As a pioneering world leader with 24 main sites employing 13,760 people in the UK, we are dedicated to helping enrich and enhance teaching and learning and to nurturing engineering talent for the future. Here you will find curriculum lesson plans, interactive resources and insights into STEM careers.
As a pioneering world leader with 24 main sites employing 13,760 people in the UK, we are dedicated to helping enrich and enhance teaching and learning and to nurturing engineering talent for the future. Here you will find curriculum lesson plans, interactive resources and insights into STEM careers.
‘MRI Experience’ was developed by Siemens Education to help reduced the fear of hacing an MRI scan as one in seven people have cancelled a hospital appointment because they are too scared to go!
Learning Objectives
To develop an understanding of the purpose of medical imaging.
To develop a positive disposition towards MRI imaging.
Find more curriculum linked resources at www.siemens.co.uk/education.
The Ingenious Engineering Augmented Reality (AR) app was developed to complement the design and technology national curriculum requirements for students in KS3. Ingenious Engineering is a fun and engaging way for students to learn more about inventions and innovations in engineering. Using the app, look at the Ingenious Engineering poster or CT scanner t-shirt and discover a series of AR animations and explainations of Siemens technology. As students complete the supporting worksheets they can explore the impact of automation, digitalisation and electrification on individuals, society and the environment.
Download the Ingenious Engineering from the App Store or Google Play.
Learning Objectives:
To name examples of new technologies and explain their use
-To understand the impact of automation, digitalisation and electrification on everyday life innovation
To understand the impact of developments in design and technology on individuals, society and the
environment
Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games at www.siemens.co.uk/education.
Energy Farm Interactive Game aims to introduce students to the challenges and opportunities of effectively managing a small-scale power system. Designed to complement the KS3 science curriculum, students are required to implement an energy system that meets the demand whilst minimising the cost and environmental impact.
Learning Objectives:
Different technologies can be used to provide energy for people and their work.
These different technologies have different pros and cons.
To set up a system to supply enough energy to meet demand whilst keeping costs down and minimising negative impact on the environment.
Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games at www.siemens.co.uk/education.
Designing the Future is a package of teaching resources designed to contextualise learning of computer-aided design (CAD) within current engineering practice. Using the Designing the Future Interactive and Siemens NX Student Edition students will find out how digital technologies are changing the way that products are manufactured and use some of those technologies themselves. The supporting teachers notes and student worksheets are designed to complement teaching of the KS3 Design & Technology programme of study and consists of three episodes of learning.
Learning Objectives:
To understand the product lifecycle of an everyday product.
To describe the common features of a CAD model.
To create basic model using Siemens NX Software.
Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games on www.siemens.co.uk/education.
This interactive PDF has been developed by Siemens for the use of work experience providers both within Siemens and wider industry employers. It aims to help ensure work experience is meaningful and beneficial for all involved. The guide includes: project ideas, student activities and general information enabling employers to provide best practice.
This version was created in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce Scotland and connects to Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy, Scotland’s Work Placement Standards and Scotland’s skills model – Meta-Skills, whilst demonstrating connections to the Work Placement unit qualifications young people may complete.
Find more curriculum linked resources at www.siemens.co.uk/education.
Siemens portfolio of STEM quizzes was created as part of the Siemens home learning portfolio of resources. Aimed at ages 7+ these quizzes will challenge aspiring scientists and their parents alike – perfect for the family to do together!
This quiz aims to cover the computing topics outlined in the national curriculum.
Learning Objectives:
To promote interest in computing as a future career.
To develop students ability to research topics that spark their interest.
Find more curriculum linked activities on www.siemens.co.uk/education.
Worksheet and information pack for KS3 Geography focused on cities and air pollution. Includes worksheets and activities on **Weather and Climate; Population; Urban Environments and Pollution; and Sustainable Growth and Technology. **
Also includes Teacher’s Notes.
Part of the Siemens portfolio of STEM quizzes the ‘Sustainability’ quiz was created as part of the Siemens home learning portfolio of resources and aligns to the KS2 Geography topic Sustainability.
Aimed at ages 7+ these quizzes will challenge aspiring scientists and their parents alike – perfect for the family to do together!
Find more curriculum linked activities on www.siemens.co.uk/education.
These resources contain a student activity and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS4 activity ‘Ringing True&’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of train wheel bearings and the key features of the RailBAM process. Students will learn the cost implications of maintenance to a business as well as using technical skills to solve problems.
Siemens Education’s KS4 Sustainability Activity introduces students to the definition of sustainability, the pillars of sustainability and the mega trends. This activity is designed to give students an insight into sustainability and what it means for a multi-national organization such as Siemens.
Find more curriculum linked resourse at www.siemens.co.uk/education.
Siemens’ Build a Wind Turbine Activity sheet is designed in introduce KS2 students to wind turbines though a hands on task. Students are required to cut and build their own model wind turbine before exploring how modifications can make their turbine spin faster.
Find more curriculum linked resources at wwww.siemens.co.uk/education.