The National Education Officer for RAiSE adapted 40 STEM challenges from Emily Hunt’s book ’15 minute STEM’.

💭 40 STEM Challenges

• STEM Challenges 1-40 – these challenges have a title, the resources required and instructions of what to do to complete the challenge.
• STEM Challenges Enquiry Question Prompts – see these questions to support learning and teaching through each activity.
• STEM Challenges Overview – this document outlines each activity, its key question, theme/context for learning, if the activity is best suited indoors, outdoors or either, and which CfE levels the activity can be delivered with.
• STEM Challenges Learning and Investigation (Curriculum Alignment) – this file explains the STEM links for each activity, potential next steps in learning, careers in STEM which link to each activity as well as curricular links to CfE Experiences and Outcomes.
• STEM Challenge Resource List – this document shares each resource list linked to the challenge number for ease of organisation.
• Challenge and Support Resources – see these supporting resources to compliment specific activities within the STEM Challenge resource.

📝 Recording Answer Booklets:

The links below have answer book templates where learners can record their results:

• Answer Booklet (Thin Lines) – use this template for learners with smaller handwriting (often older learners).
• Answer Booklet (Wider Lines) – use this template for learners with larger handwriting (often younger learners).
• Answer Booklet (Print Guide) – only print the pages you need by checking this print guide.

🔻 Further STEM Challenge Resources:

Have a look at some further resources below to support delivering STEM challenges in your setting:

• RAiSE Daily STEM Challenges (Themed) – Find STEM themed daily challenges for learners. Clicking on each will take you to a Canva presentation with suggested STEM challenges for learners to participate in.
• Energising Futures Primary Challenge Resources – Have a look at the range of high-quality science challenges that EF provide for primary learners.
• STEM Starters – PSDOs created a range of simple STEM starter challenges similar to the “Chilli Challenge”. These STEM starters are designed to give children a degree of choice over the activities they complete and the level of challenge they choose. These are categorised in a space theme:
  • planet
  • solar system
  • galaxy
• STEM Glasgow Challenges (Across Levels) – The introduction to STEM activity cards are a great resource when first introducing STEM to a class or colleagues. The 4 activities include:
  • Playdoh Elephants
  • Tinfoil Towers
  • Paper Helicopters
  • Tangrams