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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 £599 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: Technology/computing

Design and technology

Engineering

Maths

Physics
Curriculum links: Biology

Computing

Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism

Biology: Material cycles and energy

Physics: Energy

Engineering

Design and technology

Sciences - Biological systems

Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity

Computing science

Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability

Sciences - Planet earth

Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering

Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics

Physics: Electricity

Physics: Energy transfer

Design thinking and engineering: Engineering

Sciences - Organisms and health

Technology & design - Communication: Use of ICT tools (including 3D modelling)

Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity

Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products

Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences

Sciences - Forces and energy

Technology & design - Control

Technology & design - Manufacturing

Technology & design - Design
Group size: Small groups, Whole class
Participation level: Hands-on
Duration: Whole day
Half or full day
Cost: Cost applies
Location: 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

Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:

2 - Learning from career and labour market information
3 - Addressing the needs of each pupil
4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
5 - Encounters with employers and employees
6 - Experiences of workplaces
7 - Encounters with further and higher education

EqualEx

Introduce and Inspire

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: