STEM teaching and learning resources
Enhancing and enriching the curriculum
STEM teaching and learning resources have been developed in partnership with teachers and engineers to engage 9-14 year old students, helping them to make informed choices before selecting optional qualification subjects. They are thematically linked to real-world challenges such as sustainability, climate change and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic and the role engineers played in the global response.
They are designed to be interactive, open-ended, encourage discussion, and promote the Engineering Habits of Mind (EHoM). Many of our resources come with practical kit which teachers receive at no cost by joining one of our CST networks. Our resources are also freely available for all schools and can be downloaded from the Academy’s resource hub website.
The EHoM encourage the use of a pedagogical approach that cultivates problem-solving skills, creativity, making mistakes, reviewing, and planning. We have developed an online interactive EHoM quiz for young learners to identify which EHoMs they might be using for different challenges.
All of our resources are linked to the curriculum and provide opportunities for young learners to explore and tinker and to express their thoughts and ideas. Pupils will also develop their creativity and practical skills to help them understand, change, and make a difference in the world around them.
How and where can I use the boxes?
Our resources can be used flexibility in the classroom, in STEM clubs and for enrichment workshops. A set of training videos, including tutorial guides with practical advice and demonstrations are available to support the delivery of each activity within a resource.
Contents of a STEM resources box
Collaborative projects
Distinctive learning experiences for students from different schools to participate in
Collaborative projects are ‘enhanced learning experiences’ developed with network teachers and delivered by TCs for schools in their networks. Teachers from different STEM subjects come together and support each other to develop their students’ knowledge and understanding of engineering and engineering careers.
Collaborative projects create practical opportunities for students to start developing their EHoM. They provide opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to work together with STEM ambassadors and local STEM based industries through a variety of engineering-focused activities and challenges.
Students receive engineering careers information and experiences that help them to make informed decisions about the role engineers have in society and understand the pathways into engineering careers.
Collaborative projects also aim to:
- create long-term collaboration between schools in each regional network beyond the life of the programme
- provide network schools with opportunities to participate in shared STEM learning experiences on an annual basis
- offer students from different schools and different year groups the opportunity to work together on interdisciplinary creative problem-solving task