The Challenges
STEM Challenge 9 - Registration for this Challenge has now closed.
Registration for STEM Challenge 9: The Paralympic Torch Relay Challenge has now closed. However you can still access and download all the resources that support this Challenge, and the 8 previous Challenges, free of charge.
Click below to access the STEM Challenge 9 Resources.
STEM Challenge 8
The competition of this STEM Challenge has now closed, but the resources are still available for you to use and take part in the activities.
You can download all of the materials to carry out the Challenge in your class or club. Just follow the simple steps below.
STEM Challenge 7: The BT App Challenge
The Challenge... is to design an app for London 2012: Everyone’s Games.
Could your pupils help to make London 2012 Everyone’s Games by designing an app that provides useful information, communicated and accessed in the best way possible, to contribute to a great Games experience for all?
STEMNET and BT are challenging 11-14 year olds from across the UK to design the app. Click here to see an introductory video to The BT App Challenge.
STEM Challenge 6
The deadline for team entry into the competition element of Challenge 6 has now passed. However, you are free to use the resources in schools or clubs as you wish. Why not complete the Challenge and enter your pupils for a CREST Award? Click here for more information.
STEMNET and Cisco are challenging 11-14 year olds from across the UK to design a website for top Paralympian, Rachel Morris.
Could your pupils help to raise the profile of Rachel Morris by designing an interesting, informative and educational website?
Challenge 5 - The Wetsuit Challenge
The competition element of STEM Challenge 5 is now finished. However, you can still download all of the materials to carry out the Challenge in your class or club. Just follow the simple steps below.
GE and STEMNET have a Challenge for students aged 11-14: we are asking teams to design a unique wetsuit for Jimmy Goddard, GB's leading paratriathlete.
Your design could be the difference between success and failure, so get your thinking caps on, be creative, and maybe Jimmy’s medal-in-waiting could be a gold!
STEM Challenge 4: The Travel Challenge
The competition element of this Challenge has now closed. However, schools can download all of the resources to carry out the Challenge in school.
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games present London and the UK with a huge transport challenge. Could your pupils help to reduce the carbon footprint of spectators travelling to London 2012?
BP and STEMNET have a Challenge for students aged 11-14: We are asking teams to make sustainable travel plans for the journey from their school to two different Olympic and Paralympic venues.
The Challenge should take you up to four weeks to complete in a typical club setting. The deadline for teams to register through this website is 15th November 2010.
"The STEM Challenge students feel privileged to be a part of the competition. This is the best extra-curricular activity I've ever been involved with!"
Pam Large, Sacred Heart High School (Challenge 3)
Challenge 3: Anti-doping challenge
The competition element of this Challenge has now closed. However, schools can download all of the resources to carry out the Challenge in school.
The third challenge asks pupils to prove to GSK and King's College London that they have the skills to perform some of the anti-doping laboratory techniques. From laboratory accreditation and quantitative analysis to security and ensuring the chain of custody of samples, this challenge really does give you an insight into what an anti-doping laboratory does.
Entry to the challenge is now closed, but you can still do the activities and make use of the huge range of resources.
Challenge 2: adidas glove challenge
The competition element of this Challenge has now closed. However, schools can download all of the resources to carry out the Challenge in school.
Design a new glove for adidas and be part of London 2012!
adidas is challenging students to design a new glove for one of the following Olympic and Paralympic sports:
- Canoeing
- Rowing
- Sailing
adidas is the official kit supplier to the British Olympic Association, and so your design could help a Canoeing, Rowing or Sailing athlete in their quest for Olympic or Paralympic success.
Challenge 1: A National Handball Centre
The competition element of this Challenge has now closed. However, schools can download all of the resources to carry out the Challenge in school.
Could you come up with a design for a national handball centre? Designing and developing any building is a complex and time-consuming process. It involves many stages and even more people! This challenge gives an overview of the process and asks you to come up with designs to tackle a number of issues.
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