STEM DAYS
Introduce your students to the exciting world of engineering by booking an in-school STEM Day for Years 6-11 – perfect for bringing science, technology, engineering and maths subjects to life.
FIND THE BEST PROJECT THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS
DARING YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMAGINE
STEM Days are held in school for young people in Year 8 – 12 as well as in Primary school for students. Hosted by a Smallpeice Trust educator, they are designed to complement the national curriculum in science, technology, engineering and maths. Activities range from designing, testing crash proof vehicles, wind turbines to building bridges.
Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
Years 8-12
Straw Glider Challenge
Years 5-12
Smart Building Challenge
Year 7-9
Speaker Challenge
Years 9-12
Wind Turbine Challenge
Years 7-11
Marine Technology Challenge
Years 7-11
Primary
Years 5-6
Aircraft Challenge
Years 7-11
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 8-12 (high ability for Years 8-9) |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 8-12
Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
With driverless cars now becoming a reality after once being consigned to the pages of science-fiction, the world needs a new wave of engineers and programmers to design, build and programme the next generation of autonomous vehicles. In this challenge, students use Lego Mindstorms and iPads to build and programme their own vehicles which they have to navigate around a city without any human interaction, eventually programming their vehicles to react to emergencies and avoid pedestrians.
Topics covered include:
design, enterprise, programming, robotics, sensors, teamwork.
Curriculum areas covered:
Computing (KS3 & KS4) Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | N/A - Part of full day Aircraft Challenge |
| Year group | Years 5-12 |
| Suitable for family days | No |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | No |
Years 5-12
Straw Glider Challenge
Practically exploring concepts such as aerodynamics and forces, students design and construct an Straw Glider which can travel the furthest distance in the air.
Topics covered include:
measuring, centre of balance, aerodynamics, forces of flight.
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 7-9 (high ability Year 7) |
| Suitable for family days | No |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | NO |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Year 7-9
Smart Building Challenge
Energy and clean water supplies are 21st century engineering challenges. Students work in small teams of six to design and build a system to filter, collect, detect and pump collected rainwater as part of an integrated system on a new smart building. Students design and build a waterproof collection tank with a built-in filter. They will also need to assemble and solder an electronic water-detector and make a circuit for an electric pump to detect and then pump the water which has been collected.
Topics covered include:
electricity and circuits, forces, structures, soldering, water conservation.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3) English (KS3) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 9-12 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 9-12
Speaker Challenge
A project that fuses practical STEM learning with business & enterprise, on this activity students will be tasked with designing and constructing a speaker that can amplify sound produced by an external device. In teams, students must solder the components onto an amplifier circuit board. They then must design a cabinet to house the components of the speaker; being as creative as they like but considering their target audience for the resell of the product as well as how to retain a good level of sound quality.
Topics covered include:
amplification and sound, creative design, electrical circuits, soldering
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 7-11 (low ability Years 10-11) |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-11
Wind Turbine Challenge
Students will design and construct a wind turbine to produce the greatest amount of electricity. They will produce a gearing system, design and construct turbine blades to maximise output and create a tower to carry the turbine.
Topics covered include:
circuits and electricity, forces, renewable energy, structures.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 7-11 (low ability Years 10-11) |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-11
Marine Technology Challenge
Explore the concepts of design, engineering and enterprise through an interactive marine themed STEM Day. Students will build powered boats from a range of materials and using a choice of propulsion systems which they will test and pitch to the group.
Topics covered include:
circuits, bouyancy, measurement, weight distribution, teamwork, enterprise, design, evaluation, research and testing, practical skills.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 5-6 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | No |
Years 5-6
Primary
Following introductory sessions to introduce engineering, team building and creativity, students will carry out “design and make” activities. The primary STEM day is made up of 4 challenges selected from the list below to be completed by a team of ‘STEM detectives’ taking in a range of subjects including design technology, maths and science as well as key skills such as teamwork and creativity.
Topics covered include:
Teamwork, Logic, Contextualised Problem Solving, Speaking and Listening, Accurate design, budgeting, using tools to cut and form materials, Comparing design and practicality, following a brief, measuring accurately, creativity and innovation, Applying specific subject knowledge to a practical task, comparing materials for their suitability for a given task, following a design, test, evaluate cycle.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS2) Science (KS2) English (KS2) Design and Technology (KS2)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 7-11 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-11
Aircraft Challenge
Practically exploring the physics of flight through concepts such as aerodynamics and forces, students design and construct an aeroplane which can travel the furthest distance in the air. The plane is powered by a propeller mechanism and the fuselage is constructed out of balsa wood.
