Resources

Browse our selection of learning resources inspired by the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM), and heritage of the Union Chain Bridge. All resources are free to use and can be shared among friends and colleagues.

 

Take & Make: Family Activities

STEM parent & child activities inspired by the Union Chain Bridge’s restoration from 2020 to 2023.

Take & Make: Family Activities Full Booklet (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Civil Engineering (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Design Engineering (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: River Tweed Ecology (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Junk Robotics (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Geology Erosion Experiment (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Rust Corrosion Experiment (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Maze Sequencing (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Time Capsule Challenge (pdf)

Take & Make Activity: Word Puzzles (pdf)

Make a paper model of the Union Chain Bridge (pdf)

 

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Person of the Week 

Discover 5 different STEM careers over 5 weeks.

SET 1: STEM Person of the Week Set 1 (pdf)

Teacher Training Presentation for Set 1

SET 2: STEM Person of the Week Set 2 (pdf)

Teacher Training Presentation for Set 2

SET 3: STEM Person of the Week Set 3 (pdf)

Teacher Training Presentation for Set 3 

SET 4: STEM Person of the Week Set 4 (pdf)

Teacher Training Presentation for Set 4

Set 5: STEM Person of the Week – Set 5 (Simpson’s Malt) (pdf)

Write Your Own STEM Person of the Week (A4 worksheet)

Write Your Own STEM Person of the Week (A5 double-sided sheet)

 

Downloadable Lessons

Civil Engineering Teacher Pack – challenge your class to bridge building to a brief

Botanist Lesson Teacher Pack – challenge your class with observing and painting plants

Ecologist Lesson Teacher Pack – challenge your class with undertaking a plant and animal survey

 

Loans Boxes

Did you know? There are lots of STEM loans boxes for educators available at Berwick Museum and Art Gallery – browse the selection here.