Fellow’s Profile
Sai Pathmanathan
Fellow’s Profile
Sai Pathmanathan
Family science engagement and learning through storytelling and children’s media
Fellowship
Focus
Making science learning accessible in children's media and storytelling
Fellowship year
2016
Biography
I used to be a neuroscientist (working in a research lab), but decided to move into science communication and education. I have worked in science education at The Physiological Society, Nesta, Planet Science, Science in School, Ignite! and Queen Mary University of London, as well as for many others as a freelance science education consultant. I cover all STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects and all ages from nursery to postgraduate, currently with a particular focus on health and environmental engagement in primary schools. I organise events, training and workshops for school students, academics, schoolteachers and the general public, often using hands-on activities, storytelling and entertainment media. My Fellowship was to research these tools for family science engagement as well as ways to engage diverse audiences. I've written, produced and edited educational resources for mixed age groups and abilities. The environmental engagement side covered during my Fellowship has helped me run community outreach projects on plastic waste, and in writing my new book, Utterly Jarvellous: 50 Primary Science Activities You Can Do in a Jar.
Ideas
Activity
Fellows' updatesJanuary 2023 Fellow's update: Sai Pathmanathan
Science educator Sai Pathmanathan (CF 2016) has written a new book, Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure, which will be published in July.
Fellows' updatesJuly 2021 Fellow's update: Dr Sai Pathmanathan
Science education consultant Dr Sai Pathmanathan (CF 2016) presented at the Finding Ada Conference on 22 July. Sai discussed the topic of her Fellowship, which explored family science engagement and learning through storytelling.
Fellows' updatesMarch 2021 Fellow's update: Sai Pathmanathan
Science education consultant Sai Pathmanathan (CF 2016) wrote a book, Utterly Jarvellous, which was published on 4 March. The book shares accessible science lesson ideas for primary school pupils and was informed by her Fellowship, which investigated learning through storytelling.
Fellows' updatesJanuary 2021 Fellow's update: Sai Pathmanathan
Science education consultant Dr Sai Pathmanathan has been awarded funding from food brand Higgidy’s Seeds of Joy initiative this month, to support her project The Little Growers Club. This will help to create a community vegetable patch for children in Streatham.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Activity
Fellows' updatesJanuary 2023 Fellow's update: Sai Pathmanathan
Science educator Sai Pathmanathan (CF 2016) has written a new book, Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure, which will be published in July.
Fellows' updatesJuly 2021 Fellow's update: Dr Sai Pathmanathan
Science education consultant Dr Sai Pathmanathan (CF 2016) presented at the Finding Ada Conference on 22 July. Sai discussed the topic of her Fellowship, which explored family science engagement and learning through storytelling.
Fellows' updatesMarch 2021 Fellow's update: Sai Pathmanathan
Science education consultant Sai Pathmanathan (CF 2016) wrote a book, Utterly Jarvellous, which was published on 4 March. The book shares accessible science lesson ideas for primary school pupils and was informed by her Fellowship, which investigated learning through storytelling.
Fellows' updatesJanuary 2021 Fellow's update: Sai Pathmanathan
Science education consultant Dr Sai Pathmanathan has been awarded funding from food brand Higgidy’s Seeds of Joy initiative this month, to support her project The Little Growers Club. This will help to create a community vegetable patch for children in Streatham.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.