Surviving a Tropical Island - STEM Club 7-week Enrichment Project

This document includes a minimum of 7 sessions for a STEM CLub enrichment opportunity.

The weeks include:

1. Growing food from seed - students are tasked to isolate and plant tomato and chilli seeds.
2. Biodiversity Experts - students use the catch-release-re-catch technique to estimate the population of woodlice in your school ecosystem.
3. **Treasure Hunt - Students de-code riddles to find co-ordinates on a treasure map which correspond to coordinates at your school.
4. Electricity Generation - Students design and manufacture a water wheel to link to electricity generation in past centuries
5. Fishing for food - students dissect fish to undertsand organs and organ systems.
6. Hygiene Hiatus - Students use eggs and coconut to design new toothpaste in the absence of toothpaste on the tropical island.
7. Water Purification - Students are tasked to used evaporation and filtration to purify sandy salt water.

These sessions includes a dual-coded integrated instruction method worksheet to support student agency in the laboratory for every session.

These resources have been trialled and work effectively at embedding a STEM Curriculum at your school.

Practical inquiry must first undergo risk assessments in your department and be performed only with trained professionals, I accept no responsibility for what is done following the download of this resource - this resource is an example only and teacher’s must ensure their own safety measures are followed. **I take no responsibility for practical elements of this lesson – teachers must complete their own risk assessments and are entirely responsible for the safety of students. **