This page lists useful learning resources for the TECH Heroes club at Anderston Primary School. This is a club focussing on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths). We have deliberately taken a wider focus than STEM as we want to embrace the role technology plays in the creative disciplines and feel that creativity is also a part of STEM.
If you’re running your own STEM/STEAM club, feel free to use any of these resources yourself!
- Shorter step-by-step guide to setting up a STEM Club
General resources for teaching STEM/STEAM
- Gateway to a huge number of resources for STEM: https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/#primary
- Science Connects STEM Ambassador Hub at Glasgow University: https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/scienceconnects/
- Science Capital – teaching pack (and policy on increasing engagement)
- British Science Association grants: https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/apply-for-a-british-science-week-grant
- STEM to STEAM free online course: http://dlaberasmus.eu/courses/stem-steam-online-course/
- Technologies Outdoors free online course: http://dlaberasmus.eu/courses/technology-outdoors-online-course/
- Fun Kids radio podcasts: http://www.funkidslive.com/podcasts/
- Categorised games and how to use them in the classroom: https://quickshout.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-do-you-play.html
Engineering
- 3D digital documentation of the three Forth Bridges https://www.theforthbridges.org/visit/go-forth/
- Go Forth and Discover – digital game and lesson pack (also available through Glow).
- Go Forth and Design – Tinkercad resources and lesson pack (available through Glow).
- Go Forth and Create – Scratch coding resources and lesson pack (available through Glow).
- Go Forth, See and Hear – 360 virtual reality experiences, available here.
- Go Forth and Explore – location-based app, available through iOS and Google Play stores.
- https://www.primaryengineer.com/
- https://leadersaward.com/
- James Dyson Foundation – resources for primary school and Challenge Cards: https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources.html
- Institute of Engineering and Technology: Faraday Primary https://faraday-primary.theiet.org/
- Kids Invent Stuff: https://kidsinventstuff.com/
- UK STEM project resources: https://www.ukstem.uk/global-stem-award-resources
Resources to use with Snap Circuits
- Snap Circuit lesson plan: https://stem.northeastern.edu/programs/ayp/fieldtrips/activities/snapcircuits/
Computing
- Osmo coding: https://www.playosmo.com/en-gb/coding-family/ – the main site with teacher guides for using Osmo is here: https://www.playosmo.com/en-gb/schools/
- https://barefootcas.org.uk/
Resources to use with Micro:bits
- Micro:bit resources for teachers: https://microbit.org/teach/
- Starting off with the BBC micro:bit and Starting off with the BBC micro:bit part 2 by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Doing robotics with Micro:bits Getting into robotics and Getting going with robitics – Circuits by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Making sounds and music on the microbit by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Variables Loops and Logic on the microbit by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- microbit components by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Data Logging with Microbit PC by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Sensing things with the BBC microbit by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Using the BBC microbit’s Radio by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Ringbit Car Project by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Using neo-pixels with microbits by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- From Scratch to microbit by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Starting Scratch 3 with microbits by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- microbit resource guide by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
- Joystickbit remote control by Adrian Oldknow (2019)
Resources to use with Sphero
- New ideas released every Thursday on Sphero’s channel at https://edu.sphero.com/remixes
- Sphero ideas searchable by category: https://edu.sphero.com/cwists/category
- Sphero education guides: https://www.sphero.com/education/professional-learning-and-resources/
- Sphero Scope and Sequence document
- Teacher Guide (Scotland version) for lesson plans aligned with the Scottish curriculum and much more…
- Sphero Makerspace Guide
- Sphero twitter: https://twitter.com/spheroedu
Science
- https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/
- Mission X: Train like an Astronaut: https://www.stem.org.uk/missionx
- Physics experiments you can do at home: http://www.physics.org/marvinandmilo.asp
- BrainySongs – learn science through songs. Here are the songs and worksheets
- Terrific Scientific: https://faraday-primary.theiet.org/resources/terrific-scientific/
Maths
- Math City Map https://mathcitymap.eu/en/tutorials-en/
Arts
- Movies and Magic resources including video guides for teachers: https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/424656/movies-and-magic-9-11
STEAM for Sustainability
- Lots of resources here focussing on sustainability issues https://practicalaction.org/schools
Resources for specific CfE themes
- Teacher Guide (Scotland version) for lesson plans aligned with the Scottish curriculum and much more…
- Roman History: STEM.org resources on Romans; make a sphero-powered Roman chariot: https://edu.sphero.com/cwists/preview/2292x and https://edu.sphero.com/cwists/preview/1884x
- Food Education: STEM.org resources on food education inc experiments, worksheets, teacher guides, etc.; kids Cook School podcast; kids’ Guide to Food podcast;
- Polar exploration: STEM.org resources on polar exploration, mostly activity sheets; see also info on the arctic and antarctic.
