Secondary project briefs (ages 11+)

Bronze Awards are typically completed by students aged 11+. They complete a ten-hour project which is a perfect introduction to STEM project work. Over the course of the project, teams of students design their own investigation, record their findings, and reflect on their learnings. This process gives students a taste of what it is like to be a scientist or engineer in the real-world.

Silver Awards are typically completed by students aged 14+ over thirty hours. Project work at Silver level is designed to stretch your students and enrich their STEM studies. Students direct the project, determining the project’s aim and how they will achieve it. They carry out the project, record and analyse their results and reflect on the project and their learnings. All Silver projects are assessed by CREST assessors via our online platform.

Gold Awards are typically completed by students aged 16+ over seventy hours. Students’ projects are self-directed, longer term and immerse them in real research. At this level, we recommend students work with a mentor from their chosen STEM field of study. All Gold projects are assessed by CREST assessors via our online platform. There are more CREST approved resources that have been developed by our partners and providers specific to your region.

There are more CREST approved resources that have been developed by our partners and providers specific to your region.

Find out how to build practical CREST projects into secondary science lessons using our free teacher guidance pack. Supporting this guidance are easy-to-use, free-to-download mapping workbooks, which match individual Bronze, Silver and Gold CREST Award projects with each area of the secondary science curricula for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can download and save your own copy of the relevant mapping workbook via the following links:

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All SuperStar challenges

The activities in this pack have been selected from our library of CREST SuperStar challenges. Children need to complete eight challenges to achieve a CREST SuperStar Award. If you want, you can mix and match challenges from different packs, as long as children complete eight SuperStar challenges. This resource is published under an Attribution - non-commercial - no derivatives 4.0 International creative commons licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Journey Stick Activity

Journey Stick Activity Card JOURNEY STICK When Australian Aboriginals went on long journeys they tied objects to a stick. They would start at one end of the stick and work along it as they travelled. The objects would help them to remember events and experiences on their journey and to tell others of their adventures. EY STICK Your challenge Go on your own journey and make a journey stick with a friend. Share your journey stick with other people. Discuss Talk to your buddy. Where will you go? What might you find or experience? How will you attach the items to the stick?

Getting started Think about how others can guess where you have been. For example, if you passed an old oak tree, you might want to collect a leaf or an acorn. If you saw a robin, you might tie some red wool on your stick. How could you show it was sunny when you started your journey? ICK Test your ideas Look very carefully as you travel. Remember to start at one end of the stick and work across to the other end. Can others tell where you have been? Does the stick help you to remember your journey? Share your ideas Talk about your journey to your friends. You can display your journey sticks for others to see. Can they tell where you have been? Extra things to do JOURNEY STICK What other journeys can you make? How are your sticks different for each journey? Can you make a simple map of your journey? Can you find out more about how the Aboriginal people use their journey sticks? British Science Association Registered Charity No. 212479 and SC039236 JOURNEY ST