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Play and Discover: Fun, free ways to explore STEM with your kids

Explore our latest campaign: how can we play football on the Moon?

For our latest campaign, our team of experts explored how we could play football on the Moon and developed a new Lunar Football Rules Book. Download the book and check out our fun, football and space-themed activities for kids and take a look at some of the amazing careers people have in the sports and space industries.

Go to Moon United: Out of this world football campaign

Fun, seasonal activities for children aged 4-11 years

Easter Resources

Cracking Easter Activities! Unleash the inner engineer in your young learner this Easter with our free, downloadable resources from the IET. Explore the link to discover fun, creative activities that blend the joy of Easter with exciting STEM learning!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/primary/themed-primary-resources/easter-resources-for-primary

Summer resources

Summer's calling! Spark curiosity with STEM activities. Keep those young minds engaged this summer with our free, downloadable STEM resources from the IET. Explore the link to find exciting activities that blend summertime fun with science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) learning!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/primary/themed-primary-resources/summer-resources-for-primary

Celebration tea party

Let's get this party started! Make your next celebration unforgettable with our help. Explore the link to discover creative ideas and activities that will add a touch of science and fun to any party!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/primary/themed-primary-resources/celebration-resources

Creative things to do with cardboard

Have you ever wondered what you can make from a cardboard box? Our resources will unleash your child's inner inventor! We provide downloadable activity sheets with ideas for making things like castles, robots, rockets, and musical instruments out of recycled cardboard boxes. Let their creativity run wild and invent something new!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/campaigns/santa-loves-stem-2020/discover-your-inner-inventor

Halloween resources

Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween filled with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)! A treasure trove of fang-tastic activities. Conjure up creepy crawly shadow puppets, put your problem-solving skills to the test with bewitching puzzles, and whip up a batch of spooky-sweet pumpkin pie using secret scientific formulas (it's just maths, but sounds cooler this way!). But that's not all - there are even more spellbinding STEM activities waiting to be discovered, not just for Halloween, but for all year round!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/primary/themed-primary-resources/halloween-resources

Santa's STEM workshop

Our resources bring Santa's workshop right to your home! It's packed with festive, family-friendly STEM activities to make the Christmas season extra merry and bright. Whether you're short on time or have a whole afternoon to tinker, there's something for everyone. Plus, there are even ideas for activities you can do outdoors to get some fresh air. Our education website also provides links to all sorts of helpful resources, including recipes, experiments, and crafts. So grab your Santa hats and get ready for a jolly good time filled with science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM)!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/campaigns/santa-loves-stem/families

Fun STEM experiments you can do at home 

Calling all curious minds! Our Education website has a series of videos that are full of exciting science experiments you can try with your kids at home. Forget fancy lab equipment - each video uses everyday household items. Plus, the experiments are grouped by age, so you can find the perfect activity to ignite your little scientist's curiosity. From building a balloon car to making a compass or even whipping up some ice cream, there's a world of learning and fun waiting to be explored!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/diy-stem-experiment-videos

Primary adventure magazine

Blast off on a lunar launch with our first edition 'Zoom to the Moon'! Our interactive adventure puts you in the engineer's seat. Help Zoom, a friendly alien, build a spaceship and hurtle back to his home planet. Packed with exciting puzzles, challenges, and fascinating facts, Zoom to the Moon magazine ignites your problem-solving skills and sets your imagination soaring!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/media/slvlkblq/zoom-to-the-moon.pdf

Engineering colouring activities

Our resources are all about fun and educational engineering colouring activities for children! Showcasing various engineering fields and what engineers actually do in their day-to-day work. Created through a collaboration between the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Leeds and the Leeds College of Art, the colouring actvities aim to spark young minds' interest in the exciting world of engineering and science. We have illustrations of different engineers and informative blurbs explaining their jobs. So grab your crayons and get ready to colour your way to engineering discovery!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/primary/engineering-careers-colouring-book

Fun games

Let's blast off on an engineering adventure. Our resources are like a secret decoder ring to the world of engineers. We've got an action-packed board game, mind-bending card game and your child can become a junior engineer, solving problems and creating incredible things! They'll learn about inspiring engineers who changed the world and discover what it takes to build the future. Get ready for epic fun and a whole new way to look at the world around them!

Go to https://education.theiet.org/campaigns/look-at-me-now/activities-for-children

Learn about the breadth of engineering careers available

Why is engineering awesome?

Find out how awesome engineers really are !

Structural engineering

Iona went to meet Roma, a structural engineer to talk about her career and wobbly bridges.

Engineering behind the i360

Sahir went to meet John, an engineer at Jacobs Engineering Group, to talk about his career and his work on the British Airways i360.

Engineering at Land Rover BAR

Ollie went to meet Katie Lawrence, at Land Rover BAR to talk about her role as a Performance Engineer.

Engineering and virtual reality

Daisy went to meet Ed, CEO of virtual reality company Curiscope to talk about his career and his work in virtual reality.

Engineering and the space race

Grace went to meet Abbie, a spacecraft structures engineer at Airbus, to talk about her career and her work on the Mars Rover.