fenton Haverfordwest, Stackpole, Angle, Prendergast, Spittal, Tavernspite, Penally, Hook, Herbrandston, Lamphey, Brynconin, Glandwr, Eglwyswrw, Neyland, Bro Ingli Newport, Llanychllwydog, St. Florence, Goodwick, Glannau Gwaun Fishguard, Golden Grove Pembroke, Solva, Mathry, Hayscastle, Sageston, Burton and Cilgerran.

The pilot project consisted of three component parts:

• The programme provided a mobile IT Unit to visit schools, allowing pupils at 30 schools without broadband internet connection to make posters and presentations on energy efficiency, using web based information and pictures. In all, 47 schools received the visit which was accompanied by a science workshop on either electrical energy or a microscopy session using plankton to demonstrate food webs and adaptations.
• A visit to Pembrokeshire College to use the Darwin laboratory, again with the option of the electrical or plankton workshops.
• A field visit to the Milford Haven Port Authority Control Tower followed by a rock pool ramble at St. Brides Haven.

Following the successful pilot year in 2005, Dragon LNG continued its support into a second year and has recently agreed to extend this for a further 3 years.

Marten Lewis, Education Coordinator at the Darwin Centre who developed and runs The PEASAT Project says, "The pupils and staff at all of the schools that we worked with have been fantastic, and I would like to thank them all on behalf of everybody involved with the project. I would also like to thank Dragon LNG for the excellent financial support they have given us, without which, such projects just couldn’t be offered to all schools in Pembrokeshire."

PEASAT's working partners are: Dragon LNG, Pembrokeshire College, West Wales Eco Centre, Keep Wales Tidy and Milford Haven Port Authority.

Roch school enjoy a day river sampling at Brandy Brook, Newgale.

This visit was undertaken with Darwin and the Field studies Council, Dale Fort.

Hubberston school explore Tidal Energy

 

This visit was to the Carew Tidal Mill with Darwin and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

Downloadable Workbooks

The Darwin Project has created some workbooks which can be downloaded or printed which accompanied the site visits and projects carried out in the first two years.

View the Motor Magnets & Dynamos Workbook

View the Rivers, Pollution and Water Cycle Workbook

Click here to visit the Darwin Project Website