b'Partner News Winter 2022 5IET updatesSantas STEM workshopfun activities for families this ChristmasThis years IET Santa Loves STEM campaignIET Head of Education, David Lakin, said:will focus on inspiring the next generation Santa Loves STEM is an important to pursue careers in engineering andcampaign that aims to spark childrens interest in STEM in a festive and technology with our festive workshop of fun,heart-warming way. There continues Christmas-themed STEM (science, technology,to be a huge shortfall of young people taking up careers in engineering and engineering and maths) activities.technology and we believe one of the main barriers to this is not capturing the Santas STEM workshop is packed full ofFor those passionate about climatecreative and curious minds of children inspiring ideas for teachers and familieschange, we have a fun experiment forfrom a young age.to do with the kids in the lead up to andto help Santa examine how heat passes over the festive holiday season. Childrenthrough animals who need to insulate,We hope youll visit Santas STEM can join Santa and his helpers at theiet. as well as information on affordable andworkshop this year and help us org/santa to make, create, imagine andrecycled STEM toys which help developspread the word to schools, teachers, discover this Christmas. Our fun crafttheir curiosity and nurture valuable skills.friends and family. If you also take the ideas, recipes, hands-on experimentsopportunity to try any of the activities, and resources provide STEM inspiredFor the Christmas bakers out there, whythen wed love to see your finallearning through play and will certainlynot try your hand at some festive bakingcreations or ideas, so please get everyone in the festive spirit. with Rudolph shaped cookies or edibleshare your pictures to our social snowmen. Christmas tree ornaments mademedia channels @IETeducation From glittery slime to making yourfrom salt dough are also on the menu thatusing #SantasSTEMworkshop or own advent calendar, to making winterwill get the kids whizzing about the science#SantaLovesSTEM. We cant waitwindow decorations or conductingand maths behind the final creation.to see them.experiments looking at how reindeer treats react to different householdAnd make sure you try our outdoor items, we have an exciting array of scavenger hunts or eye spy activities,Join in the fun this festive season at: ideas to suit 4 to 13 year olds. which link to problem solving andtheiet.org/santadiscussion about the world around usall designed to get their inner engineer buzzing during the festive season.SSD4707 SLS2022 Partner News A4-v3.indd 1 11/08/2022 11:17'