The brand new campaign to inspire 7-14 year olds to think as engineers, finding solutions to real-world problems
Engineering is all around us…
Engineers play a crucial role in our world - making things and making things work better. The Engineering Educates challenges are proud to champion the way that engineers think and work, encouraging 7-14 year olds to engage in real-world challenges using the Engineering Design Process. This cyclical process supports a creative and critical solution-finding approach. Each Farmvention Challenge pathway incorporates the key stages of:
Asking - Imagining - Planning - Creating - Improving
Real-world farmer and engineer engagement
The Engineering Educates Farmvention Challenge spotlights engineering innovations in the context of British farming. The expertise of the National Farmers’ Union comes direct to your classroom with each pathway relating to contemporary problems that farmers and agricultural engineers tackle to improve farming processes.
Live Lessons Archive from the National Farmers’ Union
Available at a time to suit you, a range of question and answer-led lessons that showcase engineers and farmers working in contemporary farms and industries.
Presented by Becca Wilson and Lizzie McLaughlin from Boots and Heels.
Arrange a virtual farmer visit, direct into your classroom!
Email education@nfu.org.uk
Use the subject line 'Engineering Educates, Farmvention'.
The NFU will follow up with you directly about next steps.
Meet a dairy farmer. Duration: 5 mins
Meet a pig farmer. Duration: 6 mins
Meet a tractor engineer. Duration: 6 mins
Meet the roboteers. Duration: 5 mins
Meet a sheep dog handler. Duration: 5 mins
What’s We Are Land-Based?
Making learning come to life with the voices of real-life farmers and engineers tis something that the We Are Land-based resources can offer you.
Head over to their website for video profiles from real-life engineers, information specifically for teachers and more about the world of land-based engineering.