Workshops for secondary schools
See Science offer a range of half day and full day bespoke workshops for secondary pupils.
The workshops are designed to provide secondary pupils with a series of challenges. The activities have been designed so that they can also be used as transition day activities.
The challenges are designed to facilitate learning, team working and encourage pupils' curiosity to find out how and why things work. During each challenge pupils will develop their problem solving, communication and innovation skills.
Secondary pupils who complete a full day can also register for a Discovery CREST Award.
For more information regarding the cost of providing workshops and availability please contact enquiries@see-science.co.uk. All materials and resources are provided.
The Engineering Experience
The Engineering Experience is a one day STEM competition which gives learners the opportunity to research and make prototype solution to real-world engineering problem which will be introduced by the provider. The experience will enable learners to experience working as an engineer, provide opportunities to participate in hands on activities and gain an undertanding of the benefits of careers within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Learners will complete in teams of 5 or 6 to win the Challenge on the day. All materials will be provided.
The Marble Roller Coaster Challenge
This activity will help students to learn how friction and gravity affects objects in motion. The students will build a marble run and experiment where to place bends and slopes in their roller coaster to meet the challenge. The activity allows them to develop their teamwork and communication skills. In a second challenge students construct a loop the loop marble roller coaster and develop scientific recording skills.
The Squashed Tomato Challenge
A STEM Challenge designed by Practical Action where pupils design and build a model to move tomatoes down a mountain. In Nepal many farmers living on the mountainside grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes.
To earn a living they need to sell these at the local market. The problem is getting to market involves a long, dangerous walk down the mountain side and over a river, at the end of which the tomatoes may well be a bit squashed. Pupils are asked to design, build and test a way of moving tomatoes that won't squash them!
Suitable for pupils aged 11-14.
This activity is accredited by the British Science Association and can be used to gain a CREST Discovery Award.
Sustainable Solutions
The Sustainable Solutions CREST Award is a team-based activity that encourages young people to develop a sustainable start-up business concept linked to their local community. It's part of the wider CREST Awards scheme, which aims to inspire young people to think and act like scientists and engineers. This particular challenge focuses on the intersection of industrialization and sustainability, prompting students to design eco-friendly products or service
This activity is accredited by the British Science Association and can be used to gain a CREST Discovery Award.
Gopher Science
Secondary students are introduced to a circus of 10 experiments and learn how to deliver the Gopher Science Lab activities to an audience. During this process they develop their skills in communication, innovation and increase their self-confidence.
This process gives all participating students ownership of their learning and helps them gain confidence. The Gopher Science Labs activities are simple hands-on science activities designed to build children's confidence and encourage their natural curiosity to find out how and why everyday things work. All resources and materials are provided to enable students to deliver the activities at other events e.g. open evenings and transition days
The Physics of Flight
This lively hands on workshop is based on resources from the RAF 100 activities which examines the physics behind flying – explore topics examining the last 100 years of flight which include. Make a glider, codebreakers, relief operations and airdrops. Suitable for pupils from 11-14 yrs old
STEM in a BAG
Try your hand a 10 different short activities using simple materials and examine the science behind them from straw oboes to loud noises – solutions to slime – let your imagination run wild. A hands on, imaginative workshop with plenty to do and talk about.