Sponsored by T-Systems Ltd the candidates will be able to participate in a Modern Muse – we will have some ambassadors from the Modern Muse Charity with a couple of iPads to demonstrate and talk through the online website to the children. They will have the ability to sign up as a student to access Modern Muse there and then if they so wish.

T-Systems Innovation – we would like to have a demonstration of augmented reality / virtual reality in the field of maintenance and/or retail etc

Niftylift will provide activities including machine demos, virtual reality headsets challanges and more.

Machine demo - We will have a HR17 available, a demonstartion will explain how the machine works and talk about its' capabilities ie Hybrid Engine

VR headset -  Take a journey through our factory as well as scaling the heights of the HR28 - 92 feet in the air.

Engineering costumes -  Dress up as an Engineer

Engineering challenge -  Do you have what it takes?

Touchscreen displays and pop up banner.

Apprenticeship and careers information.

Sponsored by the Arcadis the challenege will be to build a bridge out of Spaghetti and Marshmallows.

Sponsored by Milton Keynes College

Science – Can you solve a murder/microscopes & fingerprints

Technology – Computer games made by MKC Students / Lego robots – computer programming

Engineering – Gear ratios – time challenged

Maths – Posters to show how maths relates to different sectors or jobs / display projects our students have created in their vocational sessions (e.g. carpentry/engineering have created speakers / What maths have you used today? (Participants will be asked about how they have used numbers that day to show that maths is an everyday skill.

Sponsored by Amey - Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park

1 - Use of KNEX© to build sorting and separation technologies for waste industry

2 – Trying on of Personal protective equipment.  Matching PPE to correct scenario

3 – Make own turbine to be powered by air fan

4 – Careers within Amey

Sponsored by Starship Technologies

1 robot based at a Starship branded stand with leaflets and information to hand out, and 1 robot roaming the exhibition hall.

Both robots will be under manual control of the staff members in attendance.

At the stand/booth we will be able to give demos and presentations about:

• the company
• the robots
• careers
• The organisers might have something that one of our robots could deliver during the event (e.g. could be filled with some sweets/snacks)

GlamSci will provide an interactive stand. With Bones, skeletons, props of human bodies all to be touched. We will bring our van der Graff and other physical and material chemistry demonstrations.

We will running a number of hands on demonstrations such as making LN/dry ice ice cream and sorbets, making slime, extracting DNA, making onion cell slides.

We can also offer some pyrotechnic experiments (depending on the space and the health and safety of the location) such as propane bubbles, sparkling dry ice and bottle rockets

The Open University’s Faculty of STEM will have several activities on offer to demonstrate a breadth of STEM subjects.

We will have an airplane origami table where you can fold you own airplane while learning about the engineering behind it- then give your plane a go and see how far your plane can fly!

A variety of maths puzzles will be available to test your brain- including a giant soma cube. We will take it apart, but can you figure out how it goes back together?

Learn about acoustic in our shouting booth and see how you measure up to others!

How clean are your hands really? Stop by the disgust table and have our UV light test how clean your hands really are!

A rage of take-home post cards have been developed to teach you about a variety of STEM subjects- make sure to stop by our stand and take home your favourites. Look for our touch screens placed throughout our stand with a variety of interactive activities available for you to try.

Other activities are being finalised.

The National Training Academy for Rail will put on a virtual Reality STEM activity

Sponsored by The Univeristy Of Buckingham please take part in the following porjects

#Project30percent is a campaign to increase female computing undergraduates at University of Buckingham from less than 20% at present to 30% by 2020. The following activities in computing are part of this campaign, but will be available to all attendees.

Activity 1 - Code breaking: we will provide 30-45 minutes code breaking sessions for attendees (from age 10+; ideally 10-12 years) with little or no experience in coding. Each session will accommodate 6 individuals – subject to availability of space and other requirements – and we expect to run a session each hour. The aim is to promote coding and coding breaking as a fun activity.

Activity 2 - Augmented Reality: we will have two of the latest AR headsets to demonstrate this technology to attendees of all age groups.

Activity 3 - Guess the part competition: Can you name the key parts of a computer? Could you guess the size of a storage device? Come and give it a try. You will get to see inside of a computer and learn about each part. Guess all parts correctly and you’ll be eligible for a prize.

Sponsored by the University of Buckingham please take part in the following porjects

Puzzles, Pain and CyberPsychology. Sponsored by Buckingham University, the activities will relate to our three Psychology research hubs at the University of Buckingham

• For CREATE* we will have an interactive model of brain areas proposed to associate with problem solving and insight that you can use to create your own brain hat! In addition there will be the opportunity to try puzzles & games that we use to elicit insight moments, some that I’m sure you’ll be familiar with. *Centre for Research into Expertise Acquisition, Training & Excellence.
• For Health Psychology our focus will be the Psychology of Pain, exploring factors that influence our feelings of pain and demonstrating how we ethically conduct pain experiments.
• Our CIBR** hub will explore online behaviour. Visitors will be able to assess their personal online risk and identify things that they might want to address in relation to online behaviour. Furthermore, we will look at how we communicate online, and specifically think about communicating emotion using emoji’s. In addition we will be sharing recent research conducted in this field, for example looking at cyberbullying behaviour in adolescents. ** Cyber and Interpersonal Behaviour Research

Water Supply Team: pump model and water supply optimisation:

• Meet the engineers responsible for pumping water around a water pipe network which if laid end to end is further than a trip to Sydney and back.

• See a working pump model showing the use of pressure to regulate water supply and the technology used to optimise flow and control water supply throughout the Anglian water region water network.

• Discuss the challenges of meeting water demand during one of the driest and hottest English summers.

‘Million Duck Drop’.

• Can you save the duck?  Challenge your knowledge of STEM. You need to answer 3 questions correctly to save the duck.

Build a water tower:

• Test your construction and engineering skills.  Using small wooden planks try and build a free standing structure which can hold a water container.

Thinking of the future?

• Pick up some information about our apprenticeship schemes and our guide to future employability skills.

Anglian Water education programme:

Teachers – talk to us about:

• Our free education programme. Curriculum linked and designed to support STEM.

Discuss with us our KS3/KS4 activities helping to deliver some of the Gatsby good career benchmarks.