December 19, 2011
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Partners, The Daily What News have shared with us support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Electric Transport context for learning.
The Airbus Concept Cabin shows a visionary glimpse of what air travel could be like as soon as 2050. It shows how far human beings have come since they first tried to build giant birds in Ancient Greece.
Click here to read the article from The Daily What News.
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December 16, 2011
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Partners, Engineering the Future and SSERC, have shared with us support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Electric Transport context for learning. It could relate to the Modelling learning journey.
Learners design, test and modify a crumple zone for a vehicle to achieve and measure the maximum reduction in the force of an impact. This is an SSERC activity that has been added to so that it can be used in the classroom with an engineering focus. It links to physics work related to forces and engages pupils in practical trialling and explanation of ways of designing effective ‘crumple zones’ for vehicles.
December 15, 2011
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This article from the BBC News could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Renewables Context.
More than 5,000 jobs could be created in south-west England through renewable energy by 2030, says a report. To read the article click here.
December 14, 2011
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This online game (from Water Aid) in which you help villages in different countries solve their water supply problems cold be used in realtion to the STEM Central Water Context.
Click here to view the game.
December 13, 2011
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These support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Electric Transport context for learning.
Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology include a unit in which learners design and make a controllable, battery-powered toy vehicle using card, wood, found materials, mechanical and electrical components.
The toy created can be based on an actual vehicle, on a vehicle from a book or film, or it can be a fantasy vehicle developed from the learners’ imagination.
December 13, 2011
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My Sust House is an exciting interactive game exploring what sustainability means and how it relates to our homes. It provides a resource for meaningful and effective learning and teaching opportunities relating to sustainable development across the curriculum.
This could be used in conjuction with the Energy saving house context.
December 12, 2011
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Partners, Attainment Partnership, have shared with us support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Enery Saving Housing context for learning. It could relate to the New Homes Learning Journey.
Using the PowerPoints provided as a starting point, learners have the opportunity to engage in a series of simple starter activities to help them understand how structures work. These simple activities will build towards the main task, which is to design and make a structure to span a specific area, using specific materials and construction.
Intro to the challenge:
December 8, 2011
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Partners, STEM North of Scotland, have shared with us support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Renewables context for learning.
In this challenge, the learners use KNEX Materials to create a wind turbine structure, taking various factors into consideration.
December 8, 2011
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Farr High School’s, Young Engineers Club took part in a Water Purification Station Project. The results of the project from this school in Highland Council are shared in this PowerPoint presentation.
This project could be using as part of the STEM Central Water context for learning.
December 6, 2011
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Partners, Engineering the Future, have shared with us support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Renewables context for learning. It could relate to the Wind, wave and tidal power learning journey.
The project is built into an third level Energy Unit. It could be used to build on the learners’ prior learning around energy resources, from the finite stocks of fossil fuels, through climate-change implications, to the availability of ‘alternative’ energy sources. Discussion of these topics can be used to focus on one example, a wind turbine, eventually to be investigated.
The materials indicate how to build a model wind turbine from a part-assembled kit and measure the power output. Learners could research issues around energy supply and demand, and the role of wind power in meeting our energy needs.
Click here to download the wind turbine project which sit in the Engineering the Future Glow Group. (Glow log in required)
