Resource Packs from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Winning MedalsThe aim of this resource is to give students the chance to investigate the impact of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) on wheelchair sport.
The success of any athlete is the result of many hours of training, dedication and sacrifice. However, in the case of wheelchair athletes there is an added dimension – the work of the engineer who designed the wheelchair. When a wheelchair athlete wins a medal, to what extent has engineering design made a difference to the wheelchair athlete’s performance? Bristol school teachers; Book a place at our launch event and get an introduction to this project as well as a free resource box to help run the activity at school. Find out more. |
Engineering is ... Posters
For more information about each image or to order a free set of A1 posters for your school click here.
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To celebrate Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, the Royal Academy of Engineering have created a set of posters for schools that illustrate the amazing breadth and depth of engineering, and inspire pupils to consider careers in the field. Best of all you can get a free set of six printed in a massive A1 size.
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Drones: Friend or Foe?
This resource gives students the opportunity to explore how drones work and how they can be used for civilian, humanitarian and commercial purposes.
In each activity, students undertake challenges relating to a different system within the drone as well as thinking about the impact the technology might have. There are a range of KS3 and KS4 D&T, computing, science and mathematics topics covered including binary numbers, energy, forces and motion, geometry and measure, interpreting graphs, ratios, solving problems, waves and many more. The resources consist of a teacher’s guide to explain how the activities could be used which includes curriculum links, six activities and two case studies about engineers involved in autonomous vehicles. Network Members; This resource will feature in a future CPD Network meeting in September 2016 keep an eye out for an invitation coming your way in the summer term. |
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Royal Academy of Engineering website here. |
Disaster Response
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Royal Academy of Engineering website here. |
This resource presents a set of STEM challenges in the context of a natural disaster.
Students undertake challenges related to the need for shelter and clean water in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. It also presents some of the answers to the ‘big question’ in the title. The resource consists of a student booklet of activities and a teacher booklet containing all the student activities plus additional information and guidance for teachers. There is also a separate booklet of activity support sheets, so that teachers can decide the amount of support to provide for individual students. |