Engineering Curiosity is a new engineering themed resource developed for KS2&3 pupils by the DETI Inspire programme at UWE Bristol, in partnership with My Future My Choice.
The resource features a set of 52 ‘top-trump’ style cards, each themed on a real-life local engineer from the West of England region. Through the cards, children can explore the diversity of engineering, its people, skills and future career opportunities.
The cards will be available in both a physical and virtual format, so schools can engage students working in the classroom and also those working remotely from home. The virtual cards will be hosted on the Curiosity Connections website - a network connecting people and organisations in the West of England region with inspirational primary STEM education, managed by the DETI Inspire team at UWE Bristol and Graphic Science, the STEM Ambassador hub West of England.
The cards will also feature in a series of online events held during British Science Week this year (5th-14th March), where engineering ambassadors will be paired up with local schools as part of the Engineering Curiosity Big Beam In!
During the Big Beam In, engineers will have the opportunity to ‘beam’ into a local school and participate in their lesson virtually, answering children’s questions about their role and skill set, and discussing how engineers can make a real difference to people’s lives and the world around us.
The Engineering Curiosity Big Beam In aims to connect children throughout the West of England with real-life engineering role models and foster a curiosity for all things engineering.
If you are an engineer and would like to volunteer for the Big Beam In, you can register to take part here.
If you are a local business and would like to support the Big Beam In, you can sponsor a school to receive their own pack of Engineering Curiosity cards. Please contact [email protected] for more details.
