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Polar Explorer Programme
Polar explorer
This selection of resources were created as part of the Polar Explorer programme in 2019, funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and managed by STEM Learning Ltd. The aim of the programme was to highlight the commissioning and building of the polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface, its automated submersible.
The resources provide activities and guidance to support schools to enrich the teaching of STEM subjects, by using the context of the construction and launch of the ship, and of polar science.
More details about the programme can be found on the British Antarctic Survey website.
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What Makes a Fast Boat?
This activity can be used to explore the relationship between shape and hydrodynamics (resistance).
Curriculum links include aerodynamics, resistance, forces, buoyancy and thrust. There are a number of useful links to...
Wind Tunnel Testing
In this activity, students explore the requirements of aerodynamic design through testing simple shapes in a wind tunnel and explain the link between the test results from a wind tunnel and air resistance. The activity focuses on students acquiring an understanding of...
Wind Turbine Role Play
There is much debate about reducing greenhouse gases and how renewable energy sources might form part of the answer. Most people agree that renewable energy is a good thing, but how do people react when a wind farm is proposed to be built near them? The following...
Whatever Floats Your Boat
In this floating boat challenge, students are to build a boat that can float and support 25 pennies for at least 10 seconds —without leaking, sinking, or tipping over. Each team has access to some plastic wrap, plastic straws, paper cups, duct...
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| Subject(s) | Climate Change, Science |
|---|---|
| Age | 5-7, 7-11 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx9dzw |
