b'10 Member News March 2023EducationEngineeringOpen House WeekEngineering Open House is all about highlighting the important roles that engineers play in everyday life, with well-known venues and organisations demonstrating the creativity and excitement behind engineering careers. Promising to be an educational and fun week for teachers, parents and their children, companies across the country will open their doors and give us behind-the-scenes access to the wonderful world of engineering and technology. From the music you listen to and the phone intechnology for everyone and we want to your hand, to the clean water you drink andshow people just how incredible it can be.the innovations that are helping to restoreFrom Amazon, Royal Mail, Fun Kids Radio, our oceans, engineering and technology areNational Theatre and Google, weve worked at the heart of everything. with so many incredible organisations over Engineers design, invent, fix, and improve,the years to put on a whole host of exciting and they are changing our world for theevents.better. Whether youre into sports, music,This years Engineering Open House Week fashion, flying, healthcare, or improving ourwill be taking place from 12-18 June so save climate, theres a place in engineering andthe date and watch this space! Head to our Engineer a Better World website to find out more: www.engineer-a-better-world.org or if your company wants to take part, get in touch by emailing openhouse@theiet.org FIRST LEGO LeagueFIRST LEGO League is the largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) programme in the world, and the IET are proud delivery partners in the UK and Ireland.FIRST LEGO League engages childrenThe IETs regional FIRST LEGO League and young people aged 4-16 in meaningful,Challenge events (for 916-year-olds) real-world concepts through hands-onsee children pitching these ideas learning experiences linked to a real- to judges as well as programmingthe robot games, to getting more world themethis years theme is calledtheir autonomous LEGO robot to SUPERPOWERED SMwhich explores thecompete in the robot games. hands-on as a team mentorand we journey of energy from source to consumer.would love you to get involved! Theres The amazing work of FIRST LEGOno previous experience necessary other Children work in teams to researchLeague would not be possible withoutthan a desire to make a positive impact the theme, identify a problem, andour dedicated network of volunteerson children and young people within design an innovative solution, all whilst from supporting at the regionalthe STEM community. Full training will developing vital life-skills requiredIET events by judging teams robots,be provided, and we can guarantee for the 21st Century workplace. innovative research projects or refereeingyoull have an incredible time.You can find out more about volunteering by visiting our website education.theiet.org/first-lego-league-programmes/volunteering'