Teachers: want to inspire an interest in science in your students?
The British Science Association offers a wide range of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) enrichment activities for you to use to inspire and engage your students. Read on to find out about some of the help we can provide: ideas, advice, activities, resources and events.
We manage two UK-wide award schemes that provide opportunities for 5-19 year-olds to solve scientific problems through practical investigation.
Through CREST (Creativity in Science and Technology), young people aged 11-19 can explore the real nature of STEM by doing their own creative solving through mini projects. The scheme provides students with a valuable insight into what these subjects are really like.
Students who have gained CREST Awards have the opportunity to celebrate their achievements by participating in regional fairs, where they can also compete for the chance to attend the national CREST final at The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in March. The final of the National Science & Engineering Competition also takes place at The Big Bang Fair.
For younger students aged 5-12, there is CREST Star Investigators. The activities focus on thinking about, talking about, and doing science. They are designed to be used primarily outside of class time (e.g. in a science club), though some are suitable for use in the classroom.
If you’d like to start your own science, engineering, technology or maths club, but don’t know where to start, check out our clubs section. That’s also a good place to go for ideas of what to do.
More resources for schools are available on our National Science & Engineering Week pages, including the NSEW Activity Pack Series featuring a wide range of hands-on activities and quizzes that are free to download. It’s also the section to visit to find all of the necessary resources to help run a National Science & Engineering Week event within your school. This year, the UK-wide, 10-day celebration of science and engineering is happening in 2011 from 11-20 March.
In September, we hold our annual British Science Festival. Throughout the festival week we provide a series of special events for school groups of Key Stage 2 and above, giving students the opportunity to explore a range of topics, enjoy some hands-on fun, and discuss important issues with leading scientists.
We manage two UK-wide award schemes that provide opportunities for 5-19 year-olds to solve scientific problems through practical investigation.
Through CREST (Creativity in Science and Technology), young people aged 11-19 can explore the real nature of STEM by doing their own creative solving through mini projects. The scheme provides students with a valuable insight into what these subjects are really like.
Students who have gained CREST Awards have the opportunity to celebrate their achievements by participating in regional fairs, where they can also compete for the chance to attend the national CREST final at The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in March. The final of the National Science & Engineering Competition also takes place at The Big Bang Fair.
For younger students aged 5-12, there is CREST Star Investigators. The activities focus on thinking about, talking about, and doing science. They are designed to be used primarily outside of class time (e.g. in a science club), though some are suitable for use in the classroom.
If you’d like to start your own science, engineering, technology or maths club, but don’t know where to start, check out our clubs section. That’s also a good place to go for ideas of what to do.
More resources for schools are available on our National Science & Engineering Week pages, including the NSEW Activity Pack Series featuring a wide range of hands-on activities and quizzes that are free to download. It’s also the section to visit to find all of the necessary resources to help run a National Science & Engineering Week event within your school. This year, the UK-wide, 10-day celebration of science and engineering is happening in 2011 from 11-20 March.
In September, we hold our annual British Science Festival. Throughout the festival week we provide a series of special events for school groups of Key Stage 2 and above, giving students the opportunity to explore a range of topics, enjoy some hands-on fun, and discuss important issues with leading scientists.