Topics covered include:
aerodynamics, incidence angle, forces, wing load calculations.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
STEM DAY+
Get your students excited about engineering by giving them the chance to be
part of an interactive STEM Day+ and achieve the CREST Discovery Award at your school.
FIND THE BEST PROJECT+ THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS
DARING YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMAGINE
STEM Day+ is an interactive CREST accredited workshop to introduce students to the exciting world of engineering and to gain a CREST Discovery award from the British Science Association.
Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
Years 8-12
Desert Island Survival Challenge
Years 7-10
Primary
Years 5-6
Aircraft Challenge
Years 7-11
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 8-12 (high ability for Years 8-9) |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 8-12
Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
With driverless cars now becoming a reality after once being consigned to the pages of science-fiction, the world needs a new wave of engineers and programmers to design, build and programme the next generation of autonomous vehicles. In this challenge, students use Lego Mindstorms and iPads to build and programme their own vehicles which they have to navigate around a city without any human interaction, eventually programming their vehicles to react to emergencies and avoid pedestrians.
Topics covered include:
design, enterprise, programming, robotics, sensors, teamwork.
Curriculum areas covered:
Computing (KS3 & KS4) Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 7-10 |
| Suitable for family days | No |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-10
Desert Island Survival Challenge
Students will be presented with a scenario in which they have become stranded on a deserted island with limited resources. They will have to use their ingenuity and engineering skills to survive and thrive. Students will work in teams of five to design and build a working wind turbine and water processing system.
Topics covered include:
circuits and electricity, renewable energy, structures and forces, water conservation, wind power and wind turbines.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 5-6 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | No |
Years 5-6
Primary
Following introductory sessions to introduce engineering, team building and creativity, students will carry out “design and make” activities. The primary STEM day is made up of 4 challenges selected from the list below to be completed by a team of ‘STEM detectives’ taking in a range of subjects including design technology, maths and science as well as key skills such as teamwork and creativity.
Topics covered include:
Teamwork, Logic, Contextualised Problem Solving, Speaking and Listening, Accurate design, budgeting, using tools to cut and form materials, Comparing design and practicality, following a brief, measuring accurately, creativity and innovation, Applying specific subject knowledge to a practical task, comparing materials for their suitability for a given task, following a design, test, evaluate cycle.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS2) Science (KS2) English (KS2) Design and Technology (KS2)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 7-11 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-11
Aircraft Challenge
Practically exploring the physics of flight through concepts such as aerodynamics and forces, students design and construct an aeroplane which can travel the furthest distance in the air. The plane is powered by a propeller mechanism and the fuselage is constructed out of balsa wood.
Topics covered include:
aerodynamics, incidence angle, forces, wing load calculations.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
ASPIRE EXPERIENCES
Aspire Experiences are events that take place after school, aimed at students and a parent/guardian to show how studying STEM subjects could potentially enhance their career prospects in engineering.
FIND THE BEST PROJECT THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS
DARING YOUNG PEOPLE (AND THEIR PARENTS) TO IMAGINE
With the aim of bringing the STEM experience to families, parents/guardians take part and help their children with an engineering-based challenge that is designed to be fun and educational for all involved.
Straw Glider Challenge
Years 5-12
Speaker Challenge
Years 9-12
Primary
Years 5-6
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| Full or Half Day | N/A - Part of full day Aircraft Challenge |
| Year group | Years 5-12 |
| Suitable for family days | No |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | No |
Years 5-12
Straw Glider Challenge
Practically exploring concepts such as aerodynamics and forces, students design and construct an Straw Glider which can travel the furthest distance in the air.
Topics covered include:
measuring, centre of balance, aerodynamics, forces of flight.
+
| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 9-12 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 9-12
Speaker Challenge
A project that fuses practical STEM learning with business & enterprise, on this activity students will be tasked with designing and constructing a speaker that can amplify sound produced by an external device. In teams, students must solder the components onto an amplifier circuit board. They then must design a cabinet to house the components of the speaker; being as creative as they like but considering their target audience for the resell of the product as well as how to retain a good level of sound quality.
