Secondary science challenges
From designing electric vehicles to investigating garden wildlife, our hands-on tasks will inspire every budding detective, designer, and curious explorer.
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Feed our future! Poster
Inspire your budding young scientists with potential STEM careers in the food industry and encourage them to complete the Feed our future! challenge.
Feed our future! Challenge presentation (primary)
Use this presentation, with video clips presented by Stefan Gates, to recap healthy diets, to discover how our food affects our planet and inspire pupils to come up with a new food for the future.
Feed our future! Activity sheet (primary)
Pupils use this activity sheet to describe their innovative new future-food.
Feed our future! Delivery guide (primary)
A short guide with curriculum links, and step-by-step instructions for how to deliver the challenge in a 1-hour lesson. Includes ideas for diving deeper, if more time is available.
A guide for parents and carers of 4-11 year olds
This useful guide is a great tool for showcasing the best of Energising Futures and how it can be used at home. Parents and carers can discover what science capital is and how they can bring science alive at home.
Meet a research technologist video (ages 9-11)
Meet Hannah, a research technologist. Discover her career path, favorite parts of the job, required skills, and key responsibilities.
Meet an apprentice research technologist video (ages 9-11)
Will is an apprentice research technologist. Find out about his career path and what he enjoys most about his job. Discover the skills and qualifications required, as well as the responsibilities.
Volunteering session: Teacher guide
Get involved with the STEM volunteering scheme and invite a volunteer into your school. Careers education is all about showing young people different paths to success and the variety of options available.
Meet a research technologist
Use these resources to introduce your class to Hannah, a real-life research technologist. Watch the video to explore Hannah’s daily responsibilities. Use the job-role card to discover the skills and qualifications needed for her career.
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Meet an apprentice research technologist
Use these resources to introduce your class to Will, an apprentice research technologist. Use the job-role card to learn about the skills and qualifications required, discover Will's job-related interests, and gain insight into his daily responsibilities.
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