Subject: Art and Design
WeCount Schools – explore air pollution and traffic in your local area
We are very excited to share a brand new series of educational STEM resources for KS2 and KS4 pupils developed by EU citizen science project WeCount and DETI Inspire. WeCount Schools resources cover a wide range of subjects, all curriculum linked, supporting children to learn about the grand challenges’ cities face in relation to urban… Continue reading WeCount Schools – explore air pollution and traffic in your local area
The West in Minecraft
If you could completely re-design your city, your street, your home, what would you do differently? The West in Minecraft educational resources take a digital, play-based approach to support children to develop their own ideas and problem-solving skills, and engage with engineering as a creative and diverse subject that can impact the world around us.… Continue reading The West in Minecraft
Sustainable Materials – free school resources and competition for Bristol schools
It’s vital to keep students engaged in STEM subjects throughout school and beyond. To support and encourage the next generation of engineers, the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol have developed a STEM pack which can be used to introduce students to sustainability and composites. The primary school STEM pack explores the topic of renewable energy and… Continue reading Sustainable Materials – free school resources and competition for Bristol schools
New 15 Minute STEM Book from Bristol-based Author
Bristol-based author and primary school teacher, Emily Hunt, has recently published a second book in her STEM activity series – 15 Minute STEM! 15-Minute STEM Book 2 offers 40 more quick and creative STEM activities for 5-11 year-olds, designed to enhance the children’s learning and provide hooks to get them thinking about new concepts. You… Continue reading New 15 Minute STEM Book from Bristol-based Author
Whistlestop Science Weeks: Ready-to-go mini science events to liven up lockdown
The Primary Science Teaching Trust have released a brand new resource to help liven up the lockdown! Whistlestop Science Weeks are ready-made themed daily suggestions for short science activities, questions and challenges that children can do at home or in school. They are designed to be completely adaptable and work as great science conversation starters… Continue reading Whistlestop Science Weeks: Ready-to-go mini science events to liven up lockdown
Save The North Pole with Kids Invent Stuff
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) have released their new festive film, sharing the magic of Christmas and a commitment to engineer a better, more sustainable world with the help of the next generation of innovators. Santa and his Chief Elf are on a mission to… Continue reading Save The North Pole with Kids Invent Stuff
Building an understanding of diabetes with Minecraft
Science Hunters engages children of all ages with science using the popular computer game Minecraft. The inside of the human body, and all its organs, cells and molecules can be tricky to visualise, and that makes it difficult to understand how conditions like diabetes work. We can use things like models to help us see… Continue reading Building an understanding of diabetes with Minecraft
Starters for STEM – designed for home-learning
STEM Learning have created “Starters for STEM” – short prompts to kick off an investigation, activity or discussion – all easily engaged in from home or within bubble classes. Sheets of 10 starters have been produced weekly since the start of the school closures – so there are loads to get dug into! Each starter… Continue reading Starters for STEM – designed for home-learning
How to explore a local aviation theme with your class?
The doors to Concorde’s hangar and Aerospace Bristol‘s other amazing exhibitions and learning spaces may be closed currently, but they don’t want the aviation fun to stay grounded. So they’ve been busy creating and curating loads of home learning resources… At Home with Aerospace Bristol is packed full of activties, accessible archives, intriguing videos and… Continue reading How to explore a local aviation theme with your class?
Activities to spark the gift of curiosity
Want to get your class doing something hands on while they’re stuck at home? Try this website for an extensive list of fun science activities – Gift of Curiosity The activities are sorted according to different themes, whether that’s colours, states of matter, seasonal activities or those that use baking soda and vinegar! It’s all… Continue reading Activities to spark the gift of curiosity
