Many structures are built around frameworks made of straight, rigid pieces of wood or metal, called members, connected together. Forces generated in the members support the structure. In this activity, drinking straws are used as members, to make a self-supporting dome.

Learning outcomes:

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This resource focusses on exploring shape, nets, wheels and axles. This activity uses pupil’s prior knowledge of nets to make a base for a vehicle. It then introduces the use of axles and wheels to enable the car to move. It could be used at key stage 1 to develop understanding of the use of axles and wheels in...

In this resource, students will use the theme of football on the Moon to learn how electronic intercom circuits can help players communicate. Students will gain an understanding of how sound waves travel and are received to allow them to be heard in the ear. Building on students pre-existing knowledge of circuits...

In this activity students design and model a robot arm in 2D, need to be able to name the main parts of a robot arm and to be able to design and make a 2D card model of a 3D product. Robot arms are an example of a programmable system. They are used in a wide variety of industrial applications, ranging from loading...

In this project students learn to build a robot buggy using a Raspberry Pi. It contains detailed tutorials that cover:

• How to setup a motor controller board with two motors
• How to control motors using Python
• How to build a robot chassis

These activities are aimed at ...

This activity links to aspects of energy production and electricity, giving pupils the opportunity to follow instructions to create their own wind turbines. This activity could be included in a lesson focusing on how wind turbines are one of many methods used to produce a sustainable energy source.

In this resource students use a plastic bottle to isolate a plant and see the effects of an aphid infestation.

• Build an aphid isolation tower

This simulation allows you to build an atom out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and see how the element, charge, and mass change. Students can then play a game to test their ideas.

Curriculum links include:

• Atoms
• Atomic Structure
• Isotope Symbols
• Atomic Nuclei...

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An early introduction to our Gears! Gears! Gears! Building Sets. 
Small children will love joining these bright construction pieces together to create moving...

An early introduction to our Gears! Gears! Gears! Building Sets. 
Small children will love joining these bright construction pieces together to create moving...

Scholastic Primary Science is an exciting multi-media teaching resource for the whole of KS1 and KS2. The series comprises 24 units, each on a separate topic, with 4 units per year. Each unit has 5 cards, one per Extended Lesson, and 2 CD-ROMs. The Activities CD-ROM has interactive versions of the Cards with...

This collection of 25 fun, achievable STEM projects is the perfect way to encourage budding engineers and scientists and to show them how science applies in the real world.

Using easy-to-find objects from around the home and following illustrated step-by-step instructions, design and build working models...

This book from the ATM, offers a rich source of measurement tasks to support a distinct approach to the teaching of perimeter and area.

This series of Core Maths activities involves mortgage finance, interest rates, income tax, national insurance, scheduling, Gantt diagrams and estimation. The tasks can form a large project or be used as stand-alone lessons.

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