The Rowett Institute, based at Aberdeen University, will provide a range of educational materials to help home schoolers during the coronavirus pandemic.
A variety of educational activities have been compiled and shared to benefit teachers, parents and learners.
The institute, which is a partner of the Scottish Environment, Food, Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI), has contributed alongside the other five partners to allow children to become “diet detectives”, try being a farmer and even learn how to manage a forest from the comfort of their own living rooms.
The materials range from children in primary two through to S3.
Dr Michelle Wilson-Chalmers of SEFARI said: “The unprecedented health crisis posed by Covid-19 means home schooling has become essential and SEFARI is working hard to ensure our educational activities are made readily accessible online to help.
“We are incredibly fortunate to have access to hundreds of experts across a variety of topics who are passionate about education and enjoy creating fun resources that aid learning.”
Dr Julia Mitchell of the Rowett Institute added: “Many people are juggling work, schooling and other commitments at the moment and so we are delighted to be able to offer our educational resources to assist in home learning.
“The Rowett Institute would normally undertake school and public events but current restrictions mean we are unable to do this so, thanks to technology, we are delighted to be able to offer these virtually and as part of a complementary suite of learning with our SEFARI partners.”
