Secondary Workshops
Designed to challenge S1 and S2 pupils, these science, technology, engineering and maths workshops help to develop problem solving, team work, communication and time management skills in a fun, stimulating and educational environment.
The workshops usually require a large cleared floor space about the size of a badminton court (depending on the number of pupils). Some workshops do require tables etc, in these cases a room layout document is available to download.
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Programmable Robots (K'NEX) S1-2 60 mins
This workshop introduces programming in a fun, exciting and challenging way. Pupils work in teams of 2 or 3 to build their robot, to programme it, and then undertake a series of increasingly complex challenge boards: Novice, Intermediate and Ultimate. Important principles of programming and fair-testing are explored and team-work, communication and problem-solving skills are encouraged and developed.
Risk Assessment Workshop Guide
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It's not Rocket Science! (K'NEX) S1-2 60 mins
Following a presenter-led discussion about rocket power, pupils will learn about forces and energy while working in teams of 3, as they design and build their own rocket powered vehicle. Each team will then have a chance to demonstrate how their model works, explain any problems they encountered and how they solved them, and describe the forces and energy changes at work in their model.
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Maths - I don't believe it! (K'NEX) S1-2 60 mins
An active learning mathematical workshop that will challenge traditional attitudes towards maths. Travelling around the world with a companion, each pair of pupils will collect stamps in their passport from the countries they visit by solving a mathematical conundrum from that country. Everyone is guaranteed to succeed, especially those that don't usually enjoy maths. Maths - engaging and inspiring - you'd better believe it!