Detective Work Choose from: Accident investigators; Environmental monitoring; Fraud detection; or Who dunnit? Expand Accident investigatorsClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelEnvironmental monitoringClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelFraud detectionClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelQuality controlClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelWho dunnit?Click to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold level
Link Schemes for Discovery By participating in one or more of the following partnership schemes, young people can work towards a CREST Discovery Award. Expand IET Faraday Challenge DaysGiving students the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems.Read more...London Transport Museum Inspire Engineering DaysTake part in the 'Breaking Eggsperiment' and meet practicing ‘Engineering Ambassadors’.Read more...STEMettes Hackathon days"I came with an idea and left with an app!' These jam-packed days enable girls to learn to code to either solve a problem or make an app.Read more...mp Futures - build a pyramidThis challenge from mp futures is based around the idea of the team being tasked with building a modern-day pyramid in their local area.Read more...Practical Action - Beat the FloodPractical Action resources that could be used as a basis for a Discovery day.Read more...Practical Action - Squashed TomatoesFree resources; rise to the challenge transporting tomatoes.Read more...British Science Week Community Garden ChallengeWritten resource and accompanying videos form a step-by-step guide to make running the Community garden challenge day easy and straightforward.Read more...Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland Technology TournamentTeams of four are invited to apply to compete in a full day out of school event to devise and build a solution to an unseen technical task.Read more...Gen Y Rail Engaging events Promoting the wide and diverse range of career opportunities available in the UK Rail Industry.Read more...
Sport Choose from: Athletics & injuries; Extreme sports; Football; Racquet sports; Swim, snorkel, S.C.U.B.A. Expand Athletics & injuriesClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelExtreme sportsClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelFootballClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelRacquet sportsClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronse, silver and gold levelSwim, snorkel, S.C.U.B.A.Click to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold level
Link Schemes for Bronze By participating in one or more of the following partnership schemes, young people can work towards a CREST Bronze Award. Expand Mission: Starlight - a global experiment with UV protectionYour mission is to stop UV light harming an astronaut. What materials work best? Do they have the right properties for a spacesuit? Take part in a global experiment from the Royal Society of Chemistry.Read more... Water - a global experiment with hydrogelsDiscover how much water a hydrogel can hold. How are hydrogels useful to us in everyday life? Take part in a global experiment from the Royal Society of Chemistry.Read more... CITB Construction Skills Sustainable Communities ChallengeStudents visit a site and design a 'sustainable community' of 10 houses.Read more...BP Ultimate STEM ChallengesStudent teams aged 11 to 14 put their Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills to the test.Read more...Exscitec Energetic Earth This project sees Year 8/9 students engaged in a series of energy related activities.Read more...The Smallpeice Trust's Engineering Experience coursesResidential opportunities at universities.Read more...Science Museum Club Box KitsCrime Lab and Mission to Mars themed resources.Read more...Jaguar Cars Maths in Motion Challenge for SchoolsRace a virtual Grand Prix car.Read more...STEM ChallengesThese Olympics-inspired resources have been revamped to remain relevant post-2012.Read more...OPAL surveys for schoolsAir, water and biodiversity surveys that can be adapted for CREST.Read more...British Science Week Challenge PacksActivities and ideas from the annual awareness week celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths.Read more...RAEng Engineering Engagement Project resourcesFree support to run engineering activities in schools.Read more...The Wellcome Trust - In the ZoneSporting activity kits sent to schools in 2012.Read more...Scientists in SportsFree activity packs supported by GSK tailored to fit CREST.Read more...Practical Action - Global CREST ChallengesOn the topics of water, food, shelter, transport and energy.Read more...NPL Water Rocket ChallengeThe sky is the limit with this annual event.Read more...Talent 2030A competition aimed at getting girls into engineering.Read more...Connecting Classrooms with the British CouncilFree resources for Bronze and CREST Star (Megastar) and the chance to link to a school in Bangladesh.Read more...Water ExplorerA fun, inspiring and educational programme that empowers thousands of students across the world to lead joint action on water issues for their schools and communities. Completing challenges for CREST will help students climb the Water Explorer leaderboard.Read more... Principia MissionFrom coding, to space food, to making films; many of the education resources linked to Tim Peake’s mission could be the basis of a CREST Award.Read more... Astro PiTwo Raspberry Pi computers on board the International Space Station are running experiments created and coded by school students. Use results from space or write your own code!Read more... Space DinnersThe Great British Space Dinner, developed by the British Nutrition Foundation and supported by Heston Blumenthal, challenges students to design a menu suitable for astronauts to eat in space.Read more... Solutions for the planetSolving big challenges needs big ideas. Improve our society, economy and the environment with your solution for the planet.Read more...
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Food & Drink Choose from: Cooking food; Crisps & spuds; Fizzy drinks; Packaging & utensils; Tea Expand Cooking foodClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelsCrisps & spudsClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelsFizzy drinksClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelsPackaging & utensilsClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelsTeaClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levels
Fashion Choose from: Clothing; Fashion jewellery; Hair; Make-up & beauty; Sunbathing Expand ClothingClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelFashioning jewelleryClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelHairClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelMake-up & beautyClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelSunbathingClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold level
Space Choose from: Is there anybody out there?; Cosmology; Exploration; The solar system; Stars Expand Is there anybody out there?Click here to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelCosmologyClick here to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelExplorationClick here to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelThe solar systemClick here to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelStarsClick here to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold level
Health & Hygiene Choose from: A balanced diet; Cleaning your teeth; Fitness & performance; Medicines Expand A balanced dietClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelCleaning your teethClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelFitness & performanceClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold levelMedicinesClick to download a Pdf of activities at bronze, silver and gold level