TE Week 2025 - Dare to discover by testing to learn more

Date published: 06 November 2025

Dare to discover by testing to learn more

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Dare to discover by testing to learn more presentation

Overview

Discover that testing to learn more helps to make a better outcome. 

  • understand who engineers are and what they do
  • link their skills to the skills of an engineer
  • explore how you can reflect after an activity to improve an outcome
  • understand the value of testing and how it helps you tweak and change your design
  • develop and practicing skills of creativity, problem solving, adapting and teamwork 

Key information 
Age: 11 to 14 
Time: 25 to 30 minutes 
Subject: PSHE, careers, tutor time, assembly, science, geography, D&T, ITC

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Preparation: 
Review this presentation and adapt to meet your students’ needs.

Key vocabulary: 
Discovery, questioning, resilience, career, engineering, technology, curiosity, creativity, persistence.

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