News

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Children playing STEM Charades at a table
Research

What children's hands tell us about their science thinking

We watched more than 500 children explain science. Their hands often got there before their words.

27 October 2026
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Cards from the STEM Charades Planet Earth edition
New editions

Planet Earth: our newest edition

Made with Dynamic Earth, SSERC and teachers. From oceans and animals to fossil fuels and solar power.

27 October 20261 min read
Professor Andrew Manches explaining how to play STEM Charades
Video

How to play STEM Charades

Pick a card, spin, then explain it with talk, gesture or both.

27 October 20261 min read
How to play STEM Charades: card, spinner and gestures
Events

Talking gesture at ASE Scotland

I gave a keynote on the body's role in learning STEM ideas.

27 October 20261 min read
Professor Andrew Manches
Research

Our free article for teachers on Embodied Learning

The key ideas from Move2Learn, written for the classroom and free to read.

27 October 20261 min read
Cards from the STEM Charades Science edition
Research

Looking back: our Scottish Knowledge Exchange Award

In 2022 our Move2Learn work with Glasgow Science Centre and SSERC won the Making a Social Difference prize.

27 October 20261 min read
A child holding up STEM Charades cards
In the classroom

Five ways to bring gesture into science lessons

Simple ideas from our research, starting with two words: "show me".

27 October 20262 min read