Resources by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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Going nuclear
This resource requires students to consider the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy.
Suggested learning outcomes include:
- To understand how electrical energy is generated from nuclear fuel.
- To understand the advantages and disadvantages of generating...
Golden rules for programmable systems
In this activity, learners will self-assess and plan how to extend their current knowledge of programmable systems.
Grab it
This resource could be used as a short design and make project in Key Stage 2, or as the design and modelling stages of a project to make a grabber out of resistant materials.
In this activity, students will make a 'grabber' device from card.
Gravity free water activity
In this STEM activity, pupils will perform an experiment showing how the effects of air pressure can be used to seemingly defy gravity. Pupils will fill a glass with water, place a piece of card over it and turn it upside down, giving the opportunity to discuss how and why the water stays in the glass. This...
This collection of resources from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) uses the example of Howe Dell Primary School, which was designed with the principle of being a sustainable school, as a context for exploring a school's carbon footprint and the use of technology to reduce energy usage.
...Green School
Howe Dell School was commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council as an exemplar eco-school. It took eight years to plan and build and features a wide range of engineering solutions and green technologies. For example, the inter-seasonal heat transfer system uses the...
Greenhouse effect experiment
In this activity pupils will undertake a controlled experiment to investigate how gases in the atmosphere affect the heat in an enclosed environment, by tracking the change in temperature of a glass jar containing carbon dioxide against a control jar. They will learn about the greenhouse effect and the role of...
Half full or half empty
In this STEM activity through practical activity pupils will develop their understanding of capacity, volume and fractions such as halves and quarters, as parts of a whole object. Pupils will have the opportunity to see fractions at work as they fill two half sized glasses to the top before pouring them into...
Handmade recipe book
Designed to be accessible for all primary aged children, this activity guides you and your pupils through the simple steps to design and make their own recipe book. This could be carried out as part of a design and technology or maths lesson, and is simple to follow, making it suitable for learning at home and in...
Heart Rate Monitor
In this challenge, students are asked to consider the impact of people suffering from heart conditions, both to the individual and to wider society. They then generate ideas for using programmable systems to improve people’s health, and to monitor themselves. A video introduces the idea of a heart rate monitor, and...