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RESOURCES<br />
Pop-Up Drop Truck on Tyneside Our Zoetrope Animation Activity - no app <strong>for</strong> that! Ukuleles and Rocket Kits in the Drop Truck The amazing Newspaper Stixx rolling machine<br />
DROP TRUCK AND ACTIVITY PACKS<br />
BBC Micro:bits from the Drop Truck<br />
“INNOVATION, TECH, DREAMS<br />
ROCKETING UP TO THE SKY”<br />
CHRIS DYSON HT - PARKLANDS PRIMARY LEEDS<br />
WHERE TO START?<br />
So you’ve decided you want to<br />
engage your school community and<br />
inspire your children with creativitiy<br />
by running a <strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. Day.<br />
‘ROCKET KIDS’ SESSION<br />
A great place to start is to get us<br />
in to run one of the ‘Rocket Kids’<br />
sessions shown on the next page.<br />
While we’re there we can brief<br />
your community on the importance<br />
of creativity and what you’ll need to<br />
consider when planning and running<br />
a <strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. Day.<br />
POP-UP <strong>STEAM</strong> CO. DAY<br />
The easiest and quickest way to<br />
stage your first day, is where we bring<br />
the <strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. Drop Truck along and<br />
provide everything you need to run<br />
a <strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. Day - just ‘add kids and<br />
carers’ <strong>for</strong> a small donation.<br />
POP-UP DAY DROP TRUCK<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ntains everything you need to<br />
run your a Pop-Up <strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. Day:<br />
• Rocket Science - where children<br />
get to make and fire air rockets<br />
made from sheets of A4 paper<br />
• Newspaper engineering - use<br />
a STIXX rolling machine to roll<br />
papers into titanium strength rods<br />
• Bits and Bytes - learn to code the<br />
BBC Micro:bit wearable computer<br />
• Spin Painting - use centripetal<br />
<strong>for</strong>ce to create a masterpiece<br />
• Zoetropes - stop frame animation<br />
the old way, using strips of paper<br />
• T-shirt Design - declare your love<br />
on your own I♥ART t-shirt<br />
• Little Inventors - a masterclass<br />
with Inventor Dominic Wilcox<br />
• Ukulele - learn to play a tune.<br />
Find out more:<br />
www.steamco.org.uk/day<br />
7<br />
Rocket launching is a real hit with superdads like ‘Mango’<br />
A passport <strong>for</strong> a <strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. Day adventure<br />
FULL <strong>STEAM</strong> CO. DAY<br />
Where you use our planning guide<br />
and tools such as logo and passport<br />
templates, posters, etc and our range<br />
of downloadable Inspirator activity<br />
materials.<br />
<strong>Co</strong>mbine them with your own<br />
activities using existing ideas, talent<br />
and resources that are lurking in<br />
your school community.<br />
We’d strongly recommend that<br />
you book some outside creatives to<br />
come and lead the assembly and run<br />
an activity. Maybe use Rocket Fund to<br />
raise some money?<br />
DIY <strong>STEAM</strong> CO. DAY<br />
Where you use our guide, branding<br />
and inspiration with your own<br />
activities using ideas and talent<br />
from your community - no donation<br />
required but do consider getting<br />
<strong>STEAM</strong> <strong>Co</strong>. School membership.
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