Pupils’ love being creative with this hands-on project. In this practical unit, pupils develop and apply Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills, and how each interrelates.

Challenges:

• Engineering bridge structures out of spaghetti
• Engineering geodesic domes out of sweets
• Upcycling waste into toys.

Students familiarise themselves with the keywords, then there is a design and make task, applying their understanding of the theory learnt, which can be done in a group or individually.

All lessons have strong cross-curricular links. There is also peer assessment with clear success criteria included.

♦ Starter Activity. ♦ Class discussion/individual tasks.

Preparatory task. ♦ Practical main task.

♦ Consolidation task.

Each challenge is planned as a double lesson (90/120 minutes).

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