Topics covered include:
amplification and sound, creative design, electrical circuits, soldering
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 5-6 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | No |
Years 5-6
Primary
Following introductory sessions to introduce engineering, team building and creativity, students will carry out “design and make” activities. The primary STEM day is made up of 4 challenges selected from the list below to be completed by a team of ‘STEM detectives’ taking in a range of subjects including design technology, maths and science as well as key skills such as teamwork and creativity.
Topics covered include:
Teamwork, Logic, Contextualised Problem Solving, Speaking and Listening, Accurate design, budgeting, using tools to cut and form materials, Comparing design and practicality, following a brief, measuring accurately, creativity and innovation, Applying specific subject knowledge to a practical task, comparing materials for their suitability for a given task, following a design, test, evaluate cycle.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS2) Science (KS2) English (KS2) Design and Technology (KS2)
FAMILY ENGINEERING DAYS
Family Engineering Days which are day events that take place at weekends aimed at students and a parent/guardian to show how studying STEM subjects could potentially enhance their career prospects in engineering.
FIND THE BEST PROJECT THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS
DARING YOUNG PEOPLE (AND THEIR PARENTS) TO IMAGINE
With the aim of bringing the STEM experience to families, parents/guardians take part and help their children with an engineering-based challenge that is designed to be fun and educational for all involved.
Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
Years 8-12
Smart Building Challenge
Year 7-9
Speaker Challenge
Years 9-12
Wind Turbine Challenge
Years 7-11
Aircraft Challenge
Years 7-11
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 8-12 (high ability for Years 8-9) |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 8-12
Autonomous Vehicle Challenge
With driverless cars now becoming a reality after once being consigned to the pages of science-fiction, the world needs a new wave of engineers and programmers to design, build and programme the next generation of autonomous vehicles. In this challenge, students use Lego Mindstorms and iPads to build and programme their own vehicles which they have to navigate around a city without any human interaction, eventually programming their vehicles to react to emergencies and avoid pedestrians.
Topics covered include:
design, enterprise, programming, robotics, sensors, teamwork.
Curriculum areas covered:
Computing (KS3 & KS4) Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full |
| Year group | Years 7-9 (high ability Year 7) |
| Suitable for family days | No |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | NO |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Year 7-9
Smart Building Challenge
Energy and clean water supplies are 21st century engineering challenges. Students work in small teams of six to design and build a system to filter, collect, detect and pump collected rainwater as part of an integrated system on a new smart building. Students design and build a waterproof collection tank with a built-in filter. They will also need to assemble and solder an electronic water-detector and make a circuit for an electric pump to detect and then pump the water which has been collected.
Topics covered include:
electricity and circuits, forces, structures, soldering, water conservation.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3) English (KS3) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 9-12 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | Yes |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 9-12
Speaker Challenge
A project that fuses practical STEM learning with business & enterprise, on this activity students will be tasked with designing and constructing a speaker that can amplify sound produced by an external device. In teams, students must solder the components onto an amplifier circuit board. They then must design a cabinet to house the components of the speaker; being as creative as they like but considering their target audience for the resell of the product as well as how to retain a good level of sound quality.
Topics covered include:
amplification and sound, creative design, electrical circuits, soldering
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 7-11 (low ability Years 10-11) |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-11
Wind Turbine Challenge
Students will design and construct a wind turbine to produce the greatest amount of electricity. They will produce a gearing system, design and construct turbine blades to maximise output and create a tower to carry the turbine.
Topics covered include:
circuits and electricity, forces, renewable energy, structures.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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| Full or Half Day | Full or Half |
| Year group | Years 7-11 |
| Suitable for family days | Yes |
| Suitable for Aspire Evenings (2 hour) | No |
| Crest Award | Yes |
Years 7-11
Aircraft Challenge
Practically exploring the physics of flight through concepts such as aerodynamics and forces, students design and construct an aeroplane which can travel the furthest distance in the air. The plane is powered by a propeller mechanism and the fuselage is constructed out of balsa wood.
Topics covered include:
aerodynamics, incidence angle, forces, wing load calculations.
Curriculum areas covered:
Mathematics (KS3) Science (KS3 & KS4) English (KS3 & KS4) Design & Technology (KS3) Engineering (KS3 & KS4)
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