Suitable for secondary, high school and college students, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 engineering, biology and ICT. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • Imagine losing your left arm, but months later you experience pain in your left hand, even though it is no longer there. This is known as phantom limb pain, the painful sensations amputees feel in their missing limbs. Dr Katharine (Katie) Polasek is an associate professor of engineering at Hope College in the US. Katie and her team are using their engineering skills to find innovative ways to relieve phantom limb pain. • This resource also introduces the field of neural engineering and offers career pathways from school to a career in this field. • There is an interview with Katie about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Katie, you/they can send them to her online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Katie will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Katie’s research. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Physics, Mathematics and Engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr S. Kokou Dadzie of Heriot-Watt University whose research is focused on modelling particle-laden flows, which could help improve air quality and help society meet clean energy generation goals. • This resource also contains an interview with Kokou. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Kokou will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Kokou’s research, and tasks them to research the key milestones in the field of mechanical engineering. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Computer Science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Klara Nahrstedt from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. She is using her computer science skills to design and develop a system that can monitor the environmental conditions in scientific laboratories and cleanrooms. • This resource also contains an interview with Klara. If your students have questions for Klara, they can send them to her online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Klara will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Klara’s research and challenges them to think about the broad range of careers available in computer science. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering, Physics and Computer Science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This resource introduces the work of Professor Kristi Morgansen, a professor in the William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington in the US. Her fascinating aerospace engineering work focuses on sensory systems for flying vehicles and draws inspiration from biology and neuroscience. • This resource also contains an interview with Professor Morgansen. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Professor Morgansen will reply! • It also includes an activity sheet, which contains ‘thinking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Professor Morgansen’s research and challenges them to carry out their own investigation into how animals fly. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM/robotics clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering and PSHE. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Elliott Rouse from the University of Michigan, USA. A mechanical and biomedical engineer, he and his team in the Neurobionics Lab are using robotics and exoskeletons to help people with an amputation walk freely. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Elliott Rouse. If your students (or you) have questions for Dr Rouse, you/they can send them to him online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Dr Rouse will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Rouse’s research and challenges them to design a robot. • The PowerPoint reiterates some of the points in the article. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Environmental Science and Business Studies. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Helen Boylan from Westminster College in the USA. Helen’s role is to plan and deliver the environmental science content of the programme. Helen also develops lab experiences for the students, that help them develop their technical skills and serves as the point of contact for the community project partners. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Boylan and a few of her students. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Boylan’s research and where students work in small groups on the spaghetti tower challenge with a project management twist This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Wenping Yin from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Wenping is working to harness fluorescent materials as a means of detecting harmful levels of toxic substances. The findings will have positive impacts for agriculture, but could also benefit defence, biological and other fields. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Yin. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Yin’s research and challenges them to find out more about PhotoLuminescent Chemical Sensors and how they can benefit humans around the world This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology, Technology, Design and Business. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Camille Peres from Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Her research is focused on understanding how issues related to procedure are linked to incidents in high-risk industries, such as petrochemical, oil and gas. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Peres. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Peres’s work and help you appreciate why understanding the system people are within can help predict how people might behave. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in careers advice meetings, in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to careers and KS4 & KS5 Engineering It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource gives an overview the work of Dr Mark Rentschler and his team, based at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US, who are developing mobile robotic capsule endoscopes. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Rentschler and his top tips for students. It includes ‘thinking points’ to prompt students to reflect on their own skills. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Mark Rentschler and his team, based at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US, who are developing mobile robotic capsule endoscopes. These robots could improve procedures for patients and save lives. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Rentschler. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Dr Rentschler’s research. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering, Science and Geography It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Trisha Moore, a biological and agricultural engineer based at Kansas State University in the US, whose recent research is focused on understanding how urban tree systems can mitigate the negative impacts of stormwater runoff. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Moore. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Moore’s work and links to find out more about agricultural engineering. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this PPT can be used in the classroom, engineering/STEM clubs and at home. The PPT challenges students to think about the different career paths available to engineers. They don’t all wear hard hats on constructions sites, so what do they do? For more free articles and activity sheets linking to biology, physics, chemistry, maths, space, Earth and environmental science, engineering, technology, computer science, medicine, social science and humanities, visit Futurum Careers articles page: https://futurumcareers.com/articles If you like these free resources - or have suggestions for improvements -, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, engineering/STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 engineering: make connections and draw conclusions based on the theoretical knowledge and understanding learnt, and the subsequent application of skills within a practical context. It is also internationally relevant. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers The article describes how a team of structural and civil engineers are working together to make timber buildings more resilient to earthquakes. It also introduces students to a shake table. The resource includes interviews with members of the team, who explain the difference between structural and civil engineering and the pathway to careers in engineering. The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually that relate to Blooms Taxonomy. There are also educational activities such as instructions on how to make a structurally-sound building using toothpicks and gumdrops. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM/engineering/maths/economics/sustainability clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Maths, Science, Engineering & Electrical Engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of a specialist multidisciplinary team of researchers working on the IDLES programme at Imperial College London. The team is using the latest technology to understand how the UK can transition to a low carbon energy sector within the next few decades. This resource contains insights from each of the researchers involved in this innovate project. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on the team’s work and activities to help them explore the issues connected to sustainable energy. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Gabriel Keith Harris who studies food science for a living at NC State University’s Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences department. His current work focuses on coffee: its chemical composition, flavour and shelf life, as well as the uses for coffee grounds after brewing. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Harris. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ about Dr Harris’ work and prompts students to think about the science behind other food and drink. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM/engineering clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Marianna Maiaru, of the Windstar Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the US, who is using her expertise in aerospace engineering to understand how to repair damaged wind turbine blades in the shortest possible time. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Maiaru. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Maiaru’s research and poses the ‘Coffee Cup Turbine’ challenge. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, engineering/computing/STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering and Computing It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explains the work of pervasive computing expert, Dr Elena Gaura of Coventry University, and her work on an amazing humanitarian engineering project that provided energy to refugee camps in Rwanda and Nepal. This resource also contains an interview with Dr Gaura. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Gaura’s work and links so they can find out more about the HEED project. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 11 - 14 year olds (secondary and high schools), this activity sheet can be used in the classroom, maths/STEM/food clubs and at home. This resource links to KS3. Designed by Dr Christian Nansen, this resource outlines maths activities focusing on the growth and nutritional content of cabbages. It even includes a recipe for cabbage muffins! This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, tech/STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering. It is also internationally relevant. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers This teaching resource explores the world of broadcasting, taking students on a journey, from the days when Chinese soldiers communicated over long distances with fire and smoke to today, where we are at the cusp of object-based media. What is object-based media? And how will it change the way we watch or listen to media content in the near future? Dr De Mi, an electronics engineer and researcher at the University of Surrey, answers these questions and more, giving students a taste of where a career in electrical of electronic engineering could take them. The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to resources relating to 5G, including a video explaining Dr De Mi’s research. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 11-18-year olds (secondary, middle and high schools), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, in science clubs and at home. This resource links to KS3 Science, Earth: Earth Resources and Climate and KS4 Chemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Science; Geography, physical geography and people and environment, but is also internationally relevant. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers The article includes a summary of a geoscience research project, including an explanation of rare elements such as tellurium, which is rarer than gold! Marine geoscientist Prof Bram Murton explains his fascination with marine geoscience as well as the career opportunities that are available in this field. The activity sheet includes discussion points - seven questions the students can answer in groups or individually - and ideas for activities that are relevant to geoscience, including Boaty McBoatface! This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!