Roysia Middle School bridges gap between subjects at STEM event
Kai Wong, Louie Coppenhall, Erin Rutter-Davies, Skye Atkinson and Taylor Close - Credit: Archant
Pupils at a Royston school set to work to build a bridge using skills they’d learnt from different subjects as part of a unique learning day.
Abby Chisnell, Aleena Abraham and Will Smith - Credit: Archant
Children at Roysia Middle School were given various challenges throughout the Bridging the Gap day which centred around STEM disciplines including science, technology, engineering and maths.
The challenges set for the eager pupils included science investigations, team building activities and quizzes.
Molly Smith and Danny Green - Credit: Archant
Through the tasks, teams earned currency – STEMS – which they were able to use to purchase construction materials for their bridge.
A spokeswoman for the school said: “As always our pupils were amazing and really entered into the spirit of the challenges.”
Katie Dobbing, Chloe Enever, Mark Melross and Lluis Borrell - Credit: Archant
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The winners of the event were the Kestrels, with Ethan Wright, Aaron Inwood, Jemma Williams, Macie French and Harry Martin claiming overall victory.
STEM subjects are valuable as the skills learned often lead to successful careers.
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