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STEM at Notre Dame 2023-24

STEM Activities and STEM related Extra Curricular Clubs

Robotics

Run using the LEGO Spike to introduce pupils to robotics and coding in an interesting and engaging way. Programming can be done in Scratch and Python. Currently there are girls from year 7 all the way up to year 13 attending the club.

STEM - Robotics Club
STEM - Robotics Club
STEM - Robotics Club
STEM - Robotics Club

Young Engineers Club

Dyson - Design Process Box introduces students to the design process, nurturing the analysis and problem-solving skills engineers use every day.

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iDea

Digital Enterprise Award - programme that helps develop digital, enterprise and employability skills

Bronze iDEA Award Nov 2021
iDEA Silver Award
Year 7 Bronze iDEA Awards
Bonze iDEA Award for Megan E
Abi Receiving the Silver iDEA award
Silver iDEA Award for Ellie D
Bronze iDEA Awards 071218
Hattie A - Bronze iDEA award
Bronze iDEA Award for YounIn
Bronze iDEA Award Certificate
Silver iDEA Awards March 2020

CREST Award Clubs

Bronze Award - Past examples – Research paper experiment on Bath Bombs 

Silver Award – Past examples – Polymers – Research and understand the properties of polymers 

Gold Award – Past example – Research study- is it possible to obtain an adequate supply of micronutrients from a vegan diet?

Crest Stem Club Shampoo
Crest Stem Club Shampoo
Crest Stem Club Shampoo
Crest Club - Bar Magnet
Crest Club Floating Compass
Crest Club - Floating Magnet
Crest Club - Fluorescent jelly 1
Crest CLub - Crest Club - Fluorescent jelly 2
Crest Club - Seedling
Crest Club - Seedling
Crest Club - Seedling
Crest Club - Soil Experiment
Crest Club - Soil Experiment
Crest Club - Soil Experiment

Artful Maths

Artful Maths explores mathematical topics such as loci, circles, parabolas, radii, algorithms, the Fibonacci Sequence & Phi, to create art, using compasses, rulers, pencils and a bit of colour!

Artful Maths - Origami

STEM Design and Technology

Exploring Design and Technology through variety of hands-on practical projects.

STEM DT Phone Holder
STEM DT Pen Holder
STEM DT Pen Holder
STEM DT MP3 Design Brief
STEM DT Solar Garden Light Design Brief
STEM DT Pen Holder
STEM DT Pen Holder

STEM Textiles

Exploring Textiles through technical applications such as E-Textiles and Smart materials

STEM Textiles
STEM Textiles
STEM Textiles
STEM Textiles
STEM Textiles

Competitions

Year 8 and 9 Science Weekly CREST Awards

Year 10 CREST Awards

Year 9 Crest Certificates

Engineering Projects

Engineering projects where Year 7 'Stemetes' solve a problem or a task by designing and building something to solve the problem.

Weekly Astronomy Club

For years 7-8 who are building up to get a Bronze CREST award in the summer term for a research project.