Michael Recycle
Michael Recycle appears in a smelly town to teach its inhabitants responsible waste management. How can we produce less rubbish?
Engineering
Waddle giggle gargle
Have your children experienced swooping season? This magpie story may start conversations about shared habitats and technical inventions.
What to do with a problem
Overcoming problems is central to technology education, whether you’re designing a production process or creating an obstacle course.
Egg challenge
To this day, the egg challenge is one of my favourite engineering experiences. I love observing children, and adults alike, the moment the egg hits the ground. Did it survive?…
The man who loved boxes
This lovely story offers a great opportunity to explore relationships, family, love and being different alongside an abundance of STEM topics.
Milli, Jack and the dancing cat
Unconventional problem-solving skills have been essential for many inventions. This book encourages all children who do things differently.
Uno’s garden
Uno’s story is full of STEM topics: numbers and growth, cause and effect, and personal and communal responsibility for the environment
The incredible freedom machines
A young girl dreams about building her own ‘freedom machine’ but realises it takes time, effort and determination to learn how to use it.
Bridges are to cross
Travel the world and inspect different bridges, each fulfilling a particular purpose, constructed using different methods and materials.