Workshops/Activities

Also see the “Our KS Activities” sections of this website for SETPOINT Hertfordshire activities that are available.

Smallpeice Trust STEM Days http://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=426&Itemid=414 

Groups of 50 students work together in small teams on ‘design and make’ projects to improve their creative thinking and problem-solving skills. For students in the process of choosing Key Stage 4 options, these STEM day activities are especially geared to run as a complement to the National Curriculum in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

Aspire.more able – days for G&T students http://www.thinkersineducation.com/education.html

StarChaser

http://www.space4schools.co.uk/

Starchaser is Britain’s only commercial rocket R&D Company, and is working towards the creation of a totally reusable rocket system that can be used to safely launch tourists into space. They also have an excellent Educational Outreach Team with a wide range of programmes designed to enthuse and inspire the next generation of rocket scientists. Whether by watching a show about the deepest secrets of the Universe, building and launching their own solid fuel rockets, or by having Skybolt, a real 9 metre rocket, in the school grounds, students are encouraged to appreciate the benefits of science, technology, engineering and maths. The message delivered by our outreach team is a clear and convincing one: that the STEM subjects are exciting and lead to enriching and fulfilling careers. Starchaser are currently taking bookings for the new academic year, but dates are going fast, so book early to avoid disappointment. To find out more, please call Matt Shewbridge on 0161 882 9922, or visit www.space4schools.co.uk. The Sky is not the Limit!

Cavendish Lab Cambridge physics days:

http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/workshop/

Maths “Hands-on Risk & Probability show” http://www.mmp.maths.org/sites/default/files/Risk_Nov09.pdf

The Enigma Project

http://enigma.maths.org/content/

The Enigma Project is a presentation about the history and mathematics of codes and code breaking, from ancient Greece to the present, including a demonstration of a genuine WWII enigma machine. Then later, in the workshops, it is the student's turn to be the codebreakers! Cryptography is one of the most interesting, inspiring and exotic applications of mathematics.

Young Engineers STEM Challenge Days http://www.youngeng.org/index.asp?page=1266

These STEM Challenge Days are available to both

Primary and Secondary school students. They are

placed in groups and set a challenging 'design and

make' project. These improve creative thinking,

problem solving and team working and areinspiring and fun for everyone.

STEM Challenges help to build confidence and develop inter-personal skills which can also improve students' performance in class. Popular

and a great addition to school life, these challenges can be designed to form an integral part of the curriculum demonstrating the many and varied links between and within the STEM subjects and the wider curriculum.