We have designed a storytelling session and accompanying workshop on creative copters, for primary school children that can be run autonomously, based on the book 'Rosie Revere, Engineer’. This is an invite only event, check your local library for more details.
Suitable for 5th & 6th Class Primary. This event will be held at SETU, Waterford. Weather can be extreme, scary and devasting and the effects of climate change is just going make weather even scarier. No better topic for Scientific Sue to use her drama skills to entertain you!! Click event title for more information & booking details.
Join the team from SETU Waterford's Engineering Technology, Applied Robotics Lab as they demonstrate their next Student Flagship Project. Suitable for Transition Year students. Click event title for more information & booking details.
This is and Invite only hands-on workshop where community groups will learn about the Lilypad wearable electronic platform, how to integrate the sewable components with conductive thread and power the circuit from a coin cell battery. Click event title for more information.
Isaac Newton is arguably the greatest scientist of all time. Join Gabriel Gallagher, physics lecturer at SETU Waterford to look at Newton’s complex personality and fascinating life. This is an in-school talk suitable for Transition, 5th and 6th Year Students. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Join the team from SETU Waterford's Engineering Technology, Applied Robotics Lab as they demonstrate their next Student Flagship Project. Suitable for Transition Year. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Isaac Newton is arguably the greatest scientist of all time. Join Gabriel Gallagher, physics lecturer at SETU Waterford to look at Newton’s complex personality and fascinating life. This is an in-school talk suitable for Transition, 5th and 6th Year Students. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Join the team from SETU Waterford's Engineering Technology, Applied Robotics Lab as they demonstrate their next Student Flagship Project. Suitable for First or Second Year Secondary or 6th Class Primary. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Electric circuits or Paper Engineering workshops. Audience: 5th & 6th Class Primary. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Learn about the world of Robots with SETU lecturer Jason Berry and students from the SETU Applied Robotics Lab. Audience: 5th & 6th Class. Click on the event for Booking details.
Students will engineer their own mini-robot, a brushbot, under the guidance of a SETU engineering lecturer. Audience: 5th & 6th Class Primary. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Learn how to design, build, and adjust plans to create some very cool structures, towers, boats, and more with some very unexpected materials! Audience: 5th & 6th Class Primary. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Learn about the world of Robots with SETU lecturer Jason Berry and students from the SETU Applied Robotics Lab. Audience: 1st & 2nd Year. Click on the event for Booking details.
Sustainable Engineering Team Challenge: Can your students save the world? Click on the event for Booking details.
Draw along with world-famous children’s book authors and listen to their Engineering stories. T-Bone the Drone with Shanda McCloskey is suitable for 1st- 4th class. Please note this is an online resource. Click the title for more information.
Static electricity is a fascinating phenomenon. It makes your hair stand up when you pull a polyester jumper over your head, it is the reason why you see sparks when you unfold some blankets and it can even cause you to feel a spark when you touch metal. Find out more with Calmast, SETU's STEM Engagement Centre. Suitable for Upper Primary students. Please note this is an online resource. Click the title for more information.
Draw along with world-famous children’s book authors and listen to their Engineering stories. Suitable for 2nd - 4th class. Please note this is an online resource.
Teachers registered with Engineer Ireland will receive a link to view three on demand engineering shows a week before Engineers Week. You can then stream it in your classroom between Monday, 3rd - Friday 7th March 2024.
Primary children of all ages are invited to get their creativity flowing by imagining their own robot, house or bridge. Click the title for more information.
The K’NEX Challenge at SETU Carlow is an exciting introduction to the world of engineering suitable for 5th-6th Class Primary. The K’NEX Challenge model kits will allow students to design and build an engineering model of a real-life invention - all of which have a use in our everyday lives. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Pit your Wits against Transition Year Peers and compete for great prizes in this ever-popular annual challenge for Secondary School TY Students from schools across the South East region. Click event title for more info & booking details.
Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the planet and all living things on it (including us). This workshop is designed to learn how to harness wind power.
Your students can participate in the classroom in this fun paper-folding activity (also known as origami). While engineers often work in metal, concrete or other suitable materials, many of the basic principles of design and construction can be explored just using paper.
Learn about the world of Robots with SETU lecturer Dorel Picovici.
Place limited. 1 class only. 30 students max