NUSTEM Loans Boxes Spring 2023
This term children at Byker Primary have been using NUSTEM loans boxes. 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.
Children in Key Stage 2 have been using the following box. Click on the link to find out more about the box:
We hope you enjoy trying some of our activities at home!
This afternoon, Year 1 became naval architects. They designed, built and tested their own boats.
Year 6 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, 
This term, children in Key Stage 2 have been using our Electricity loans box. For more information about the loans boxes, STEM careers and activities to try at home, visit our and our 
Today Year 2 became systems engineers and built amazing marble runs. Visit our 
Today Year 1 became systems engineers and built amazing marble runs this morning. Visit our 
This afternoon, Year 4 became mechanical engineers and built marble runs. They investigated the forces used and tried to slow the marble down. Visit our 
Today is was Year 2 children who became materials scientists and investigated materials using weight, electricity and magnets. Why not investigate how strong the materials in your home are by trying our 