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Summer resources for secondary

This summer season why not come on a journey with us to see where your imagination and creativity can take you?

Design a pair of futuristic and sustainable sunglasses; create your very own home with 4 different rooms; or even engineer your own zip line! In our DIY Faraday Challenge you could even engineer a new attraction for Thorpe Park! 

Challenge your students’ STEM skills whilst having fun in the classroom and beyond.

Share your summer fun with us on social media using #STEMintoSummer @IETEducation

Please note, these resources and experiments have been specifically designed to be carried out with adult supervision or direction as appropriate, and it is recommended that the instructions are followed in a safe manner. All resources and experiments are carried out at your own risk.

UV protective clothing

Generate design ideas for textile-based products.

Go to Design an item of clothing to withstand UV

Paper aeroplane design

A project to make and find out how far a paper plane can fly.

Go to Paper aeroplane

Make a paper house

An activity to make a four-room paper house.

Go to Paper house

Design a pair of futuristic sunglasses

Designing a new pair of futuristic and sustainable sunglasses.

Go to Sunglasses of the future

Make a tie dye picnic blanket

Creating a design on a picnic blanket by tie dyeing.

Go to Tie dyeing a picnic blanket

How to make a toy zip line

Designing and making a zip line for a toy.

Go to Zip line

Use the Speed Equation to Calculate Journey Times

Calculating journey times to various destinations in order to decide which mode of transport to take.

Go to Use the Speed Equation to Calculate Journey Times

Scavenger hunt

Discover the natural world while exploring the great outdoors with our scavenger hunt. Each item includes a related question to encourage curiosity. 

Thorpe Park IET Faraday® DIY Challenge Day

With over 30 thrilling rides, attractions and live events Thorpe Park Resort attracts visitors from all over the world and they are constantly looking for new ideas. Engineers will need to design a new attraction and construct one small part of their design which includes an electrical circuit.

Can your students help make a difference as a IET Faraday® Thorpe Park engineer?

Go to https://education.theiet.org/secondary/teaching-resources/thorpe-park-fcd/

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