In this activity pupils will make use of the theme of football on the Moon to make an experiment of terrarium, so that grass can be grown for a lunar football game. This theme can be used to support discussion around the engineering challenges for travelling and potentially living on the Moon, such as how will we...

This is one of a series of resources from the IET designed around the theme of the future of flight with the purpose of developing pupils knowledge and skills in engineering and mathematics. This activity explores water-powered ‘hero’ rotary engines, which convert water pressure to rotary motion. Devices of this...

This is one of a series of resources developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology inspired by the achievements of the ancient Egyptians.

Pupils will make and assemble an Egyptian bracelet out of a carboard tube considering how they will decorate it to incorporate the designs and features...

This is one of a series of resources developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology inspired by the achievements of the ancient Egyptians.

Pupils will make and assemble an Egyptian necklace using card and rope, considering the designs and features commonly found in ancient Egyptian jewellery.

This is one of a series of resources developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology inspired by the achievements of the ancient Egyptians.

Pupils will make and assemble an Egyptian necklace using painted pasta, pompoms and ribbon, considering the designs and features commonly found in ancient...

This is one of a series of resources developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology inspired by the achievements of the ancient Egyptians. 

Pupils will make an Egyptian snake bracelet out of air drying clay and sequins.

Follow this easy bunting activity, designing your bunting and printing your own designs with potato prints. Suitable for all primary aged children, create flags with your class or at home and celebrate in style, whilst allowing your children to develop their knowledge and skills in design and technology. This...

This is one of a series of resources developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology inspired by the achievements of the ancient Egyptians.

In this activity pupils discover how papyrus was made in ancient Egyptian times and create '...

Sustainable design is fast becoming a matter of global...

Designed to be accessible for all primary aged children, this activity guides you and your pupils through the simple steps to design and make their own recipe book. This could be carried out as part of a design and technology or maths lesson, and is simple to follow, making it suitable for learning at home and in...

This lesson aimed at upper primary links to aspects of sound, electricity and design and technology. Looking at how we use technology to communicate with each other, children think about how telephones work, from string-can phones to modern mobile devices. Provided with different scenarios children decide on which...

These resources use the context of feasting at Stonehenge to consider aspects of food processing, food allergies and intolerance.  There are opportunities for students to:

• make and test their own cottage cheese
• to consider the effect of processing on lactose content of foods
• to...

In this classroom activity learners will use the inspiration from a well-known book to make a mask representing one of the main characters.

This teaching resource could be used as a main lesson activity, to support pupils’ engagement in literacy. It could also be used as a focussed task to teach pupils about...

In this project learners will learn about the movement of the bones in the human body. They will then make their own dancing skeleton from card. Finally, they will test their skeleton and observe how it works.

This activity could be used as a main lesson activity to teach learners about human anatomy. It...