Real challenges, real possibilities

Discovery Education STEM Connect

STEM Connect offers a suite of resources from ages 5 – 14. Hands-on tasks and challenges provide real-world context and urgency to learning and enable pupils to bring together cross-curricular knowledge in Science, Maths and Design & Technology.

Real challenges, real possibilities

Something to Suit Every School

Creating problem-solvers

STEM education is about preparing for what’s next: presenting relevant problems the next generation will have to solve. With the enquiry process at the heart of STEM Connect, each unit is structured to encourage pupils to:

  • Ask questions to understand the precise nature of the presented challenge
  • Plan how to conduct investigations to build knowledge and check assumptions
  • Design solutions, iterate and evaluate their effectiveness

Preparing for future careers

STEM Connect uses relatable scenarios that bring out pupils’ creativity whilst guiding them to develop and apply their knowledge and skills to important real-world challenges. These challenges also shed light on future STEM careers, inspiring pupils to see where their education can take them.

St Nicholas Primary School, United Kingdom

Rachael Coulthard

“The links to the UN Goals and everyday STEM careers are really fantastic because I believe it’s more important now than ever before that we relate what we are teaching in the classroom to the real world. The clear and uncluttered layout makes it easy to pick and choose what you are going to use (and find it again quickly!) and adapt for your own class or context.”

Your STEM Solution

Everything You Need to Successfully Teach STEM

Real-world Global Challenges

STEM Connect supports pupils to solve complex, global challenges that face present and future society and how they can make an impact in addressing these challenges themselves.

Career Connections

The future is STEM. Pupils will learn about diverse STEM careers in context and connect the skills they are using to real work happening around the world.

Cross-curriculum Connections

STEM Connect asks pupils to draw on their existing subject knowledge across the curriculum and apply it to some of the world’s most challenging problems.

Flexible Framework

Supplement your curriculum timetable or supercharge your STEM club. Challenges can be completed in one go or built into a term long project – the content works around you.

Hands-on Experience

Hands-on challenges are at the heart of STEM Connect. They’re designed to be completed without any special equipment, using common items that schools can source easily.

Detailed Teacher Guides

Unit overviews and comprehensive notes mean teachers can use STEM Connect as a pick-up-and-go resource, whatever their level of familiarity with the topics being covered.

Inspire pupils to solve real-world challenges