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STEM Club
Connecting Teachers Event
Aims of the session
• To demonstrate the Lego League programmable robots
• To share creative ideas from your STEM Club• To gather ideas from others• To build an action plan for your STEM Club
Why run a STEM Club?
The Big Issues- Recruitment and Retention
- Finance
- Activities
- Staff and Support
Activities
2 Year Plan – Year 1
Autumn• Main theme – Lego League• Ice Breakers/one-offs • Trip – Think Tank• Event – First Lego League Competition
Spring• Main Theme - Space• Ice Breakers/one-offs• Trip – National Space Centre• Event – Primary School Mission to Mars
Summer• Main theme – Individual Projects/Investigations • Ice Breakers/one-offs• Trip – Snibston • Event – STEM Club Science Fair Celebration
2 Year Plan – Year 2
Autumn• Main theme – Lego League• Ice Breakers/one-offs • Trip – Think Tank• Event – First Lego League Competition
Spring• Main Theme – Y6 G&T Project• Ice Breakers/one-offs• Trip – Local Primary School visit• Event – STEM Olympics
Summer• Main theme – STEM Careers/STEM Ambassadors• Ice Breakers/one-offs• Trip – Natural History Museum• Event – STEM Careers Presentations
Lego League
Lego League
• Team work
• Competitive
• Whole term project
• Collaboration
STEM Olympics
• Team work
• Collaboration
• Inspiring
• Wider school community
• Establish links
STEM Ambassadors
STEM Ambassadors
• Free
• Engaging
• Meet the scientists/engineers
• Easy to set up
• One-off
Staff and Support
• Cross curriculum • Sixth form enrichment programme• Past STEM members – Y10/11• Network meetings• STEM Ambassadors
Recruitment and Retention
STEM Science Fair
Caludon Plan
Finance
What will you do next?Writing an action plan can help formalise
ideas, it makes you feel more organised and can help you focus your energy to get your
STEM club moving
Action Planning
