Crumble Coding and Engineering
Engineer your own machine then bring it to life by coding the Crumble Microcontroller!
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Overview
In these workshops, students make circuits to the Crumble Microcontroller, then bring them to life using coding. Students learn all about how things work, and how engineers make them work better.
Skill Supply centre this workshop around a few themes that you can choose from depending on your interests and the age and ability of the pupils involved. For younger students, you can choose between 'Lighting up the World' and 'Make some Noise' workshops that show how engineers are involved in the built world around us. For older and more able pupils you have 'Autonomous Vehicles', 'Wearable Tech', and 'Sensing Technologies' that look at what engineers are developing now, along with future possibilities.
All the workshops are hands-on - Skill Supply bring enough tech for students to work in pairs on their guided projects. They don't need any resources, just a large classroom and some students!
Capacity
Minimum of 10 participants, maximum of 32 participants.
Cost
From £499 for a full day's session. Contact the provider for a full quote tailored to your requirements.
Dates and location
Skill Supply does not charge travel costs on top of their workshops if the location is within one hour of their office in Sandbach, Cheshire. For travel times over this, they will charge mileage, and for over 2 hours they may need to add accommodation costs on top. Full quotes can be offered before purchase.
Duration
The workshops can be a half (around 2.5 hours) or a whole day (around 5 hours) and fit in with a normal school day's break and lunchtime.
Details
- School subject
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- Technology/computing
- Curriculum links
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- England primary science curriculum: Earth and space
- Scotland primary science curriculum: Sciences
- Northern Ireland primary science curriculum: Science and technology
- Wales primary science curriculum : The world around us
- Engineering
- Physics
- Physics: Waves
- Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism
- Physics: Motion and forces
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Vibrations and waves
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Forces
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Physics: Electricity
- Physics: Forces
- Technology & design - Manufacturing
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Sound and light
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity
- Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Forces and energy transfer
- Duration
- Whole day
Half or full day
- Cost
- Cost applies
- Location
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In-school
- UK-wide
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
EqualEx
- Introduce and Inspire
- Investigate and Explore
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
Testimonials
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Skill Supply provided our year 6 children with an inspiring Crumble Coding and Engineering workshop. Their communication prior to the workshop was excellent and their classroom set up was very professional. All children were engaged and were very proud of their results. The workshop built on previous knowledge and extended their thinking beyond the National Curriculum to provide them with an unforgettable experience. Thank you very much!
— Nicola Hayward, Primary
