A great challenge lesson that I use regularly with students of all ages. The aim is to develop an understanding of structures and construction in a creative practical way. Students work as a group to build the tallest freestanding structure out of spaghetti and tape. The structure has to support the weight of the marshmallow. Students can be encouraged to take an iterative approach to building their structure by assessing the structure at intervals and building upon it. Lesson includes a slideshow with information about the challenge and how triangulation is used in construction. An evaluation worksheet that can be used during manufacture or at the end of the lesson as a plenary task.

This STEM activity is a great group activity for your students. The challenge in this activity is to design a more efficient parachute to jump out of the Battle Bus. The students need to work together to complete the challenge and experiment given. This Fortnite activity is perfect for a back to school activity or all year around. You do not need to know what Fortnite is (your students will) to do this challenge, but this will earn you your kids respect and you will be that “cool” teacher. Included in this resource are teachers notes, student questions, the experiment, a PowerPoint on the history of flight and comprehension questions to go with the presentation. Everything you need to make a fun filled activity with your students. SCIENCE: Students will use skills in the scientific method: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating. TECHNOLOGY: Students can document learning through the use of digital technology. ENGINEERING: Students will devise and implement a strategy to construct Marble Roller Device. MATH: Students will explore measurement, graphing, statistics, patterns, and build mathematical knowledge through problem solving

In this stem challenge students will build a boat to move items from one side of the room to another. This is a really simple Stem challenge that is fun and exciting. What is in the packet: 1. STEM Challenge teacher lesson page 2. Prototype worksheet 3. Results/Reflection worksheet

Looking for a fun STEM challenge for your students? Easy prep and loads of fun!! Kids just love to make and throw paper planes! Did you know that National Paper Plane Day is celebrated each year on MAY 26TH?? A great way to get some sneaky fitness in as your kids run around retrieving their planes Relaxation- origami is a proven relaxation technique with hidden health benefits Bonding and healthy competition Design challenges- encourage your students to test their designs and search the internet for different plans and models. What improvements worked? Great to use as a research tool and introduction to the topic of flight. What is included in this resource? -This resource comes with a powerpoint presentation to share with your students with clickable links to take you to some fabulous YouTube demonstrations of varying levels of difficulty, to encourage and challenge your students -The worksheets use informal, metric and imperial measurement depending on which country you are in or which age group you are working with. -A versatile resource which can be used for both math and science lessons -View preview for complete information! What people are saying about this resource "My students loved using these resources to learn about scientific methods. I had students learn about the steps of the scientific method and make their hypotheses before creating and flying the airplanes. " “This was a great end of the year activity that I was able to easily adapt for use with my 7th grade students. They loved it!” “Turn their hobby into a learning opportunity!!” “Great resource, easy to implement and engaging!” This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Careers of the Week Information Sheets pack includes the following information for each job role: pay scale information, facts associated with the job, information about what the career involves, a picture relating to the career, what to do to get into the career in terms of qualifications and progression opportunities for the future. Current roles included in the pack are: Laser Physicist Environmental Science Technician Animator Astronaut Patent Attorney Analytical Textile Technologist Archaeologist Acoustics Engineer Astronomer Botanist Chemical Engineering Climate Scientist Consumer Scientist Criminal Intelligence Analyst

This is a great activity to do as a 'How Science Works' activity. It can be done as a relaxed competition or it could be structured into a Physics topic such as pressure or forces. Included is a powerpoint to guide the class through the activities, a 'finances' sheet for each team, and a 'company scenarios' sheet to make things more interesting! Oh and a personal tip - hard boil the eggs first ... it smells worse but saves a lot of mess

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Students will design and create a windmill to see which team has the most efficient windmill. This is a fun an simple activity. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Teacher Guide 2. Prototype Worksheets 3. Results/Review Worksheet

1 hour, fully resourced careers lesson which investigates why it’s great to pursue a career in STEM and how the STEM industries can be brilliant career paths for women. The lesson includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE / Careers or Tutor Time for KS3 or KS4. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. If you review this resource you can choose any other lesson for free. Just email me at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES

This powerpoint (and the others I have uploaded) is amazing for a STEM club or a standalone STEM lesson. We used to run a full STEM curriculum for KS3, so have a look at the bundles for sale - our pupils loved STEM lessons!

