What is STEM?

STEM Challenges Unit

Pupils’ love being creative with this hands-on project. In this practical unit, pupils develop and apply Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills, and how each interrelates. Challenges: * Engineering bridge structures out of spaghetti * Engineering geodesic domes out of sweets * Upcycling waste into toys. Students familiarise themselves with the keywords, then there is a design and make task, applying their understanding of the theory learnt, which can be done in a group or individually. All lessons have strong cross-curricular links. There is also peer assessment with clear success criteria included. ♦ Starter Activity. ♦ Class discussion/individual tasks. ♦ Preparatory task. ♦ Practical main task. ♦ Consolidation task. Each challenge is planned as a double lesson (90/120 minutes). --- If you enjoyed this project/scheme of work. Please visit my shop where there are a range of creative and engaging design and engineering projects. ↠This file may be zipped. Once downloaded right right-click the file and select ‘extract all’ to open. ↞ ✎Please note I am a UK seller and unless otherwise stated the product uses standard English. This should not affect the use of this product in other countries. ✎ ♥ After using this product please leave a rating and comment. ♦ If there are any issues with the product please contact me (via the Ask a Question tab) before leaving feedback. © DesignandEngineering