This week has been very busy, British Science Week 2017 got under way with a bang. This year was about creating opportunities for the children to, da da dahhhh, BUILD! I created the 'We're All About Wheels' ideas so that all children, in each year group, could be a part of it. For the past couple of years, I have slowly built up the foundations for BSW, bringing in more year-groups each time. This year was the big one, all around the school, you could see the stress of building, designing and debugging their original ideas.
With the younger members of the school looking at the act of pushing and pulling, the Key Stage 1 children built cars, ones that would go a further distance than their opponent's. Key Stage 2 were set up to build their power-pullers, ready to join the arena in a tug-of-war scenario affectionately named 'Chug-O-War'..
What a great week, there have been builders that don't normally build, some builders that are made to construct, and there are those that managed to create a vehicle, with effort, determination, and the will of the competition.
All-in-all, a great event, building is what makes us unique, building is what fires imagination and brings us new technologies. Tech that builds our homes, mobile phones and televisions all come from the foundations that are set in events such as this.
Here's to more STEM based events everywhere. Watch this space for more about STEM in Staffordshire, we need to pull resources to give children a chance to develop their choices and shine through potential clouds of despair.
For more information and a video, check-out my YouTube channel at MeegoshMedia, or visit the @beingSTEM website at www.beingstem.uk
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