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.

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 student activities and a student support sheet for the KS2 activity ‘Words Along Wires’. This topic focuses on distance communications to get pupils thinking about how scientific ideas are used to develop solutions to challenges. Pupils will explore different methods of communication and compare them to identify strengths.

[The Human Body]https://thehumanbodygame.co.uk/ Interactive Game is Siemens Education’s most popular online resource. The supporting teachers notes and activities for this Interactive Game are designed to complement the KS2 Science National Curriculum. Use this interactive game to help students discover more about the skeleton-muscular system, the digestive system and the circulatory system. Learning Objectives: To understand the functions of the skeleton. To be able to explain various features of the skeleton. To relate images of bones, muscles and joints to diagrams and the body. Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games 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

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.

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 ‘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.

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.

These resources contain a Scheme of Work, a Student Support Sheet and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS3 activity ‘Picture This&’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of ultrasound technology and how it utilized for images. Students will be able to explain how such images are used to aid in medical diagnostics.

These resources contain a Scheme of Work designed to complement the KS3 National Science Curriculum. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of hearing loss, how it occurs and the effects it might have. Students will have the opportunity to design their own innovative hearing aid that meets set requirements. Learning Objectives: Developing a sense of scale and proportion with regard to measurement of frequency and loudness and how these can be represented graphically. Understanding the process of hearing and the use of loudness and frequencies to compare sounds. Identifying the key factors in a design brief and using a block diagram to represent a system. Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games on www.siemens.co.uk/education.

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 Scheme of Work, a Student Support Sheet and a supporting ppt lesson plan for the KS3 activity ‘I can see clearly now’. This activity is designed to give students an insight into the subject of low energy light bulbs and their environmental effect in social areas and in household settings.

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.

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 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 ‘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 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.

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.

Lean Machines Interactive Game was designed by Siemens in collaboration with Mini to give students an insight into the world of assembly lines and production. The supporting teachers notes and activities for this Interactive Game are designed to complement the KS4 Technology National Curriculum, introducing students to ‘Lean’ and ‘Just in time’ production principles. Learning Objectives: Explore the characteristics of a production system and how to make it more efficient. Understand the principles of ‘Lean’ and ‘Just in Time’ production principles. Apply their understanding to a context. Find more curriculum linked Interactive Games on www.siemens.co.uk/education.