Resources by CREST Awards
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Bronze award: Why do we use shampoo?
This resource describes independent project work investigating the effect of shampoo on hair and developing microscopy skills.
Bronze award: worldwide washing
The Youth Grand Challenges is a new STEM competition that aims to inspire students aged 11-to-19. This resource provides a selection of ideas for research or practical projects on the subect of the spread of disease.
Curriculum links include pathogens, bacteria, epidemics, pandemics, malaria, water borne...
Core award: measuring the properties of climbing ropes
In this project, students compare the properties of different kinds of climbing and safety rope. They design tests to measure properties such as breaking strength and Young’s Modulus, and c...
CREST and School-Company Relationships
By the British Science Association, the CREST Awards help students to tackle science with an investigative approach. This case study describes how Stroud High School have incorporated CREST Awards into their work with local specialist companies with the support of their local CREST Co-ordinator.
Teachers at...
CREST award: treatments for dehydration
In this project, students find out about the causes and consequences of dehydration. They will experiments to investigate the constituents of commercially available oral rehydration salts (ORS), a common treatment for dehydration.
Most re-hydration salts contain glucose and sodium...
CREST award: which fabrics are the best insulators?
In this project, students devise experiments to compare the insulating (thermal) properties of different materials, relating thier findings to what the manufacturers claim about the thermal properties of their fabrics.
The CREST Awards scheme is the only nationally recognised accreditation scheme for STEM project work for 5-19 year olds. Around 40’000 students in the UK gain CREST Awards every year through investigations and enquiry-based learning, supporting them to solve real-life STEM challenges.
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CREST Awards Through Industry-linked Projects
By the British Science Association, the CREST Awards help students to tackle science with an investigative approach. This case study describes how Queen Katherine's school science club have become involved with a local engineering company.
The company supports the club by involving them in research and...
CREST Awards Through Project-based Learning
By the British Science Association, the CREST awards help students to tackle science with an investigative approach. This case study describes how Charlton School gave Year Eight students a chance to undertake independent projects based on their individual enthusiasms.
Students worked towards a bronze CREST...
CREST Awards Through Work Experience
By the British Science Association, the CREST awards help students to tackle science with an investigative approach. This case study describes how BP used CREST awards to enhance their provision of work experience.
Students at BP worked on a research project for their work experience week. This involved...