Workshop
A workshop designed to make students reflect on something they use everyday - there might be more design and chemical engineering to toothpaste than they think!
Primary
In this hands-on and messy workshop, students will create and test their own toothpaste recipes, exploring the properties and chemical engineering behind something that they use everyday.
This workshop is a firm favourite with many children, and they will also learn lots of key information about teeth and why it is important to brush them.
They will become engineers, identifying problems and creating and experimenting with solutions.
This workshop is 1 hour long, and all materials and resources will be provided, including table covers and children's aprons. The workshop is best delivered in a classroom, or a technology room with empty tables.
Cost is £5 per pupil.
Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Whichever curriculum your school follows, pupils should have the opportunity to carry out practical investigations in science that help them to develop their scientific skills. This experience builds the following enquiry skills:
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
Planning - Setting goals and designing routes to achieve them
Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas
Problem solving - Finding solutions to challenges
Speaking - Transmitting information or ideas
Adapting - Overcoming challenges and setbacks to achieve goals
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