Engineers Week Resources

Engineers Week is always one of our favourite times of the year and our annual Ten Stations Challenge is open to all primary schools.

If you can’t come to us, take the Engineers Week Quiz from the comfort of the classroom or home.

There are some more activities to try below.

Parts of the cam toy

Cam Toy

A cam repeats a circular motion to create a linear movement. Can your students design and make a toy for a young child using a cam or cams based around a picture/story book?

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Paper plane designs with 4 forces in play explained

Paper Plane Investigation

This activity has many cross curricular elements. It covers reading & understanding instructional writing; design and technology skills in paper folding; understanding forces and mathematical measuring; and data collection and finding averages!

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Paper Water Flowers

Children can make a paper flower using scrap paper. Fold the petals into the centre, place them onto a surface of water and watch the petals unfurl. An animation using simple science.

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Elastic band optical illusion card

Optical Illusion Card

This is a neat way of using the power stored in a twisted elastic band. Once the band is released, a quick burst of energy reveals the hidden content of a book.

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Homemade marble run made with cardboard

Wonky Shelf Marble Run

Of course our marble run had to be book themed. Watch as gravity and a few uneven shelves work their fun!

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Pinwheels made from paper straws, card and a pin

STEPS Pinwheel Challenge

The STEPS team set a challenge for students to make a pinwheel. Click on their instruction sheet can be found below. These are so easy to make… harness that wind power and have fun!

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