Age:

• No age restrictions
• Achievable by most students aged 10+

Relevance:

• Typically started at KS2/KS3 (P7/S1 in Scotland)
• Suitable for those with Special Educational Needs
• Club activity
• National Science and Engineering Week

Commitment:

• Takes around 10 hours project time per student
• Can be completed as individual or team project

Project Selection:

• Self-selected by students; can be taken from project ideas resource

Project Approval:

• Teacher approves project
  Mentor is optional

Registration:

• Teacher registers students/project with their local coordinator
• The registration fee is £4 per student

Recording:

• CREST Bronze Science (PDF 1410 KB) / Bronze Technology (PDF 206 KB) Profile form and if available portfolio/report

Reviewing:

• Two reviews by teacher or mentor
• Final evaluation by teacher with help of another teacher or mentor

Links:

• BP Enterprising Science Projects
• Team QinetiQ project
• The Smallpeice Trust's Engineering Experience courses
• Go4SET
• Selected Headstart First Edition courses