Balliol Primary School

Hello Balliol, we’re NUSTEM. We’re based at Northumbria University, and we work across the region supporting children, families and teachers in exploring science, technology, engineering and maths. We’re particularly keen to help people recognise that careers in these STEM subjects are available to them.

On this page you’ll find a summary of the things we’ve done with your school, and links to follow-up activities you can do at home.

Balliol Primary website

NUSTEM loans boxes Autumn 2 2022

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Your child or children have been using one of our NUSTEM loans boxes in class. NUSTEM loans boxes are linked to STEM careers and contain original objects and replicas that can be handled and used as part of classroom activities.  While using the resources in the boxes, children get the opportunity to try out and explore some of the skills, techniques, equipment and ideas that STEM professionals use on a day-to-day basis.

This half term, children in Key Stage 2 have been using our electricity loans box. For more information and activities to try at home, visit our Electricity loans box page.

Children in EYFS and Key Stage 1 have also been using our water loans box. For more information and activities to try at home, visit our Water loans box page.

EYFS Magnets and Space Loans Boxes June – July 2022

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This half term, Balliol Primary have borrowed our EYFS Magnets and Space loans boxes. To find out more about the loans boxes and to try some related activities at home, click,

Magnets loans box

Space loans box

Thursday 31st March Year 3 Mechanical Engineers

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This afternoon, Year 3 became mechanical engineers and built marble runs. They investigated the forces used and tried to slow the marble down. Visit our NUSTEM at home marble run page to find out how to build a marble run at home using cardboard and tape.

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