Dare to discover teacher notes
Using these notes:
- these notes are a guide to using the Dare to discover theme
- each Dare to discover module is broken down into learning aims, outcomes, activities and a guide to the resources
Dare to discover teacher notes
Overview
These teacher notes introduce the modular approach to the Dare to discover theme. This set of resources is designed to showcase that, in engineering, not getting it right first time is seen as an asset.
The resources highlight the theme in different ways and are designed to link to young people’s lives today.
Each module includes:
- interactive activities and questions
- stories of engineers, young engineers, and engineering products
- links to everyday life and experiences
- connections to curriculum subjects
- exploration of skills
Key information
Age: 11 to 14
Each module should take 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: PSHE, careers, tutor time, assembly, science, geography, D&T, ITC
In the resource:
Guides to each module
Preparation:
Review these notes and adapt your approach to the theme to meet your students’ needs
Key vocabulary:
Discovery, questioning, resilience, career, engineering, technology, curiosity, creativity, persistence
