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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.
See all Energising Futures resources, sorted by topic, for your age group to easily integrate them into your planning for 2025.
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This real-world challenge dives into the world of fast fashion and its environmental impact. The perfect range of activities for engaging pupils in conversations around sustainability, science and the choices we make every day.
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Learn how this Kenyan material engineer and inventor, used her knowledge of materials to recycle plastic into building bricks, and help her community at the same time!
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Ten-question quiz about the life, career and achievements of material engineer, inventor and super scientist Nzambi Matee, for use with the life story sheet.
Pupils develop science and creativity skills as they identify everyday plastic objects, suggest alternative materials and write creatively about a world without plastic.
Use this presentation to find out about the life, career and achievements of material engineer, inventor and super scientist Nzambi Matee.
Simple information sheet describing the life, career and achievements of material engineer, inventor and super scientist Nzambi Matee.
Learn about the different properties of materials though the popular children's story 'The Three Little Pigs'.
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An interactive presentation that uses this unique sequel to the well-known traditional tale, to teach about the properties of materials in an engaging new way!
Use this activity sheet, part of the Science in stories: Three Little Pigs lesson, to record ideas about the best materials to use for each part of a house.
Match each word describing the property of a material to its correct definition, with this match-up card game
Use this activity sheet to record results while investigating which materials are the best insulators.
Plan an investigation into the best heat insulators, with this investigation planning sheet, part of the Science in stories: Three Little Pigs lesson range.
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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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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Women have contributed to advances in all aspects of science, from computing, to medicine and astronomy. Inspire your students by celebrating discoveries made by women, and encourage them to consider a career in science themselves using this engaging poster and exciting assembly.
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Watch this video clip to find out about the decline in animal and plant species, all over the world.
Watch this video clip to find out what biodiversity means and discover why it’s important to our survival on Earth.
Watch this video clip to find out what we can all do, to help improve biodiversity.
Learn about biodiversity and why it is important; explore how to improve biodiversity and use all the acquired knowledge to design a wild area.
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A selection of vibrant posters providing essential knowledge and careers connections for a range of science topics. Perfect for refreshing your classroom wall, sparking curiosity and encouraging group discussions.
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Discover the science hidden in popular children's stories and give science learning a truly relatable context.
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Discover some of the worlds greatest 'Super scientists' from the modern day and history.
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Provide each pupil with this activity sheet so they can describe their own creative vision for how to fix fashion for the future!
Pupils use this diamond nine ranking structure to decide which fashion fixes are the most important for a sustainable future.
Use this 'Where do clothes come from?' activity sheet when pupils look at clothes labels and find the countries where our clothes are made.
This presentation explains the impacts the fashion industry has on the environment, and inspires pupils with innovations that are fixing fashion.
A three-page guide with a summary of the challenge, timings, how to use the resources, curriculum links plus entry and prize information.
Pupils use this activity sheet to record their designs and explain how they have come up with their idea for a home for nature.