Resources by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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Global Transport: Engineering a Vacuum Tube Train
In this activity, students design and test a model vacuum tube train. They have to decide on how to get a ball to travel through a tube as quickly as possible without the help of gravity. They then look at the forces that would act on a real vacuum tube train.
...Goal! Create a podcast for a sporting event
Sports podcasts are the best place for post-match analysis, sharing opinions and interviews. They are a great opportunity to reflect on the sporting event and provide some new insights. In this activity created by the IET, pupils create their own podcast for a sporting event....
Golden rules for programmable systems
In this activity, learners will self-assess and plan how to extend their current knowledge of programmable systems.
Gravity free water
In this STEM activity, pupils will perform an experiment showing how the effects of air pressure can be used to seemingly defy gravity. Pupils will fill a glass with water, place a piece of card over it and turn it upside down, giving the opportunity to discuss how and why the water stays in the glass. This...
This collection of resources from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) uses the example of Howe Dell Primary School, which was designed with the principle of being a sustainable school, as a context for exploring a school's carbon footprint and the use of technology to reduce energy usage.
...Green School
Howe Dell School was commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council as an exemplar eco-school. It took eight years to plan and build and features a wide range of engineering solutions and green technologies. For example, the inter-seasonal heat transfer system uses the...
Greenhouse effect experiment
In this activity pupils will undertake a controlled experiment to investigate how gases in the atmosphere affect the heat in an enclosed environment, by tracking the change in temperature of a glass jar containing carbon dioxide against a control jar. They will learn about the greenhouse effect and the role of...
Half full or half empty
In this STEM activity through practical activity pupils will develop their understanding of capacity, volume and fractions such as halves and quarters, as parts of a whole object. Pupils will have the opportunity to see fractions at work as they fill two half sized glasses to the top before pouring them into...
Handmade Christmas decoration
In this activity from the IET, children engineer their own sturdy Christmas tree topper in the shape of star using sticks and rubber bands. They test different shapes for strength and learn that triangles create the strongest structures.
Heating effect of infrared
In this activity, students consider the heating effects of infrared energy, and how this is used in a range of products. They design a simple experiment to measure the heating effect of toasters, thermal heaters, infrared mouse, kettles (with heating elements) and...