Discovery Education STEM Connect

STEM Connect offers a suite of resources for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, designed to be used flexibly either within timetabled lessons, or in after-school STEM clubs. Hands-on tasks and challenges provide real-world context and urgency to learning and enable pupils to bring together knowledge from science, maths and design & technology.

Projects are inspired by the United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development and are structured around four key themes:

• Water
• Energy
• Food
• Exploration and discovery

STEM education is about preparing for what’s next, presenting relevant problems the next generation will have to solve. With the enquiry process at the heart of STEM Connect, each unit is structured to encourage pupils to:

• Ask questions to understand the precise nature of the challenge presented
• Plan how to conduct investigations to build knowledge and check assumptions
• Design solutions, iterate and evaluate their effectiveness

STEM Connect uses relatable scenarios that bring out pupils’ creativity while guiding them to develop and apply knowledge and skills to important real-world challenges. Challenges also shed light on different STEM careers, helping pupils identify future professions. The context for each challenge is set through videos, image galleries and factfiles, while worksheets guide