Incredible inventions are based on the most basic principles, and yet the machines featured in this series can extend to extraordinary levels of complexity. Developed to help pupils understand these simple machines,...

Incredible inventions are based on the most basic principles, and yet the machines featured in this series can extend to extraordinary levels of complexity. Developed to help pupils understand these simple machines,...

Incredible inventions are based on the most basic principles, and yet the machines featured in this series can extend to extraordinary levels of complexity. Developed to help pupils understand these simple machines,...

Incredible inventions are based on the most basic principles, and yet the machines featured in this series can extend to extraordinary levels of complexity. Developed to help pupils understand these simple machines,...

VEX 123 STEM Labs activities offer ways to link physical computing and robotics to STEM and computing. These one-page exercises are designed to be easy to follow, for independent application for pupils. Each activity is designed around a ‘Play’ based concept to apply the computer science skills and concepts pupils...

A perfect introduction to design and technology for young children, this new series has been developed specifically to support the units in the Scheme of Work at Key Stage 1. Key information is presented through a...

Aimed at primary level, the activities within this pack demonstrate key ideas and concepts used in designing and constructing buildings such as: how levers and pulleys work, the properties of materials and the forces involved in different structures. Activities include: making a lever to lift a grown up, making...

Through this challenge, pupils will have the opportunity to explore and understand the everyday life of the Victorians. Pupils will have the opportunity to identify potential problems/areas of Victorian life where an invention could be useful and to use drawing, writing and speech to communicate their invention to...

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Astronauts have been taking photographs of the Earth from space for over 50 years and Earth observation ...

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

In this unit from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology, students design and make a simple tree structure using a variety of textiles, paper and card.

The unit allows students to handle and experience a variety of textiles and relate them to their everday uses. They make textile sample...

One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology in which students design a fridge magnet set that will appeal to young children.

The fridge magnets are made from layers, which add considerably to their attractiveness, and are used to hold up a list of commonly mis-spelt words....

'What do Levers do?' explores the simple mechanism of levers and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that make use of them. Large, clear photographs show the principle in practice and careful artwork aids...

'What do Pulleys and Gears do?' explores the simple mechanism of pulleys and gears and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that use them. Large, clear photographs show the principle in practice, aiding...