STRUCTURES
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Bridge Blunder This activity is designed to get children thinking about weights, forces and measures. |
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Mister Sandy And Mr Squawk, Geog. Rocks Episode 2 Learn about different rock types and these natural structures in our environment. |
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Loads and Forces An activity from the Rochester Bridge Trust, test the strength of everyday objects under compression and tension. |
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Bug Hotel An activity from an Environmental Engineer, create a Bug Hotel structure to help care for our environment. |
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Highway to Health A Safety, Health and Environmental Manager from Morgan Sindall shares his idea of using common road signs to create an exercise circuit. |
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Crafty Rafts This activity is designed to get children designing and making a raft that floats. |
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School Architect 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. |
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Spaghetti Structures Take the challenge from STEM Ambassador Katie to build the tallest possible structure using spaghetti. |
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Engineering Fairytales – Goldilocks Listen to a real-life engineer read us Goldilocks and try the STEM challenges like she did! |
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Create a Tree Have a competition to see who can build the best tree using limited supplies and some strict rules! |
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Engineering Fairytales – Three Billy Goats Gruff Listen to a BAE Systems Engineer read us a STEM story and use engineering skills to help the goats cross the river! |
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Homemade Marble Run Think like an engineer and create a road for marbles or balls to roll along on a journey! |
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Build a fort with room to play! Use things you can find around your house or garden to create your own fort! |
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Engineering Fairytales – The Three Little Pigs Listen to a real-life BAE Systems Engineer read us the Three Little Pigs and find the STEM in the story! |
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Practical Action: Beat the Flood 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. |
Secondary
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Understanding Aerodynamics 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. |
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Suspension Bridge Project Competition A competition designed by STEM Ambassadors at EniProgetti, you are challenged to build a suspension bridge out of commonly available items and send us entries to possibly win a prize! |
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The Paper Beam Bridge Challenge A challenge from the Rochester Bridge Trust, build the strongest possible bridge using only paper and sticky tape. |
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Beam Bridges, Simple but Strong An activity from STEM Ambassadors at the Rochester Bridge Trust, use simple materials to make a surprisingly strong, weight-bearing bridge. |
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Work Winning Proposal A challenge from a Proposals Manager at Morgan Sindall, you must create a poster that showcases your construction company in order to gain projects from customers. |
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Structure Project Planning An activity from a Planner at Morgan Sindall, you need to create the timeline of a construction project. |
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Roadworks Warning 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. |
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Powerful Paper Pillars Make a model that will make you think about how structures can be changed to add strength and stability. |
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Paper Bridges Make a heavy weight-bearing bridge using only paper and some construction skills! |
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Moving House A challenge from the Royal Academy of Engineering, investigate how structures can be reinforced to withstand earthquakes. |
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Aircraft of the Future A Faraday Challenge from the IET - Design and present a futuristic aircraft that can move without the use of petrochemicals. |
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Football Stand Project A project designed by STEM Ambassadors at EniProgetti, build a Football Stand from commonly available items and materials that can be found around the house. |
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Newspaper Tower Challenge A Challenge from STEM Ambassador, Paul: What’s the tallest tower you can build with 6 sheets of newspaper and 1m of Sellotape? |
