This set of building challenges based on famous Scottish landmarks, can be completed using recycled materials, and/or craft materials e.g., lollypop sticks, matchsticks, playing cards, pipe cleaners, straws, cardboard etc. or any construction kits e.g. KAPLA, LEGO, K’NEX, makedo (Makedo UK) … Continue reading →

THIS RESOURCE IS A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PACKAGE IN EXPLORING ENGINEERING CREATED BY THE RAISE PROGRAMME.   There are 3 sections to the resource: Engineering Introduction – this video presentation looks at what engineering is, introduces the concept of engineering habits of mind, explores the … Continue reading →

Let’s do engineering is a research project by Heriot Watt University providing free online materials for children aged 3 – 7 yrs to learn about the breadth of engineering disciplines through play. To visit this website and access the free resources … Continue reading →

The Rosie Revere project uses the story book ‘Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty’ as a context for STEM learning with an engineering focus. The purpose of the project is to develop the skills and approaches used in the engineering … Continue reading →

This collection provides several engineering or D&T activities that are set in the context of popular Fairy Tales. Each activity finds a problem that a character in the story has and asks children to come up with an engineering solution … Continue reading →

Find out about the engineering process by watching this video: An example of a 3 step engineering design cycle can be downloaded from here An example of a 5 step engineering cycle can be downloaded from here Another good video … Continue reading →

STEM Challenges – A set of resources to help teachers deliver Engineering based STEM challenges. These activities show progression from Early -Second level and were provided by Amy Dixon when she was the the STEM Development Officer for the City … Continue reading →