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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Heriau Mawr y Strategaeth Ddiwydiannol Taflen myfyrwyr Twf Glân Sut allech chi gynhesu a goleuo'ch cartref neu'ch ysgol pe bai'r pŵer yn cael ei dorri i ffwrdd? Er mwyn brwydro yn erbyn newid yn yr hinsawdd, mae angen i ni symud tuag at ffordd o fyw carbon isel, sy'n fwy effeithlon o ran adnoddau. Mae angen i ni ddatblygu technolegau newydd ar gyfer cynhyrchu ynni yn ogystal â chynhyrchion a gwasanaethau sy'n sicrhau bod gan bawb fynediad at ynni cynaliadwy a fforddiadwy. Mae hynny'n golygu defnyddio ffynonellau ynni adnewyddadwy, lleihau gwastraff a gwella effeithlonrwydd i leihau ein defnydd o ynni. Yn y dyfodol, gallai ynni gael ei gynhyrchu'n fwy lleol gan ddefnyddio paneli solar, tyrbinau gwynt neu eneraduron bio-nwy. Yn ogystal â chynhyrchu ynni, mae datblygu technoleg batri yn hanfodol i sicrhau bod ynni ar gael pan fydd ei angen. Bydd hyn yn effeithio ar gartrefi ac ysgolion hefyd. Bydd gwelliannau wrth ddylunio ac adeiladu adeiladau yn ein helpu i leihau faint o ynni sydd ei angen arnom. Mae'r llywodraeth wedi cyhoeddi cenhadaeth i haneru'r ynni rydyn ni'n ei ddefnyddio mewn adeiladau newydd erbyn 2030. Mae hefyd wedi cyhoeddi cynlluniau i gynnal cystadleuaeth i ddylunio cartref yn y dyfodol - i adeiladu cartrefi mwy effeithlon o ran ynni ar gyfer pob cenhedlaeth, gyda dyluniad fforddiadwy o ansawdd uchel . Sut le fyddai'ch cartref delfrydol ar gyfer y dyfodol? ? 8

Heriau Mawr y Strategaeth Ddiwydiannol Taflen myfyrwyr Dyfodol Symudedd A fyddech chi'n teithio ar fws sy'n cael ei bweru gan wastraff dynol? Mae angen i bawb allu symud o gwmpas - o deithio i'r ysgol neu weithio i ymweld â ffrindiau neu fynd i'r siopau. Rydym yn ddibynnol ar ein systemau trafnidiaeth i fynd o A i B. Ond nid dim ond pobl sydd angen symud o gwmpas, mae angen symud cynhyrchion hefyd - o warysau i siopau neu'n uniongyrchol i'ch cartref. Mae cynllunio ar gyfer symud pobl, nwyddau a gwasanaethau o amgylch ein trefi, dinasoedd a chefn gwlad yn her fawr. Gallai atebion gynnwys ceir heb yrrwr, mwy o drafnidiaeth a rennir, beiciau trydan, danfon drôn, teithiau awyr carbon isel a defnyddio apiau symudol i gael pobl i gerdded mwy. Y peth pwysig yw sicrhau bod cludiant ar gael pan rydyn ni ei eisiau, lle rydyn ni ei eisiau a sut rydyn ni ei eisiau. Rhaid i atebion symudedd yn y dyfodol hefyd ddiwallu anghenion pawb gan gynnwys pobl hŷn a'r rheini ag anableddau â allai ei chael hi'n anoddach teithio o gwmpas ar hyn o bryd. Sut fyddech chi'n gwella'r drafnidiaeth yn eich ardal leol? 9

Bronze level

Ten hour projects recommended for ages 11+. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the Bronze Awards page.


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Bronze

Silver level

Thirty hour projects recommended for ages 14+. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the Silver Award page.


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Silver

Gold level

Seventy hour projects recommended for ages 16+. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the Gold Awards page


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