1. Running a SAW Project Science Art Writing

2. Before you begin … Present the idea of a SAW project to staff and get them on side Decide scale of project e.g. whole school, key stage or year group Form a small team e.g. science, art, literacy coordinators, plus SMT representative, to help with organisation Decide dates of project – several days or whole week – allow at least 3 months planning time

3. Planning your project – an overview Choose your theme Decide on key words associated with your theme Search for images Choose the images that are most inspirational Plan learning to explore your theme through science, art and poetry

4. Choose your theme This may be a science curriculum topic that you would like to cover (e.g. forces) or another topic of interest (e.g. water)

5. Key words Make a list of key science words/concepts relevant to your chosen theme

6. Search the internet for images Look for high quality scientific images that illustrate the different facets of your theme Use the Science Photo Library website, this has an excellent search engine and fantastic images www.sciencephoto.com

7. Choose 6 – 8 images that are: Visually exciting Inspiring for Science, Art and Writing Avoid images that are too obvious or don’t illustrate the science of the theme

8. Allocate the images Check your school’s Science Scheme of Work and link appropriate images to year groups

9. Explore your theme Define the learning objectives Plan the lessons Find your experts

10. Finding the experts Contact STEM for science ambassadors Contact LA art gallery for artists Approach local secondary schools for the loan of science, art and English teachers Look on internet for poets and artists who regularly work with schools

11. Meetings Ensure that teacher and expert have the opportunity to meet (or email) to discuss ideas and plan activities Ideally do this a couple of weeks before the event

12. Using the images Introduce the images to stimulate interest and excitement about the science investigations OR Explore the images through the creative arts first – children have incredible imaginations

13. Finally … Remember that images can be used in a variety of ways Allow children the freedom to take ownership of their work Encourage children to find their own images Enjoy the project!

14. SAW at Hollingworth Science Art Writing

15. Salt As small as a speck, As big as a boulder, As white as snow, As spiky as a hedgehog, As sparkly as diamonds, As smooth as a dog’s tail, As rough as rock, When you eat something salty it’s like a firework in your throat.

16. Sharing Feedback to an assembly Display in communal area – put a sticker on the boards to show they are SAW outcomes Produce a Power Point/ booklet for wider community Display project on school website Invite the local press

17. Credits This Power Point summarises the suggestions of Anne Osbourn, founder of the SAW Project Thanks to the children, staff and ambassadors from Hollingworth School who have helped to pilot the project in Tameside