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Inspiring kids through our STEM campaigns

We’re passionate about STEM (science, engineering, technology and maths) and inspiring children to follow their dreams, get creative and have fun whilst learning how the world around them works.

Our campaigns are for children aged 4 to 16 years and aim to bring their imaginations alive to inspire them to engineer a better world in the future.

Find out more about what we're working on and how you can get involved!

Engineering Kids Futures

The IET has joined forces with over 150 world-leading engineers, STEM ambassadors, professional institutions, and celebrities to urge the Government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into current primary school learning and support. #EngineeringKidsFutures

Go to https://www.theiet.org/media/campaigns/engineering-kids-futures/

Autumn for primary

Autumn is fast approaching, the days are getting shorter and the temperature is dropping but IET Education has lots of fun activities and resources to keep your students busy!

From making leaf prints to creating a nature guidebook; you can measure the speed of the wind or make your own rainbow rainfall; use our free and editable resources to engage and inspire in the classroom or outdoors.

Go to Autumn resources for primary

Autumn for secondary

Energy efficiency is key to keeping warm and cosy this autumn. Join us in designing a home energy system; calculate the power required to use everyday household appliances; or why not create a prototype to alert homeowners to the risk of flooding in their property?

With resources that students can complete on their own to DIY Faraday Challenge activities that can be carried out in groups with a whole class or as a schools competition. Browse through the resources below and see how you can inspire your students this autumn.

Go to Autumn resources for secondary

Free STEM resources for primary and secondary school children

Home learning teaching resources and activities for 4-16 years old (Key Stage 1, KS2, KS3 and KS4) including lesson plans, handouts and videos.

Go to Key Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 free STEM resources

STEM activities for a celebration

Create beautifully designed crowns to wear, make bunting and design delicious recipes with the children to inspire them to work together and even make menus of their dishes for a celebration tea party.

Go to Celebration resources

Look at me now

Look at me now explores which toys and dreams our engineers had as children and how they’ve influenced what they’re doing now – sharing these great stories from around the world.

Go to Look at me now

Campaign highlights

Discover your inner inventor

Starting with a cardboard box, we're asking children to consider all the possible creations they'd like to make. Why not make a castle with a drawbridge, use a Micro:bit from school in the design, or reuse recycled and everyday objects around the home to create a fun, STEM masterpiece this festive season?

Go to Discover your inner inventor

Digital literacy resources

Created with the assistance of Archives of IT, these new resources will take your students on a journey to improve their digital literacy using computers and technologies in school and at home. 

Go to Digital literacy

Sustainability resources for Secondary

Do you want to make our world a greener, cleaner place to be? Why not check out our resources covering sustainability, recycling and energy efficiency to see how you can play your part at home and at school to save energy and reduce your carbon footprint?

Go to Sustainability resources for Secondary

Santa Loves STEM

Santa's STEM Workshop

Light the way for young minds this festive season, using our Christmas resources. Have fun in the classroom or at home, learning numbers with our dress the elf maths activity, make yummy Rudolph shaped thumbprint cookies, learn about oxidization by testing reactions of reindeer treats and create parachutes to deliver toys. There is something for everyone to enjoy over the holidays.

Go to Santa's STEM workshop

#SaveTheNorthPole

Voiced by Andy Day (children’s TV presenter) we take children on a Christmas journey to help us create a more sustainable world.

Santa Loves STEM 2019

Santa Loves STEM 2018