This activity is designed to introduce students to the technology behind wind turbines, identify the design considerations of a wind turbine and consider the views of various stakeholders. This activity pack contains a scheme of work, a student support sheet, a supporting PowerPoint and a simple cut-and-stick “Build a Wind Turbine” activity, all designed to complement the KS3 Science National Curriculum. Learning Objectives: Gathering, displaying and using data to support conclusions relating to energy efficiency and arguments about noise pollution. Applying ideas about energy transfer and pollution to explore arguments about the use of wind farms and evaluate environmental impact. Using ideas to inform discussions about overall power supply systems and judging impact of design on environment and communities. Identifying and testing possible solutions to problems by altering key parameters to arrive at optimum design. Find more curriculum linked resources, and early careers advice at www.siemens.co.uk/education.

These resources contain a Scheme of Work, a Student Support Sheet and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS3 activity ‘Water, Water, Everywhere’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of the essential nature of water and the problems that can arise for areas with limited access. Students will be tasked to design innovative solutions to filter water for drinking use and prevent crises from developing.

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! Learning Objectives: To promote interest in the broad range of topics covered in STEM. To develop students ability to research topics that spark their interest. Find more curriculum linked activities on www.siemens.co.uk/education.

These resources contain a student activity, a student support sheet and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS2 activity ‘Let there be light’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into electricity, how it began and its importance and development in the modern world. Overall learning objectives: Understand how creative thinking and scientific ideas can be harnessed to solve problems and improve quality of life Understand how natural resources can be used to provide useful services Apply ideas about generating and using electricity to powering circuits

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.

These resources contain a student activity and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS4 activity ‘Underwater Energy’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the world of renewable power with the focus on tidal energy. Students will be tasked to creatively respond to briefs and produce specifications for products and associated services. Whilst doing this, students must also acknowledge the moral, cultural and economic issues that come with design and technology.

The ‘Clean Silent Trains’ activity pack aims to develop mathematical and problem solving skills in KS2 students by challenging pupils to use to create solutions for modern day rail challenges. Included is a student activity, a student support sheet and a supporting PowerPoint lesson plan. Learning Objectives: To learn how scientific and technological developments have been used to improve the quality of life. To identify the advantages and disadvantages of different technologies. To understand how electrical systems can be used to reduce pollution in areas of high population density. To understand how rail systems are designed and managed to provide a service whilst maximising the use of resources. Find more curriculum linked resources at www.siemens.co.uk/education.

These resources contain a Scheme of Work, a Student Support Sheet and a supporting lesson plan for the KS4 activity ‘Keeping it Lean & Mean&’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the world of efficient production: reducing waste, controlling stock and different methods of assembly.

These resources contain a Scheme of Work and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS3 activity ‘The Monte Rosa Mountain Hut’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of unique and sustainable building designs and efforts taken to reduce energy loss. Students will learn how domestic houses can conserve energy and how heat moves throughout their homes.

These resources contain a series of student activities and a supporting PowerPoint lesson plan for the KS4 activity ‘Inspired Bus Company’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the challenges faced by bus designers when designing contemporary buses for urban environments. Students are challenged to understand user needs and create innovative solutions whilst focusing on environmental and technical factors. For more curriculum linked resources and early careers advice go to 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.

The Life without STEM Interactive Game and supporting teachers note resources have been developed to aid learning in KS2. The interative game uses five scenarios to provide teachers with a topical and engaging tool for exploring how ideas, developments and discoveries in STEM subjects have changed and improved the world we live in. Learning Objectives: To understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future. To investigate and analyse a range of existing products and understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world. Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games at www.siemens.co.uk/education.

These resources contain a Scheme of Work, a Student Support Sheet and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS3 activity ‘Here Comes the Sun’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of energy generation, specifically photovoltaics and their aim of providing sustainable energy.

The ‘Totally in control’ activity explores the topic of systems and controls and is designed to complement the KS4 Science and Technology National Curriculum. The activity pack includes a scheme of work, student activity sheet and supporting PowerPoint. Learning Objectives: Identify how sequences of commands can be used to run equipment and how logic operation can respond to inputs and control outputs Apply ideas about circuits and energy transducers to using inputs in systems and about forces to simple and complex situations Understand features of a system in terms of input, process and output, how the design of a system responds to a detailed brief and how it can be modified a system to improve its performance. Find more curriculum linked resources and early careers advice at www.siemens.co.uk/education.

These resources contain a student activity and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS4 activity ‘Green Power&’. This activity requires students to apply concepts of energy transfer and sustainability to understand and evaluate a system. Students will produce and modify designs to meet a design brief and will understand the features of a Greenpower Challenge Car.

Siemens Education’s activity ‘Girls in STEM’ was developed with support of the PSHE Association and aims to support teachers and parents of KS2 students to nurture their child’s careers ambitions. The lessons are also designed to help address the gender imbalance and the drop-off in interest in STEM subjects and career choice in primary school through the PSHE curriculum. Lesson content is aspirational and realistic, helping to raise pupils’ awareness of the wide range of opportunities available to them in their future careers, while drawing on real-life examples and case studies that reflect a range of skills and abilities. Learning Objectives To explore what is meant by ‘gender’. To learn about the skills and attributes needed for the world of work. To consider how positive role models may influence my life and possible future career choices (including STEM careers). To explore personal aspirations and career choices Find more curriculum linked resources at 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.

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.

The Siemens Driverless Car classroom resources aim to supplement robotics education in computing, and design & technology lessons at KS3. By contextualising robotics as part of the future drive towards autonomous vehicles, this resource consists of a teacher’s guide, with notes to deliver lessons with or without your own robot vehicles, and three classroom activities used in conjunction with micro:bit programming. Also available for download is a large-sized printable Auto City Map for the robo buggies to use. These activities can be used as a standalone activity or with the Siemens Self-Driving Challenge Interactive Game. https://new.siemens.com/uk/en/company/education/students/interactives.html In this lesson, pupils will: Understand the future of robotics in the context of autonomous vehicles, learning how and why they work Take part in coding activities to gain further experience in computing

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.