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The BBC micro:bit is a small programmable device, designed to engage children with coding and the world of digital. Given to all 11-12 year old students across the UK in 2016, it is supported with a range of programming environments available here.
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BBC micro:bit – bees and pollination
The BBC micro:bit is a great tool for carrying out surveys that involve quickly counting and recording one or two variables. Using the button inputs provides a simple interface to the device allowing, for instance, quick tallying of the numbers of two different types of bee around a plant. Other examples might...
For science teachers who want to get behind the coding and know how the programs work.
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The 'BCS glossary of computing and ICT' is the most authoritative and comprehensive work of its kind. This unrivalled study aid and reference tool has newly updated entries and is divided into themed sections making...
Be a business owner session
In this resource from the Construction Youth Trust, students are asked to work with percentage and decimal calculations when exploring the financial accounts of a small business. The materials have been written to help a non-teaching STEM professional to work with students in an educational setting.
The...
This book contains a selection of puzzles and messages which require deciphering using cryptograms. The puzzles within the book follow the theme of discovering an ancient parchment and deciphering the code, in order to find the treasure.
Be a landscape architect
A career in landscape architecture gives students the chance to work across housing, health, green infrastructure and water management and to create more liveable...
Be a Paper Engineer
In this Shell Centre activity students design make and evaluate 3D paper products including gift boxes and pop-up greetings cards. They explore 3D shape-and-space, making generalisations using words and algebra.
In groups, students make a wide variety of pop-up cards, gift boxes and envelopes in order to...