A project aimed at engaging the academic interests of young people in the Conwy County has launched this summer. The Conwy STEM Project is designed to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths available in the community, for those who lack confidence in these fields.
Following on from a similar run project held in Porth Eirias during the summer of 2015, the Stem Project provides young people with four days of planned activities, free of charge. The aim of the project is to make STEM fun and interesting, whilst enabling young people to see its relevance in everyday life. This coincides with a National Assembly report outlining a STEM skills gap in Wales.
The organised activities of the STEM Project:
Science – Young people had the opportunity to spend time in the Techniquest planetarium at Glyndŵr University, learning about stars and planets with guidance from the expert team.
Technology – The Royal Society of Chemistry provided a Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) day which aimed to spark an interest in forensic science that young people may not already have.
Engineering – Sessions involving coding and the popular Lego robotics provided something for everyone and a good opportunity to promote a subject which many young people may not have the opportunity to participate in.
Maths – An ‘escape room’ was designed where young people will have to solve various maths and engineering based puzzles to escape the room. This highlights the use of STEM skills in everyday circumstances.
With the assistance of a £500 donation from the High Sheriff’s Crimebeat Fund, the STEM project was able to welcome over 275 young people to take part in their skill-building activities. In addition to giving these people further academic opportunities, the project has ensured that there are safe places accessible for youths during the summer period.
Cymraeg
Mae prosiect i geisio datblygu diddordebau academaidd pobl ifanc sy’n byw yn Sir Conwy wedi cael ei lansio’r haf hwn. Bwriad Prosiect STEM Conwy ydi sicrhau bod Gwyddoniaeth, Technoleg, Peirianneg a Mathemateg ar gael yn y gymuned, ar gyfer y rhai hynny sydd â diffyg hyder yn y meysydd hyn.
Yn dilyn o brosiect tebyg a gynhaliwyd ym Mhorth Eirias yn ystod haf 2015, mae Prosiect STEM yn cynnig pedwar diwrnod o weithgareddau sydd wedi’u trefnu i bobl ifanc, a hynny am ddim. Nod y prosiect ydi gwneud STEM yn hwyl a diddorol, ar yr un pryd â sicrhau bod pobl ifanc yn sylweddoli pa mor berthnasol ydynt i fywyd bob dydd. Mae hyn yn cyd-fynd ag adroddiad y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol sy’n amlinellu bwlch sgiliau STEM yng Nghymru.
Gweithgareddau trefnedig Prosiect STEM ydi:
Gwyddoniaeth – Cafodd y bobl ifanc dreulio amser yn Techniquest ym Mhrifysgol Glyndŵr. Cawsant gyfle i ddysgu am y sêr a’r planedau gydag arweiniad gan dîm o arbenigwyr.
Technoleg – Mi wnaeth Cymdeithas Frenhinol Cemeg drefnu diwrnod Ymchwilio i Leoliadau Trosedd er mwyn ceisio ennyn diddordeb y bobl ifanc mewn gwyddoniaeth fforensig.
Peirianneg – Trefnwyd sesiynau ar godio a roboteg Lego. Roedd hwn yn gyfle i dynnu sylw’r bobl ifanc at bwnc nad ydynt efallai wedi cael mewnbwn arno yn y gorffennol.
Mathemateg – Cynlluniwyd ‘ystafell ddianc’ lle’r oedd rhaid i’r bobl ifanc ddatrys amrywiaeth o bosau mathemategol a pheirianyddol cyn iddynt allu dianc o’r ystafell. Roedd hwn yn gyfle i danlinellu sut mae sgiliau STEM yn berthnasol i fywyd bob dydd.
Gyda chymorth rhodd o £5600 gan Gronfa Trechu Trosedd yr Uchel Siryf, llwyddodd prosiect STEM i groesawu dros 275 o bobl ifanc i gymryd rhan y gweithgareddau meithrin sgiliau. Yn ogystal â rhoi cyfleoedd academaidd i’r bobl ifanc hyn, mae’r prosiect wedi sicrhau fod yna lefydd diogel a hygyrch i bobl ifanc fynd yn ystod gwyliau’r haf.