British Science Association
CREST Awards is the British Science Association’s flagship education programme for young people, providing science enrichment activities to inspire and engage 3-to-19-year-olds, encouraging them to think and behave like scientists and engineers. Through simple and adaptable activities aligned to the national curriculum, CREST provides a nationally recognised framework for hands-on, student-led STEM project work. Through taking part in CREST projects, students have the opportunity to develop the skills, experience and enthusiasm beneficial for a future career in STEM. CREST has been running since 1986 and sees tens of thousands of young people taking part each year.
8 Neon quality-assured activities
CREST Star early years
A collection of fun and engaging challenges, developed to encourage and support young children who are at the beginning of their STEM journey.
CREST Discovery
A fun introduction to STEM project work! Developed by the British Science Association, students complete either a single activity or a series of linked challenges with clear real-world contexts.
CREST Discovery
A fun introduction to STEM project work! Developed by the British Science Association, students complete challenges with clear real-world contexts.
CREST Bronze
Fun and engaging short STEM project ideas. Developed by the British Science Association, CREST Bronze projects give students a taste of what it’s like to be a scientist or engineer in the real world.
CREST Silver
An engaging selection of enquiry-led STEM projects, developed by the British Science Association, designed to stretch and inspire, giving students experience of the scientific process.
CREST Gold
These inspiring projects, developed by the British Science Association, immerse students in real research, allowing them to contribute something new to the scientific community or to a particular field of study.
CREST Star
A collection of relevant and fun student-led STEM challenges, developed by the British Science Association, that encourage and support children to explore the world around them.
CREST SuperStar
A collection of relevant and fun student-led STEM challenges, developed by the British Science Association, that allow children to explore everyday problems and situations using science.