CREST Awards
Collection by Julie Brown
Material from Practical Action that has been accredited for the CREST award scheme
Wind power challenge - Practical Action
A renewable energy STEM challenge where pupils learn about life without electricity before designing and making a simple wind turbine suitable for pupils aged 7-19. Recently updated this popular challenge introduces pupils to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and includes a starter activity where pupils simulate how the National Grid supplies electricity to most parts […]
Floating garden challenge - Practical Action
Welcome to our Floating garden challenge, a great activity for all children learning at home or at school. Firstly, they will learn about the difficulty that farmers in Bangladesh and the UK experience trying to grow crops on land that is regularly flooded. Then they will be challenged to make a model of a […]
Squashed tomato challenge - Practical Action
A STEM Challenge where pupils design and build a model to move tomatoes down a mountain Challenge your students to take on a real life problem affecting people in Nepal. The problem: In Nepal many farmers living on the mountainside grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living they need to sell these at the […]
Squashed tomato challenge - Practical Action
A STEM Challenge where pupils design and build a model to move tomatoes down a mountain Challenge your students to take on a real life problem affecting people in Nepal. The problem: In Nepal many farmers living on the mountainside grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living they need to sell these at the […]
CREST Awards - Practical Action
Support materials for the British Science Association's CREST awards
Squashed tomato challenge - Practical Action
A STEM Challenge where pupils design and build a model to move tomatoes down a mountain Challenge your students to take on a real life problem affecting people in Nepal. The problem: In Nepal many farmers living on the mountainside grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living they need to sell these at the […]
CREST Awards - Practical Action
Support materials for the British Science Association's CREST awards
CREST Awards - Practical Action
Support materials for the British Science Association's CREST awards