Resources by STEMFirst Ltd
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Cinderella
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of Cinderella and a follow on activity for children to carry out. In this activity, children act as engineers in order to help Cinderella with a problem. She needs a device that will time 20 seconds. Children work in teams to...
This collection provides several engineering or D&T activities that are set in the context of popular Fairy Tales. Each activity finds a problem that a character in the story has and asks children to come up with an engineering solution for the problem. Children then work together in teams to design and make...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In the activity children think like engineers in order to help Goldilocks build a chair that seats ALL the bears at once. First children find...
Hansel and Gretel
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of Hansel and Gretel and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In the activity, linked to programming and D&T, children help Gretel escape and rescue Hansel from the witch by writing step by step directions to get...
Jack and the Beanstalk
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In the activity children act as engineers in order to help Jack get his egg down the beanstalk. They design and make their solutions then test them...
Rapunzel
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of Rapunzel and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In the activity children act as engineers in order to help Rapunzel escape from her tower. Children work in teams to think about creative solutions for helping her...
Skills key to success guidance templates
Students learning where their strengths lie is key for employability skills. STEM Ambassadors can support you running a challenge to highlight the importance of skills and help students to 'stand out from the crowd'.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In the activity children act as engineers in order to help the three Billy Goats build a bridge. The bridge needs to be 40cm long and be strong...
The Three Little Pigs
This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of The Three Little Pigs and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In this activity children work like engineers in order to help the three little pigs build a house that protects them from the wolf. They design and...
Virtual visitor guidance templates
Invite a STEM Ambassador in from a specific company or job role to speak to your students by inviting them to virtually 'pop into a lesson'. STEM Ambassadors can talk or show a walk-around video of their lab, office or company.