STEM | The Blue Coat School

Prep STEM Day

26th November 21

What is STEM? STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These are all areas of learning that children need to be comfortable with to excel in the future. STEM education is far more than just ‘lumping’ those subject titles together. It’s a philosophy of education that embraces the application of learning to address real world…

STEM Experience Day

12th November 21

On Tuesday 9th November, Blue Coat welcomed 30 Y6 pupils from Maryvale Catholic Primary School for a STEM Enrichment Day. Their challenge was: design, build, test and improve a fan driven model boat. Fan boats are a popular means of transportation in marshy or shallow areas where a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably…

Year 6 Science Fair

14th July 21

Albert Einstein: “The important thing is to never stop questioning.” The Blue Coat Y6 Science Fair 2021 was launched to parents and children, via an electronic presentation, describing our rationale for running the projects and detailing what a ‘good project’ would involve. In some ways, the most challenging part of the entire process for the…

Earth and Beyond!

14th July 21

We were delighted to complete our topic on Earth & Beyond to welcome our visitors from the Explorer Dome. We stepped inside the enormous night dome they had and, after seeing huge images of the planets in our solar system, saw the whole of the inside of the dome transform into the starry night sky….

Year 6’s Fan Boats

18th June 21

Y6’s final STEM challenge of the year was to design, build, test and improve a fan driven model boat. Fan boats are a popular means of transportation in marshy or shallow areas where a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably in the Florida Everglades. In recent years, fan boats have proven indispensable for flood,…

Year 5’s Polar Exploration

11th June 21

In education, STEM is an acronym for the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM combines the four subjects in an applied approach, considering real-world applications, so as to better equip students for their future careers. The pupils develop the skills, abilities and learning dispositions required for success. Y5 became Polar Explorers on their…

Can Year 4 Survive the Amazon?

11th June 21

In education, STEM is an acronym for the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM combines the four subjects in an applied approach, considering real-world applications, so as to better equip students for their future careers. The pupils develop the skills, abilities and learning dispositions required for success. Year 4 children were striving to…

Year 3 Become Roman Engineers!

11th June 21

In education, STEM is an acronym for the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM combines the four subjects in an applied approach, considering real-world applications, so as to better equip students for their future careers. The pupils develop the skills, abilities and learning dispositions required for success. For this year’s STEM Day, the…

Year 6’s Squashed Tomato Challenge

28th May 21

Y6’s latest STEM Challenge started with a study of the country of Nepal, where crops growing in the fertile soil at the top of the mountains need to be transported to the local markets at the bottom of the mountains. In the past, crops might have been carried down the mountains in baskets, each treacherous…

British Science Week

26th March 21

For British Science Week earlier this month, each child in Prep was set the task of producing a piece of work linked to the national theme: Innovating for the Future. The submissions have been incredible, ranging from generating energy from our own movement, a home-made 3d-printed catapult, a water-powered car, vaccine pills, voice-activated pens, new…