Skills Miner Aerospace
Propel your students straight into the world of Aerospace through gameplay, introducing them to roles and skills required in engineering.
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Overview
Enginuity brings you this game built in Minecraft to propel your students straight into the world of Aerospace.
Learn what materials are used to construct an aircraft and their properties.
Can your students fix the plane after a power outage? We need them to fix the code in the flight deck, turn on the emergency lighting and programme the landing gear. Now the plane is built and working, it's going to need some fuel. Students will have the option to create a lithium battery, fuel a hydrogen fuel cell, or make sustainable aviation fuel.
When they've learned all of this, and have an excellent overview of many of the careers and pathways available to them through STEM subjects, they'll be able to create a 3 dimensional plane of their own.
Promoting STEM, the available resources harness young people’s love of gaming and are designed for use during lessons, enrichment, or in after school clubs.
How does it work?
The Enginuity website explains each step in detail, including where to find the game file (you'll need to download the Minecraft Education Edition first), Teacher Notes and Worksheets. They also have video tutorials to get everyone up to speed before playing each game.
Details
- School subject
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- Chemistry
- Technology/computing
- Design and technology
- Engineering
- Maths
- Physics
- Curriculum links
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- Engineering
- Biology: Material cycles and energy
- Physics: Energy
- Physics: Space physics
- Design and technology
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability
- Sciences - Planet earth
- Sciences - Planet earth: Space
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Physics: Energy transfer
- Physics
- Technology & design - Manufacturing
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences
- Sciences - Forces and energy
- Technology & design - Control
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The solar system and universe
- Technology & design - Design
- Group size
- Small groups, Whole class, Whole year group
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Multi-session - flexible
- Cost
- Free
- Location
- Online
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Learning what the engineering workplace is like
- 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
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:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
- 7 - An outcomes-focused enrichment offer
