AVS Newsletter June 06 2018 | Page 7

Year 8 STEM Day Globus Year 8 STEM Morning On 20 th June fifty students from Year 8 were selected to take part in the Globus Energy Quest Energiser Event. The students were selected from some of our most able Science, Mathematics, Technology and Pupil Premium students. We were visited by a STEM Ambassador from Tomorrow’s Engineers who delivered an interactive workshop. The programme is designed to encourage young people to find out about sustainable energy and learn about associated engineering careers. The first part, the Energiser Workshop, was packed with hands-on activities, careers information and stories from real engineers working in energy. Students received their own workbook to capture learning as they explored concepts of energy generation, sustainability and technologies. The second part of the workshop was great fun for the students who were challenged to design and build an electric car. The super capa