Prim-Ed STEM Projects - Year 2

Support Year 2 pupils in developing essential STEM skills with this set of curriculum-linked project cards, designed to encourage creative problem-solving and teamwork. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging, hands-on activities that integrate science, design and technology, and mathematics within the primary curriculum.

• Includes a variety of short- and long-term projects covering biological, chemical, environmental, and physical sciences

• Projects are cross-referenced to design and technology strands, such as construction, mechanisms, and recycling

• Each set contains multiple copies of each project card for small-group work

• Features guidance cards for planning, differentiation, and classroom management

• Suitable for Year 2 and aligned with the national curriculum for science and design & technology

The STEM Projects series contains:

• Two introductory cards explaining STEM education, including: time allocations for using the cards; tips for planning, differentiating, assessing and supporting teaching and learning; and classroom and resource management ideas;
• One card with icons, explaining each step of the designing and making process, in child-friendly language;
• One card explaining each science strand; how the projects can be linked to design and technology, digital technology and mathematics skills; and providing an overview of each project contained within the strand, including the task and specific design and technology strands of learning;
• Six short-term projects and one long-term project for each learning strand of biological sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences and physical sciences; and
• Six copies of each project to allow for small-group use. The projects also contain opportunities for effective use of digital technology, including movie making, presentations, scanning QR codes and desktop (Internet) research. If the projects are chosen carefully, these sets of cards are an effective way of delivering the design and technology national curriculum.