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15-Minute STEM

15-Minute STEM is an exciting collection of 40 quick, creative and easy-to-resource Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities for 5-11 year olds. From caring for our environment to the digital

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We blog about all things STEM! Our posts are full of STEM education advice, recommendations of books and apps, and reviews of STEM activities.

STEM Books

Whether you’re looking for a book to link to a particular STEM theme or simply want some STEMspiration for your reading area, these fantastic STEM reads will get you started. Click on each

STEM Apps

We’ve gathered together some of our favourite STEM apps to save you time. What’s more, each app is free! Click on each logo to find out more about the app.

STEM Careers

STEM skills open the door to so many amazing careers. Here are just a few of them. Click on each image to find out more about the job. Alternatively, click

Inspirational People

We’ve created profiles for some of the many inspirational people within STEM. Why not share this page with your class or use these profiles as a starting point to do further

Career-Based Learning: how young is ‘too young’?
What did you dream of being when you grew up? A footballer? A vet? A popstar? Ask this question to a class of children today and you may even […]
Sweetie STEM
We all know what a struggle it can be to get children to engage with a concept, particularly when we only have a pencil and paper to help us explain […]
How do you make clear ice cubes?
When it comes to making ice cubes I suspect we all have a similar technique: run the cold tap, fill up the ice cube moulds with cold water, pop in […]
5 STEM Teaching Myths – Busted!
Don’t let common misperceptions hold you back. Follow these tips and use a cross-disciplinary approach to get children engaged, says Emily […]
Summer STEM Ideas
The days are getting lighter, the weather is getting warmer: Summer has finally arrived! Here are 4 Summer STEM activities and 4 Summer STEM books to […]