STEM Crew Mini Challenges. STEM GCSE, KS3, KS4 home study

Learning Objectives

Engage your students with these quick and easy activities, perfect as lessons starters to get students brains working! Our mini STEM Crew Challenges are a way of enabling pupils to have fun whilst learning!

Lesson Description

We have put together a series of fun STEM Crew Mini-Challenges. These practical challenges are a great way to learn about the Science that INEOS TEAM UK’s Designers and Engineers apply to the design of British America’s Cup race boat, ‘Britannia’.

Watch the videos to see how each challenge is done and then have a go with your class!

1. Friction in action

Understand how INEOS TEAM UK work hard to reduce drag to make Britannia sail as fast as possible with this fun practical investigation about friction.

2. Friction in action The science & equipment

3. Water bottle pressure

One of the reasons the America’s Cup boats foil is due to the difference in air pressure acting on the surface of the foils. Test it out for yourself.

4. Water bottle pressure The science & equipment

5. Cone drop

This activity relates to air resistance. The AC75 ‘Britannia’ has less frontal area (like the tighter cone used in the challenge) meaning that there’s less to push through the water making it go faster.

6. Cone drop The science & equipment

Subject

All

Key Stage

11-16

Resource For

Students

Type

Practical Investigation

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