Year 5 visited Thinklab at Northumbria University and became ice core scientists. They travelled to the Antarctic and discovered what we can find out about the past from air bubbles trapped in the ice. The children used this as inspiration to write their own poetry. To find out more about the Antarctic and to see the completed poems, visit our Underneath the Ice page.
This afternoon, Year 1 became naval architects. They designed, built and tested their own boats.
To discover how to design, build and test a boat with tin foil, visit our STEM at Home tin foil boats page.
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 magnets loans box. For more information and activities to try at home, visit our Magnets loans box page.
Children in Key Stage 2 have also been using our electricity loans box. For more information and activities to try at home, visit our Electricity loans box page.
Iron meteorite from Chaco, Argentina. One of the ‘Campo del Cielo’ fragments first found in 1576.
This afternoon Year 3 became geologists and investigated rocks from space. For more information about geologists and meteorites, visit our Geologist page.
To use objects from around your home to create your own meteorite impact craters- just like those we can see on the moon, visit our STEM at Home Impact Craters page.
NUSTEM is an outreach group based at Northumbria University. We believe that STEM should be accessible to everyone, for study and for pleasure, from early years, through school, to employment, and beyond. We support children, families and teachers to feel more confident that a career in STEM is for ‘people like them’.
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 term, children in Key Stage 2 have been using our Marble run loans box. For more information about the loans boxes, STEM careers and activities to try at home, visit our and our Marble run loans box page.
Children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 have been using our Mini beast loans box. For more information about the loans boxes, STEM careers and activities to try at home, visit our and our Mini beasts loans box page.
Year 5 are becoming mechanical engineers and investigating marble runs. To make your own marble run at home visit our Marble Run STEM at home page.
Chondritic (stony) meteorite found in 2005 in North-West Africa.
Today it was Year 3’s turn to become geologists and investigate meteorites. For more activities to try at home, go to our meteor crater activity.
Today children in Reception and Nursery became marine engineers and investigated floating and sinking. To try a simple floating and sinking activity at home, using only tin foil and coins, visit our NUSTEM at home Foil Boats page.
Iron meteorite from Chaco, Argentina. One of the ‘Campo del Cielo’ fragments first found in 1576.
Today Year 4 became geologists and investigated meteorites which are rocks from space. For more activities to try at home, go to our meteor crater activity.
This half term, Beech Hill Primary have borrowed our Evolution loans box. To find out more about our loans boxes and to try some related activities at home, click:
