Troon Primary School P6 Lesson Outline
Scottish EngineeringLeaders Award for STEM

Challenge:

In order to complete the Scottish Engineering Leaders Award for STEM, the pupils must illustrate and write 100 words in response to the question: If you could be an Engineer in Scotland – what would you do?

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Lesson Outline

Lesson 1:Launch of Scottish Engineering Leaders Award – Friday 27th Sept 2013

9.10am – 10.30am

Egg drop challenge – set the scene. Watch video-clip ‘Science of Speed – Car Safety’ ( up to 3 minutes 30 seconds – pupils note how the driver is kept safe on individual wipe-able whiteboards – discuss notes

Egg drop challenge – work in co-operative groups

How do engineers benefit society?Co-operative group grafitti boards

Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Powerpoint Presentation

Lesson 2: Overview of Engineering and Pupil Applications (any date Fri 27th Sept – Tues 2nd Oct)

What is Engineering? Overview of types of Engineering Powerpoint, Tomorrows Engineers Careers Pack.

Pupils write individual application letters explaining why they want to be a leader for STEM and take part in this award

(see Primary Application Help Sheet attached)

Post to:Susan Loxley |Project Co-ordinator Leaders Award for STEM | Primary Engineer | Smithills School | Smithills Dean Rd Bolton BL1 6JS

MUST ATTACH PRIMARY STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM

Lesson 3: Preparing to Interview an Engineer (any date Friday 27th – Tues 2nd Oct)

Whole class lesson: Using the Primary Interview Help Sheet (within the Primary Engineer Pack), the pupils prepare questions to ask the Engineers who they are going to be interviewing. This could be typed up into a proforma for the pupils to make notes on as they interview the Engineers (do this with class on Interactive Whiteboard – could do this with P6 as a year group).

Lesson 4, 5, 6 and 7: Interviews with Engineers

Lesson 8: Writing about my Favourite Interview

Pupils choose their favourite interview with an engineer and write about it in a short letter to the Primary Leaders Award.

(see ‘Primary Interview’ Help Sheet within the pack)

Post to Susan Loxley at Primary Engineer (address below)

Lesson 9: Completion of the Award

Using the ideas gained from their interviews and research, the pupils must interpret the question “What I would do if I was an engineer in Scotland?”.

Primary pupils are asked to illustrate and annotate their response (minimum of 100 words) – maximum size of entries is A3

Attach this to the Pupil Entry Form 2013 (within the pack)

MUST ALSO SEND SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM

Make sure all work is attached to individual entry forms. All entries and forms should be posted to arrive at the following address on or before 20th November 2013:

Primary Engineer, Scottish Engineering Special Leaders Award, c/o Smithills School, Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, BL1 6JS

Published with the authors permission: Fiona Paterson – Troon Primary School – South Ayrshire. 2013