The National STEM Learning Centre and Network supports the teaching and learning of science, design and technology, computing, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in schools and colleges throughout the United Kingdom, from primary level to post-16.

This activity aims to engage learners because of its connection to everyday life and the mathematical ideas of measurement and ratio underpin work in vocational areas such as Hairdressing when mixing hair dye and Construction when mixing concrete. This activity requires students to understand and use common...

One of a set of resources from the IET that uses the theme of the Chinese and Lunar New Year to help pupils develop their knowledge and skills in design and technology, and engineering...

A Powerpoint from the May 2016 Research Conference which describes how the Crest Awards scheme has made an impact on research-led learning.

This Salters’ Chemistry Course unit from the University of York Science Education Group covered:
* The conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy.
* The construction and operation of electrochemical cells.
* The conversion of electrical energy to...

Inspired by the Born to Engineer video from Dr Eleanor Stride, an engineer who is developing a treatment for cancer that encloses cancer-treating drugs in bubbles, this resource supports students to increase their understanding of engineering in a food science context,...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recall the amount of time it takes to form a fossil fuel.
• Describe what plankton is.      
• Describe how organic materials can become trapped in sediment.           
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This activity investigates the potential of hydrogen fuel cells as a means of energy generation and storage. Students make hydrogen gas by electrolysis, supported by practical instruction sheet. Combined with the Burning Fuels 2 resource, students can explore the...

This is one of a series of resources to support the use of the BBC micro:bit. This resource focusses on pupils designing, programming and using a programmable device that can be used as a musical instrument in a class performance.

In this activity pupils will design and create a programmable device that can...

In this activity, students create musical instruments using recycled materials.  They are then asked to analyse the musical notes their instruments produce using free-to-download software.  The challenge is for the students to see how close the notes their instruments make can get to those produced by real...

Students have constructed a survey to find out about the eating and/or exercise habits in the school. They carry this out (limiting it to their year group or a selection of classes). The survey may have links to the Explore lesson if they have visited some of the suggested venues. Following this, students produce a...

In this activity written by the IET, learners will make a rangoli/kolam pattern for use in Diwali celebrations, the Hindu festival of lights. These patterns can be small or large, and in parts of India, there are competitions where teams of people work together to produce large designs for the public to enjoy. The...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Describe the temperatures needed to melt rock.
• Describe where on the Earth there are conditions that melt rock.    
• Describe how the size of crystals in igneous rock...