Neon by Engineering UK

Neon helps primary schools introduce their students to future STEM careers, raise their aspirations and explore the excitement of engineering and technology through brilliant activities, inspiring case studies and supportive resources.

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Green engineering careers poster

A new inspiring poster for upper primary school students showing how engineers transform the way we design buildings.

Level KS2
STEM

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Meet real engineers presentation

Introduce primary students to real engineers! Find out what they do, how they make a difference and what they love about their jobs.

Discover 5 engineers and find out more about a career in engineering with this fun, engaging presentation.

KS1 & KS2
STEM

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100 jobs in STEM poster

A popular poster highlighting 100 exciting job roles that link to STEM.

KS1, KS2
STEM

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Find your route into engineering

A series of 8 themed postcards showing exciting areas where engineers are making a difference: electronics, medicine, power, products, space, sport, transport, and water.

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Enspire City

Enspire City will give 8 to 11 year-old students information about inspirational careers, education pathways and work sectors that may help them to choose a career in STEM.

It features a futuristic city where engineers work to solve green problems and develop future facing designs and manufacturing activities. It includes zones for the vertical farming, automotive, aerospace and space sectors.

With job descriptions, case studies, fun activities and games there’s plenty for your students to explore and the City comes with free facilitator materials for you to download and use.

KS2
1-2 hours
STEM

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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here

The I’m a Scientist activity shows students real-life applications of their classroom studies. Suitable for students aged 8 to 11. Your students take part in a themed activity of your choosing. These are matched closely to your curriculum, more general or to celebrate a special event (e.g. British Science Week). During the online activity, students: Learn about up to 30 relevant scientists through their profiles, including their CVs Connect with a diverse range of scientists in 30-minute, text-based, online Chats Deepen their understanding and continue engaging with the scientists by sending follow-up questions Decide which scientist deserves the £500 winner’s prize Review their learning through a facilitated discussion I'm a Scientist supports students science capital. The activity introduces students to science professionals with whom they share personal interests and opinions. Students make connections between science and their own lives, helping them see that science, and by extension, a science-related career, could be for ‘someone like me’.
KS2
Up to an hour
STEM

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Amazon Robotics Fulfilment Centre Tour

On this virtual school trip, students will explore an Amazon package's path, from the online store to their doorstep. The experience focuses on how computer science and engineering contribute to a package's journey, on the different technologies used, and on the career roles involved. With the engaging, interactive Kahoot, and downloadable teacher resources, the Amazon Fulfilment Centre Tour is easy to use for teachers and brings technology to life for students.
KS2
Up to 1 hour
STEM

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The Mission to Mars Experience

Turn your classroom into 'mission control', and gain access to the cameras and controls of a real robotic rover to complete tasks on a realistic model Martian landscape - all while learning about the incredible engineering that makes these missions possible! Your students will need to use their team-working and problem solving skills to complete the mission, and will get the chance to ask questions about Mars exploration along with the various types of STEM roles that are required to make it possible. The session is straight-forward to run with either Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
KS1, KS2
Up to 1 hour
STEM

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Further resources

There are further resources available via Neon, however, costs may apply.
STEM