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Home & School Learning: STEM/STEAM Resources Collection 14
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We know that teachers & parents are always surfing the web looking for fun, interesting activities for their children, so we’re sharing our Inspiration Stations to help.
Each Inspiration Station is packed with home & school resources, videos, virtual tours, projects, awards and more! There are 60+ collections with over 2000 ideas!
You can also find activities to promote positivity, mindfulness and exercise.
Science – Technology – Engineering – Art – Maths – Mind – Body – Enjoy!
- STEM Learning have launched their home & school learning resources with a Q&A video from UK astronaut Tim Peake!
Find out more & explore their activities here.
Video courtesy of the UK Space Agency, discover more.
- I’m a Scientist is an online activity where school students connect with real scientists about real science. It’s a competition between scientists, where students are the judges.
Students challenge the scientists over fast-paced online live chats. They ASK the scientists anything they want, and VOTE for their favourite scientist.
- Hear from Sir David Attenborough and find treasure with Plastic Oceans UK. Can you help save the planet?
- Fabulous Food!
STEM Learning have 10 fantastic food-based sessions for younger children
- Oxford Physics Colouring Challenge
Pages from the Quantum Materials Colouring Book
- Perform magical levitation!
Can you make your own LEGO Tensegrity Structure?
Watch this! (You can find instructions here…)
- Build a pinhole camera & earn a CREST Award!
You can find some fantastic starter videos here.
- Understand what gravity is and how a vacuum works with this gravity defying water experiment! (Have a bucket handy to catch the splash…)
- Shocking!
Discover static electricity by making your own jumping frogs!
- Build a model pirate ship ride & you could work toward a CREST Award!
- IMechE have a fantastic range of engineering makes on offer with items you can find at home! Take a look!
- Primary & Secondary: How can engineering help protect the planet?
Take part in The Great Exhibition at Home Challenge to be in with a chance of winning fantastic prizes including: £500 worth of equipment to supersize STEM subjects in your school, the opportunity to video chat one with one of our inspiring engineers and more!
- Got chocolate left from Easter?
Try making some chocolate box girders… you can eat them afterwards too!
- Younger children: Download the Stay Safe with Thomas e-book from Network Rail!
Today’s focus – Experiment with new techniques!
- Today we’re sharing tons of ideas for quick and easy art at home.
Take a look at these videos, they’re packed with creative inspiration!
- Online Game: Sorting 3D Shapes
- Online Game: Hit the Button!
Number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers.
- Online Game: Angles Alien Attack!
- 13 Fun Outdoor Maths Activities
– Get out in the garden to learn…
- If you don’t own a relaxing Zen Garden to rake & tend, try this online version from chalkmarrow on Scratch. Use the green bubbles to choose rake, rock or grass & more.
- Listen to the water… close your eyes & relax.
Imagine a beautiful place.
Where is the water coming from?
What do you see? What can you smell? How do you feel?
- Create an indoor & outdoor ‘quiet space’ for relaxation, safety & calm.
- Try a relaxing game of Mahjong…
- Visit The OT Toolbox and try their fantastic Alphabet Exercises!
- Avengers Assemble!!
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