Hello Chillingham Road, 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. You might also want to check out our calendar of upcoming events:
Today Year 2 visited the Think Lab to become materials scientists. They tested the properties of different materials and decided what they could be used for. Click here to find out what materials scientists do and for some fun activities you can do at home.
This morning Year 5 became astronomers and found out about the development of the telescope throughout history and women in astronomy. They also discovered what stars are made from and how astronomers know this by analysing the light from the stars. To find out more about astronomy and to try some activities at home, click here.
Iron meteorite from Chaco, Argentina. One of the ‘Campo del Cielo’ fragments first found in 1576.
This morning, Year 3 became geologists, observing and investigating meteorites which are rocks from space. To find out more about geology, click here.
