Resources by Northumbria University
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Pressure in a liquid
Off-shore wind farms are used to generate electricity. Underwater cables connect the wind turbines to the national grid back on land. These cables are laid using underwater machines. This activity sheet builds on students' knowledge of pressure in a liquid in the context of working underwater.
Remote sensing in dangerous environments
This activity sheet is based on the Inventive Podcast. It introduces electrical engineer Jack Howarth, and links his work to a physics topic. The activity sheet also supports Careers Benchmark 4: Careers in the curriculum by introducing a career and role model. There are also links to short audio clips of Jack...
Smart cities and data protection
This activity sheet is based on the Inventive Podcast. It introduces data scientist Larissa Suzuki, and links her work to the computing curriculum. The activity sheet also supports Careers Benchmark 4: Careers in the curriculum by introducing a career and role model. There are also links to short audio clips of...
Space travel
This activity sheet is based on the Inventive Podcast. It introduces a spacecraft engineer Sian Cleaver, and links her work to a physics topic. The activity sheet also supports Careers Benchmark 4: Careers in the curriculum by introducing a career and role model. There are also links to short audio clips of Sian...
The Nightbuilder
This resource is based on the Inventive podcast. The podcast mixes engineering fact with fiction. Each podcast features an interview with an engineer. In this activity, structural engineer and author Roma Agrawal is the inspiration for C M Taylor to write 'The Nightbuilder'.
Short audio clips about the...
Thinking like an inventor
This activity sheet is based on the Inventive Podcast. It introduces inventor and entrepreneur Ruth Amos, and encourages students' to think creatively . The activity sheet also supports Careers Benchmark 4: Careers in the curriculum by introducing a career and role model. There are also links to short audio clips...
Water treatment
This activity sheet builds on students' knowledge of separating mixtures and looks at how and why water is treated. There is also an extension activity which looks at the importance of oxygenation of lake water.