Before your visit Essential reading before you begin. It is
advisable to become a Science and Engineering Ambassador (SEA).
First - contact the school - Always discuss your visit, in
advance, with the teacher concerned. Whenever possible meet the
head teacher. School science co-ordinators are good first
contacts. - Read the webpage on safety, discuss and agree them
with the class teacher. - Always reach an agreement with the
class teacher that she will be present throughout your visit.
This will mean that the teacher will know what you have done,
and learn as you speak to the children. Also the material may be
incorporated in future lessons. - Check whether your talk is
happening in a wider context which you may link with; such as a
science week. - If you need apparatus e.g. magnets or Newton-
meters, arrange this in advance so that they will be available.
(Sometimes these things may be present in a school but known by
a different name.) - Discuss and agree how you will present the
material. - Many schools hav