Resources by STEM Learning
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Everyone loves good movies, TV shows and fairy tales, but each of them contain a surprising number of opportunities for STEM to be explored. This resource set provides students with the chance to discover some of the ‘magic’ behind well-known movies, facts and fairy tales. Could you really make a skate board hover...
Street scene
The Frederick Bremer School used three days during the summer term ‘off timetable’ week for this project which included a day visit to King’s Cross Station with a STEM Ambassador from Transport for London (TfL). The visit provided students with insight into the issues and ideas regarding the redevelopment...
Student Survey: Linking STEM Curriculum Learning to Careers
These student surveys can be used to gain an understanding of your students perceptions of STEM careers and their aspirations for STEM further study. They are part of the STEM Learning online course, Linking STEM Curriculum...
Survive a zombie apocalypse
A terrifying virus has been spreading around the world. In a matter of weeks, it has killed 90% of the world’s population. Even worse, the victims don’t stay dead. Now, these zombies are roaming the streets looking for their next meal: your brains! Your challenge is to stay alive until scientists find a cure. Be...
Survive an Asteroid Impact
For the last few billion years an asteroid has been journeying through the cold expanses of space, on course to hit planet Earth! As it collides with the Earth, it lights up the skies and smashes the ground. Luckily for you, scientists saw it coming and you were evacuated to an underground bunker. Your challenge...
Survive on a Desert Island
You’re in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime sailing trip around the world. As you pass the tropics, you plough into a pile of floating debris. A large log smashes into your hull and your yacht quickly sinks. Luckily for you, you’re a great swimmer, and you can see a small island on the horizon. Unluckily for you,...
Sustainability for a greener world
Explore the world of sustainability through the knowledge and expertise of those seeking to effect change and make a difference. Through a series of videos, webinars, articles, ideas and practical activities young people aged 11 to 18 and their educators can expand their knowledge, question the world around them...
Take off
A two-part activity that starts with a group discussion about the factors that need to be considered when an aircraft takes off and lands. The second activity challenges student to design and make a model aeroplane and a mechanism or system for launching it.
Take your medicine
In this activity students investigate the rate of dissolution of different tablets in water and dilute hydrochloric acid (stomach strength, pH 2). They then record and interpret their observations by answering questions.
Teacher guide: enabling project based learning
This pack is intended to support teachers. This resource is focused on how to effectively recruit and engage STEM Ambassadors.
Project-based learning is a teaching method which...