Resources by Construction Youth Trust
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Produced by the Construction Youth Trust these two hands-on sustainable design challenge activities provide opportunities for competitions and/or projects suitable for STEM Club settings for Key Stage 3 students.
This collection of resources provide maths challenges for students, set in the context of construction.
This collection of resources provide maths challenges for students, set in the context of construction.
Measuring in 3D
This maths in construction resource asks students to measure their classroom and make costing calculations. It also includes careers links to Quantity Surveying.
Property developer session
In this resource from the Construction Youth Trust, students are asked to carry out a range of calculations when exploring how construction companies cost a potential project- including the amount of profit it may bring. The materials have been written to help a non-teaching STEM professional to work with students...
Pythagoras' Theorem in Construction
This maths in construction resource looks at Pythagoras’ Theorem and the importance of right angles in construction. The activity is supplemented by worksheet-based calculations and links to careers in Quantity Surveying and Construction Site Manager.
Quantity Surveyor A Day in the Office
This maths in construction resource explores some common maths that a Quantity Surveyor uses while at work—most commonly to do with calculating areas and assessing the cost of a project. The session includes a group activity where students work together to calculate the costs of paint that would be needed for a...
Sources of electricity
In this resource from the Construction Youth Trust, students are asked to work out how much electricity is needed to power homes as they are built, and discuss how this demand can be met. The materials have been written to help a non-teaching STEM professional to work with students in an educational setting.
...Speed networking session
This resource from the Construction Youth Trust contains guidance on running a carousel format careers event, whereby a range of different skilled industry participants host a table and facilitate conversations with students. The materials have been written to help non-teaching STEM professionals to work with...
Sustainable Design Challenge
Using this resource students are required to construct an environmentally friendly model of a school building with consideration to sustainability of materials used and the effects of them on the surroundings with respect to carbon emissions.