Secondary

We can offer a range of Maths focused activities. All will be problem solving and practical, lasting between 1 - 3 hours. Choose bridge building, packaging, rockets or data collection and graphs.

Developed by the BA, CREST Star Investigators is a brand new, UK-wide award scheme that enables children to solve scientific problems through practical investigation. The activities focus on thinking about, talking about, and doing science.

During this workshop students will be given an introduction to civil engineering.  Groups of between 4-6 pupils will then be challenged to explore the properties of different shapes and encouraged to experiment with different construction arrangements.  Pupils will explore the properties of shapes and how tessellations are made.  By the end of the day pupils will build scale models of different types of structures, including towers, bridges, towers and geodesic domes.  The workshop could be used in conjunction with other subject areas, including DT, Science, Maths and Geography.

With alternative energy sources being explored worldwide, this workshop gives students the opportunity to design and experiment with a wind turbine.  Studentswill explore how wind turbines work, and how different designs alter how much energy is generated. See how the shape, number and angle of blades changes the effectivness of the turbine. 

This challenge day will give students the opportunity to enter the ‘Dragons Den’.  Inspired by the popular TV programme, students will need to design a product and present it to a panel of Dragons.