STEM Education

Aim

To generate interest in STEM subjects within schools; particularly engineering, with a specific focus on systems engineering.

Method

For the INCOSE UK MBSE working group to produce a packaged STEM activity that INCOSE STEM ambassadors can deliver in schools.

Requirements

1. The activity shall last around one hour.
2. The activity shall be deliverable by one INCOSE STEM ambassador, with the assistance of a school teacher, to a group of up to 20 students.
3. The activity shall be achievable by either keystage 2 (students aged 7 to 11), or keystages 3 and 4 (students aged 11 to 16), depending on the specific activity designed. (see note below)
4. The activity shall only require equipment that is available at the school, or that can be provided by INCOSE UK.
5. The activity shall be interactive with the students (i.e. more than just a passive lecture).
6. The activity shall differ from activities delivered by other organisations.
7. The activity shall provide some introduction to the systems engineering concepts of: requirements, solutions, and testing.
8. The activity shall include the structural and/or behavioural modelling aspects of MBSE.
9. The activity shall be fun, enjoyable, and memorable.

NOTE: The work may choose to extend or redevelop the activity to include both the older and younger age groups at a later date.

Constraints

1. A teacher shall be present when the STEM ambassador is presenting the activities to students.
2. The teacher is responsible for the discipline of the students.
3. All activities shall be agreed with the teacher prior to the event.
4. A suitable risk assessment for the activity shall be undertaken between the teacher and STEM ambassador in accordance with relevant school guidelines.

Members

The STEM Education team currently comprises the following members:

Member	Organisation	Role
Vacant		Lead
Rob Behan	Scarecrow Consultants	Member
Julian Johnson	Holistem	Member
Stephen Powley	Coventry University	Member
Philip Wilson	BAE Systems	Member
Adriana D'Souza	Airbus	Member
Jan Rapacz	Dassault Systèmes	Member
Claire Lucas	Warwick University	Member

Reports

• STEM Activity May 2015

Existing STEM resources

Below are a set of links to examples of STEM resources currently available. This is in no way exhaustive, but gives a flavour of what is already available.

• A good set of links to existing resources is available from stemclubs.net.
• There is also a large list of activity links at stem-works.com.
• The Royal Academy of Engineering has produced a set of activity resources.
• NC state University have a set of engineering activities.
• The Institute of Physics have an activity pack for STEM clubs.
• The James Dyson foundation provide a set of engineering challenge cards.
• STEMNET provide a resource bank.

Existing systems engineering STEM resources

Nothing found in internet searches!