Topic outline
The WASP STEM packages have been designed so that teachers from different STEM areas can pick and choose sections relevant to their subject area to work on. All activities in these packages do not need to be completed to get value for them – each activity can be completed as a stand-alone or can be approached, as a team, as a larger project. The packages have potential to be extended into much longer projects to include curriculum points from different STEM subjects.
There are three student workbooks - Open, Guided and Scaffolded, that go alongside each resource; all have the same suggestions for activities, however, they have been written and edited to provide differentiated learning options to support good teaching practice. Teachers may pick and choose which versions they give which students, and may wish to edit them further to address their learning needs.
The Student Challenge
Have you ever wondered why the Moon is covered in craters, but the Earth’s surface is
relatively crater free? What leads to these two neighbours being so different? Your challenge
is to investigate how natural activity changes the Earth’s surface over time.Do you have students completing this STEM challenge from home or another location? Click here to download an interactive pdf version which can be completed just about anywhere.
The Student Challenge
Humans have evolved over time. Humans have learnt to make tools, farm and produce goods
in ways that other animals haven’t. Your challenge is to investigate how human activities
change the surface of the Earth.Do you have students completing this STEM challenge from home or another location? Click here to download an interactive pdf version which can be completed just about anywhere.