An inspiring poster for upper primary school pupils showing how engineers transform the way we design buildings. 

Aimed at upper primary, this resource contains a series of lessons which explore forces and flight through a practical challenge where children work in teams to investigate materials and then design, make and test their own gliders. The first lesson sets the scene and introduces the problem as well as some basic...

Aimed at primary level, this resource provides a cross-curricular design and technology project which links to work on the properties and uses of materials and in particular floating and sinking. Throughout the lessons children design and make a floating island and discover more about the work of engineers...

This is one of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within science and design and technology. This resource focusses on identifying whether or not everyday products are made from magnetic materials.
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If you throw a ball into the air it comes down again at once. Why doesn't an aeroplane fall to the ground ? How does such a heavy machine get up there in the first place ? The answers to these and...

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This book is part of the Archive Collection which is available to view at the National STEM Learning Centre.

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Produced by the Industrial Trust, Business & Education South Yorkshire and JIVE (Joint Interventions), this leaflet identifies hints and tips to help organisers of visits to industry. Often organisations that are prepared to offer industrial visits to their sites are unaware of the action they can take to make...

Imagine being given a sackful of money and being told to build a roller coaster. You’d definitely want it to be the best roller coaster in the world. But how do you go about...