Community & Heritage

The successful STEM@home activities have been curated to provide two theme-based summer learning, the first one was nature and environment and this one is Community and Heritage.

There are rough age guides provided, but with parental support some of the older aged activities can be undertaken by younger children. If you submit outcomes to askanamabassador@canterbury.ac.uk and it is published on our gallery, certificates and prizes can be won.

• AGE: UNDER 6 »

  Under 6

  	Musical Glasses Primary Meet the AECOM Acoustics Team and find out how to make music with everyday items!	VIEW »
  	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Rainbow Fruit Primary An activity from the Rochester Bridge Trust, learn about the variety of fruit there is and explore them using the story.	VIEW »
  	Germination of Seeds Primary An activity from the Rochester Bridge Trust, carry out your own experiment to find out what seeds need to germinate.	VIEW »
  	Bug Hotel Primary An activity from an Environmental Engineer, create a Bug Hotel structure to help care for our environment.	VIEW »
  	Highway to Health Primary A Safety, Health and Environmental Manager from Morgan Sindall shares his idea of using common road signs to create an exercise circuit.	VIEW »

• AGE: 6-12 »

  6-12

  	Future Me Primary We asked STEM Ambassadors 'What did you want to be when you were 10?'. Future Me helps us find out about what STEM professionals do in a fun and different way.	VIEW »
  	Remarkable Plants from around the World with RHS Primary Tour the world through plants in a workshop that opens your eyes to an array of far-flung places and the plants that grow there.	VIEW »
  	Underwater Sound Primary Take part in this easy experiment from AECOM to find out how sound travels differently in water than to in the air!	VIEW »
  	Create a Sailing Boat Primary A video from STEM Ambassadors at Technology for Fun, create a model sailing boat using easy-to-find materials and explore floating and sinking.	VIEW »
  	Understanding NOISE! Primary A workshop from the Institute of Acoustics, join in an experiment that demonstrates a solution to noise transmission.	VIEW »
  	Farmvention Sustainable Food Competition Primary Create an invention to help British farmers become Climate Super Heroes and enter the Farmvention competition!	VIEW »
  	Farmvention Renewable Energy Competition Primary Create an invention to help British farmers become Climate Super Heroes and enter the Farmvention competition!	VIEW »
  	Space in the 1960s Primary Learn from STEM Ambassador Katherine about why the 1960s were important times in the history of space technology.	VIEW »
  	Investigating Wind Power Primary A video from EDF Energy’s The Pod, follow along as Busta and Pong investigate wind power.	VIEW »
  	Build your own bridge with a real-life engineer! Primary Jasmine talks you through what engineering is, some famous engineers that will surprise you and challenges you to be an engineer yourself!	VIEW »
  	Mister Sandy and Mister Squawk on Hydrogeology Primary Learn about the Water Cycle, and the importance of water while having fun with Mister Sandy and Mister Squawk at Geog Rocks!	VIEW »
  	Mister Sandy And Mr Squawk, Geog. Rocks Episode 2 Primary Learn about different rock types and these natural structures in our environment.	VIEW »
  	Loads and Forces Primary An activity from the Rochester Bridge Trust, test the strength of everyday objects under compression and tension.	VIEW »
  	School Architect Primary An activity created by a Design Manager at Morgan Sindall Construction, work like an architect to draw plans for a new school building that fulfils the brief.	VIEW »
  	Spaghetti Structures Primary Take the challenge from STEM Ambassador Katie to build the tallest possible structure using spaghetti.	VIEW »
  	Practical Action: Beat the Flood Primary A challenge from Practical Action, learn about flooding around the world to inspire you to design and build a model of a flood-proof house.	VIEW »
  	Mister Sandy and Mister Squawk explore the Earth Story Primary Find out about the history of the Earth and living things, dinosaurs and humans with lots of interesting fossils!	VIEW »

• AGE: OVER 12 »

  Over 12

  	Getting to Know our DNA Secondary Learn from STEM Ambassador Dr. Giulia about DNA, its composition, and applications in medicine.	VIEW »
  	Career Talk Fridays – Medical Careers Secondary Meet STEM Ambassador Dr. Pamela, and join in her presentation about Careers in Medicine. Originally launched live for our Career Talk Fridays.	VIEW »
  	Mini-Mindfulness Secondary A contribution from STEM Ambassador Vicky, take some time to practise mindfulness and learn about its benefits.	VIEW »
  	Zoonosis – Diseases transmissible from animals to humans Secondary Join STEM Ambassador Alison as she informs us of infectious diseases, where we can learn about health issues in both animals and humans.	VIEW »
  	Enzyme Importance Secondary STEM Ambassador Ella provides this experiment to show how enzymes are involved in all stages of the digestion process.	VIEW »
  	Understanding the Roles of Digestion Secondary An activity contributed by STEM Ambassador Ella, this investigation demonstrates how food is broken down by our bodies.	VIEW »
  	Nutrition and the Circulatory System Secondary An activity contributed by STEM Ambassador Kira, learn how the circulatory system works and how we can keep it healthy.	VIEW »
  	Renewable Energy Debate Secondary An activity from the IET, choose your position and debate on a proposed wind farm in your local area.	VIEW »
  	Offshore Wind Farm Construction Secondary A film contributed by STEM Ambassador Rupert, watch how London Array built their offshore wind farms to produce renewable energy.	VIEW »
  	The Science of Materials and Energy Secondary Learn from STEM Ambassador Rallou, as she discusses the work that Ceres Power does, including solid oxide fuel cells, and how her work directly effects the environment by creating sustainable energy solutions.	VIEW »
  	Plastic, not so fantastic… Secondary A design challenge from Practical Action, create a sustainable product that showcases and reduces use of plastics.	VIEW »
  	Does adding fruit affect the jelly setting? Secondary An activity from Dr. Nicola Robinson at Canterbury Christ Church University, learn about different materials and the role of enzymes using kitchen objects.	VIEW »
  	Back Garden Phylogenetics Secondary A video from Rodrigo Vega at Canterbury Christ Church University, learn how to build a phylogenetic tree, or a tree of life, using living things you might in your back garden!	VIEW »
  	Understanding Aerodynamics Secondary An activity from the IET, make and test an aerofoil simply using a piece of paper to learn about how this is applied to building aircrafts.	VIEW »
  	The Paper Beam Bridge Challenge Secondary A challenge from the Rochester Bridge Trust, build the strongest possible bridge using only paper and sticky tape.	VIEW »
  	Beam Bridges, Simple but Strong Secondary An activity from STEM Ambassadors at the Rochester Bridge Trust, use simple materials to make a surprisingly strong, weight-bearing bridge.	VIEW »
  	Structure Project Planning Secondary An activity from a Planner at Morgan Sindall, you need to create the timeline of a construction project.	VIEW »
  	Roadworks Warning Secondary An activity designed by a Customer Care Manager at Morgan Sindall Construction, your job is to plan and notify your local area of upcoming roadworks.	VIEW »