Resources by BAE Systems

Jack and the Beanstalk

This resource provides an introductory video with a STEM Ambassador reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and a follow-on activity for children to carry out. In the activity children act as engineers in order to help Jack get his egg down the beanstalk. They design and make their solutions then test them...

Light and Colour

In this activity, students see how the primary colours of light turn white when mixed together. There is a brief description of the visible spectrum and how animals can see UV light, with some questions for students to answer.

Make your own electromagnet

In this activity, students make a nail into an electromagnet. They then investigate whether increasing the number of coils of wire, or the thickness or length of the mail, affects the strength of the electromagnet.

Newton's First Law of Motion

This activity provides a simple demonstration of forces and motion. There is a basic description of non-contact forces and some questions for students to answer.

Periscope

Aimed at primary level, this activity links to the topic of light. Using the fact that light reflects away from a mirror at the same angle that it hits the mirror, children follow a set of instructions to design and make a periscope to look around corners. This activity has been provided by BAE Systems.

Precipitation

This resource shows an example of how to create condensation and precipitation in a jar. It could be used when looking at changes of state and the water cycle.

Aimed at primary level this activity has been provided by BAE Systems.

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Radar, Waves, Bats and BLAST

This resource looks at how distance can be measured using sound. A brief description of sonar and radar is given, along with an explanation of the Doppler effect and the wave equation. Students then use this equation to answer a set of questions.

Seeds

This activity idea looks at different types of seed dispersal used by plants. Children carefully observe different types of seed head and decide which method different plants use to spread their seeds. They then create a paper spinner to model the dispersal of sycamore seeds and compare this to the way helicopter...

Shapes

This activity explores 3D shapes and where they may been seen in everyday life. Children construct four shapes and think about where these shapes may be seen in different vehicles in different situations such as the road, airport, railway station, the ocean, and in space.

Aimed at primary level, this...