Curriculum links
Materials to circumnavigate the globe
| CHALLENGE | CHALLENGE | KEY STAGE | CURRICULUM LINK | VIDEO GUIDE |
| Challenge one Rethink |
Maths | 2 3 |
multipication and division apply formulae to calculate and solve problems |
Materials to circumnavigate the |
| Challenge two Redesigning energy supply |
Design / technology | 2 3 |
understand and use electrical systems in products critique, evaluate and test ideas and products |
Building a solar boat |
| Challenge three Reuse |
Chemistry | 2 3 |
simple techniques for separating mixtures filtration, evaporation, distillation and chromatography |
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| Extension task Future-proof products |
Design / technology | 2 3 |
research and develop to inform design fit for purpose reformulate and solve design problems |
Cleaning up the world's oceans
| CHALLENGE | SUBJECT | KEY STAGE | CURRICULUM LINK | VIDEO GUIDE |
| Challenge one Deformation |
Science | 3 3 |
ask questions and develop a line of enquirt based on observations of real world motion and forces | Cleaning up the world's oceans |
| Challenge two Degradation in water |
Science | 3 | understand and use the properties of materials and the performance of structural elements to achieve functioning solutions | |
| Challenge three Choosing the right material to clean up the oceans |
Maths Science |
2 3 |
measurement - apply mathematical concepts and calculate results make and record observations and measurements using a range of methods |
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| Extension design challenge How to clean up an ocean? |
Design / Technology | 2 3 |
identify and solve own design problems understand how to reformulate problems given to them |
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| Support sheets | Explorer one: plan view of yacht deck and sail template |
3D printing sustainable buildings of the future
| CHALLENGE | SUBJECT | KEY STAGE | CURRICULUM LINK | VIDEO GUIDE |
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| Challenge one Handheld extrusion |
Chemistry | 3 | pure and impure substances - mixtures, including dissolving | Building the 3D chocolate printer |
| Challenge two Finding the best material to extrude |
Engineering | 3 | understand how more advanced mechanical systems used in products enable changes in movement and force | 3D printing sustainable buildings of the future |
| Challenge three Design your 3D-printed house |
Design / Technology | 2 3 |
identify and solve own design problems understand how to reformulate problems given to them |