Resources by Engineers Without Borders UK
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This collection is produced by Engineers Without Borders UK (EWB) , an international development organisation that aims to remove barriers to development through engineering. It contains resources which challenge children to discuss big issues facing the modern world and the challenges this poses for engineers...
Power for everyone everywhere
This activity allows pupils to explore the principles of wind turbine movement, apply them and work in teams to plan and build a miniature wind turbine. Turbine performance is also evaluated after testing.
The activities introduce the notion of unequal access to reliable electricity in the world and the...
Power for everyone everywhere
Power for Everyone Everywhere is a workshop designed to encourage pupils to explore the global challenges associated with access to clean and reliable electricity around the world. Pupils learn about the importance of electricity to people’s everyday lives and the role that engineering infrastructure plays in the...
This collection includes engineering and science resources aimed at primary school children.
Shelter for the World
This resource pack introduces the concepts of shelter and shelter deprivation around the world to students in Key Stage Two. It highlights the challenges people face in their daily lives when their homes do not provide adequate shelter. It linked to the curriculum areas of design and technology, geography and PSHE...
Water Engineering and Sustainability
This resource pack can be used to highlight issues such as global water scarcity, the challenges people face when sourcing water and maintaining a water supply in developing countries and the role of the engineers in solving these problems.
Following a quick quiz, a presentation introduces the scale of local...
Water for everyone everywhere
Water for Everyone Everywhere is a hands-on enquiry based workshop that enables pupils to explore the global issues associated with water access and the role that engineering plays in water distribution. In the main activity, the general principles of how filters work are explained before a team activity to build...
Water for everyone everywhere
Water for Everyone Everywhere is a workshop designed to encourage pupils to explore the global challenges associated with access to safe and clean drinking water around the world. Pupils learn about the importance of water to people’s everyday lives and the role that engineering infrastructure plays in the...
Water for the World was developed jointly by Engineers Without Borders UK (EWB) and Arup, a global firm of engineering consultants and specialists. There are three resources, investigating issues of water scarcity, sourcing and supply and showing how engineers can help to solve problems. Although initially designed...