Stephenson Memorial Primary School

Hello Stephenson Memorial, 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.

Stephenson Memorial Primary website

NUSTEM Loans Boxes Spring 2023

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This term children at Stephenson Memorial 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 EYFS and Key Stage 1 have been using the following box. Click on the link to find out more about the box:

Mini Beasts loans box

We hope you enjoy trying some of our activities at home!

Thursday 8th December Year 5 Materials Scientists

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This afternoon Year 5 visited Thinklab at Northumbria University to become materials scientist and find out more about the research our academics do here. Year 5 investigated ways water behaves on different surfaces.

For another water investigation that you could try, using only a glass of water, some paper and pens, visit our STEM at Home Looking through water page.

Tuesday 4th October 2022 Year 3 Geologists

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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.

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