60 year 8 pupils from 8X1 and 8X2 took part in a stem day hosted by small peice trust to encourage science, technology, engineering and maths. The day involved pupils planning, designing and building prototypes of bridges and testing these to see whether they will withstand the weight. Once trialled and tested the pupils then designed the different types of bridges using available resources but had to take costing into consideration. Pupils had team roles such as; Project manager, finance manager, designer, structural engineer, community lead and marketing executive. Pupils demonstrated brilliant teamwork, leadership, problem solving, creativity and presentation skills, which are all skills that are needed in the workplace.
Well done to all the pupils who took part and a big congratulations to the winning team ; J. Flora, I.Fanyi, I.Kumari, A.Saharan, E.Nkfunje
Thank you to Oliver and Rachel from @smallpeicetrust for delivering the excellent workshop and for giving pupils an insight into the world of science and engineering.
Smestow looks forward to welcoming you back for another stem day!
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