When operational the Module will visit schools and deliver stimulating and challenging courses that will augment the curriculum in STEM subjects, providing incentives to pupils to develop their interest in and enthusiasm for these subjects.
Some of the courses developed will be based on forensic science, biotechnology , data capture and sensing, CAD/CAM, 3D scanning, micro-routing and laser cutting. Pupils can gather and analyse evidence from "crime" scenes. They can compare finger prints and even compare DNA profiles!
Pupils can design and make model racing cars that can be tested on a racetrack against models constructed by pupils on a world wide basis. Using modern light microscopes with high resolution cameras pupils can investigate the fascinating world of cell life and microscopic structures or using a Scanning Electron microscope to study the fine details of insects and parasites.
Teachers from the STEM Specialists schools will have the opportunity to design and deliver bespoke courses and events as a way of disseminating the wonder and awe of studying STEM subjects.
