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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 design technology and engineering…

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource introduces the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Makerspace led by Professor Justin Starr and Assistant Professor Francis Cartieri. This stimulating teaching and learning space is providing the tools and facilities for students to imagine, create and perfect innovative products that solve real-world issues.
• This resource also contains interviews with their colleagues, Michael and Ellie, and provides insights into careers in entrepreneurial design and manufacturing.
• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s work, and tasks them to design a product that solves an everyday problem.

This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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