A collection of STEM themed practical based challenges that can be used in STEM/Science clubs or for fun science lessons. Each activity includes a lesson plan with equipment list and instructions and a colourful student sheet. Activities include Army men launchers Labyrinth Game Bungee Barbie/Bungee Action Man Foosball Table Challenge Jacks Golden Egg Delivery Service Marble Runs Newspaper Shoes

Careers in STEM. A fully-resourced lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed lesson on Careers in STEM Learning Outcomes: To know what STEM is To be able to list 5 STEM careers To consider what STEM careers you’re interested in Key terms Constructive feedback, STEM, STEAM, office, laboratory, research facility Each Lesson Pack Contains: 1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning) Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker) The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, variety of student facing tasks and comprehension tasks These resources have been designed to be engaging, informative and pick up and teach. Why not check out some of our latest PSHE super bundles below: Personal Finance as a young adult Online Safety + Staying Safe Y12 Survival Kit - Personal Safety Y11 Survival Kit - Revision + Exam Stress British Values Explored Bundle PSHE - Debating Topical Issues Society, Body Image + Peer Pressure Finance Risk + Online Safety

Dragon’s Den style class project- STEM project. Research inventors and inventions, take this invention, and modify it for the future- 20 years from now. Specification You must recreate this invention thinking about: Price Mechanics Production Materials Features Design

A lesson teaching the basics of stem and leaf diagrams with a nice colourful example.

This STEM challenge is fantastic way to bring your class together in a fun and engaging environment. The students are required to build paper chains for as long as they can with the resources given. They need to record their results and graph them. This pack includes both engineering and statistics in it and has everything you need. Just print and go. SCIENCE: Students will use skills in the scientific method: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating. TECHNOLOGY: Students can document learning through the use of digital technology. ENGINEERING: Students will devise and implement a strategy to construct a chain link system. MATH: Students will explore measurement, graphing, statistics, patterns, and build mathematical knowledge through problem solving Enjoy

Stem Cells Human and Plant Activity Worksheets This resource can be used for: An introductory/summary task Homework Independent work Revision task Finisher activity Research task Included in this resource are two stem cell worksheets: Stem cells in humans (including embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells, along with stem cell research) Stem cells in plants (including meristems, specialized plant cells, cloning and genetic engineering) The worksheets focus on the key features of stem cells in humans and plants, providing a concise overview of the topic. Both worksheets are completely editable and A4 in size. Comprehensive answer sheets are provided for both worksheets (can be used for teacher or student use). American spellings are used in this resource. Many thanks - Science House

In this race against the clock students work as a team to build the highest tower possible out of dried spaghetti and marshmallows. The objective of this lesson is to explore structures and investigate what methods of building can make the tallest and strongest structure. By testing their prototype buildings, students will also have the opportunity to rebuild and alter their designs to improve them, giving an insight into the real-life processes of testing, redevelopment and prototyping that engineers and scientists use.

Metacognition questions to get students 'thinking about thinking'. This collection of resources can be used with whole class, groups or individuals. PDFs for easy printing or PPT/word files for editing. This is a comprehensive set of resources allowing teachers to select a depth that is right for their children - a flexible resource that can be used with a variety of age ranges. Get them talking about their thinking and explaining their methods and approaches to others. The bundle includes posters, PDF slides, chatting sticks, key ring resources and a 'meta menu'. The variety of styles of resources allows teachers to customise and personal the resource for individual classes. It give teachers a wealth of resources that can be used to support pupils in developing their metacognitive skills. Teachers can select specific questions or let pupils work through a range of questions in pairs or groups. Print out, laminate and cut up. The resources are broken into three areas: • Planning and understanding learning tasks – questions that help children to identify the problem, choose strategies, organise their thoughts, and predict outcomes. • Monitor thought processes during a learning task– questions that help children consider if their approach is effective, are on the right track, are any corrective measures needed. • Check outcomes – questions to help children evaluate the outcomes/learning objectives against specific criteria, consider what went well and how learning could be improved, consider the approach they took to achieving their goal and if it was effective. Answering questions such as : How did I do it? What method/strategy worked? What did I learn? Did my plan work out? Can I learn from my mistakes? Can I do better next time? This is a highly flexible tool that can be used with pupils of many ages via the approach the teacher takes, the type of questions selected and the depth of student thinking. For younger students, teachers can use the resources for whole class discussion and for older students the menu cards serve as useful reminders. There are specific files aimed at younger pupils. Plenty of strategies to share across different year groups and teachers in your school. Although you may not have the same fonts, I have included the files as powerpoint and word files (and some Publisher files) for easy editing. Also included are the equivalent PDF files which ensures that the formatting is kept as designed for attractive printing and ease of use. I hope the variety of file formats means that you will be able to customise the resources to suit you class as easily as possible. Printables suitable for literacy, maths, all subject areas - cross curricula. Build up student thinking skills across the year. Over 30 files.

A resource pack for careers education and information, advice and guidance practitioners. Produced by the Centre for Science Education. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)

A poster or printout with sentence stems to help students structure their paragraphs and essays.