Electrical and Electronic Engineering
“Electrical engineering covers the generation, distribution, application and control of electrical energy. Electrical engineers work on a huge range of things - from wind turbines to electric cars; power networks to battery design.” Tomorrow’s Engineers: From Idea to Career
Little big futures Design and Technology
What is the Internet of Things (IoT) and how can it help firefighting in the future? These activities explore how design can improve the equipment that fire fighters use, improving safety for both the general public and the fire fighters themselves.
The single-lesson one-hour activity requires no previous experience of the Internet of things and comes with the introductory material to explore the topic with the class. The extended five-hour activity supports students to explore prototyping their own product, using their own research of firefighting equipment to develop Internet of Things design ideas and prototypes. The five-hour activity supports students to gain a CREST Discovery award.
Engineering for Entertainment
This video highlights a range of engineering careers in the entertainment industry that relate to electronic engineering. Engineers from across the sector explain what inspired them to become engineers and why they love their job, providing some advice on how to become an engineer.
This film, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), supports a full set of resources which aim to engage students the technology behind communication devices. These resources can be found in the Inform and Entertain Me sub-collection.
Smart Sensors
This collection of resources looks at smart sensors, the systems that measure and support us to interpret information about ourselves and our environment. The resources look at, what smart sensors are, how they are being used today and how they can be innovative in the future.
Designing robots for small spaces
Inspired by the Born to Engineer video from Mathew Holloway, this resource uses the Crumble controller, setting students a design challenge that sees them create their own umbilical controlled buggy that can navigate small spaces. Although specific to the Crumble controller, this resource could be used as a design challenge for other robotics products (ie micro:bit, PICAXE, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, etc).
Overhead or underground?
Inspired by the Born to Engineer video from Faye Banks, an engineer who works on the UK electrical network, this resource supports students to increase their understanding of engineering and the design decisions that electrical engineers have to make when creating a new electrical network.
A career in electronics, making sci-fi a reality
This news post discusses the future growth in UK electronics engineering jobs. The post links to career profiles, electronics careers advice and a brilliant infographic from the UK Electronics Skills Foundation.
Wave! You're on CCTV...
This video shows Jennie Treen, an apprentice traffic management engineer working for Transport for London and helping to keep everyone safe as they travel around London.
Turn On Electronics
This webpage forms part of a campaign to raise awareness of electronics careers. Find out about the type of work and study electronics engineers are involved in and increase your awareness of the UK electronics industry.