b'Member News November 2023 15EducationSantas STEM workshopfun activities for families this Christmas Launching mid-November, this years Santas STEMWe hope youll visit Santas STEM workshop this year and help us spread workshop campaign will focus on inspiring the nextthe word to schools, teachers, friends and generation to pursue careers in engineering andfamily. Wed love to see your final creations or ideas, so please share your pictures to technology with our Christmas-themed STEM activities. our social media channels @IETeducation using #SantasSTEMworkshop or Santas STEM workshop is packed full salt dough are also on the menu that#SantalovesSTEM. of inspiring ideas for teachers and familieswill get kids whizzing about the scienceWe cant wait to see them. to do with the kids in the lead up to and maths behind the final creation.and over the festive holiday season. Children can join Santa and his helpers atAnd make sure you try our outdoorJoin in the fun this festive season theiet.org/santa to make, create, imaginescavenger hunts or eye spy activities,at: theiet.org/santa or follow the and discover this Christmas. Our fun craftwhich link to problem solving andaction on @IETeducation social ideas, recipes, hands-on experiments anddiscussions about the world around us media channels.resources provide STEM inspired learningall designed to get their inner engineer through play and will certainly get everyonebuzzing during the festive season.in the festive spirit. IET Head of Education, David Lakin, said: From glittery slime or making your own advent calendar, to making winter window decorations or conducting experiments toSantas STEM Workshop is an see how reindeer treats react to differentimportant campaign that aims household items, we have an exciting arrayof ideas to suit 4 to 13-year-olds. to spark childrens interest in STEM in a festive and heart-For the Christmaswarming way. There continues bakers out there, why not try yourto be a huge shortfall of young hand at somepeople taking up careers in festive bakingengineering and technologyIf youre a fan ofLEGO, make with Rudolphand we believe one of the mainsure to join us on 14 December at shaped cookies or1.30pm (GMT) for the IET Festive edible snowmen.barriers to this is not capturingLecture: the history of LEGO.Christmas treethe creative and curious minds ornamentsof children from a young age. The lecture is also being live-streamed made frominto IET London: Savoy Place and on YouTube. Our speaker, Steven Mackenzie, joins us from LEGO Education and will take you on a journey through the history of LEGO with live build-a-thons and interactive content to inspire you.If youd like to register forthe live event please visit:theiet.org/festive-lecture'