Big Bang Explore Get the most of Big Bang Digital by completing this activity sheet as you hear how scientists and engineers across the world are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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What are your top 3 career matches? What are your 3 strengths?

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Activity 2: Amazing professionals Activity 3: Inspiration station

Activity 1: Meet the future you Answer a few short questions at tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/quiz to find out how your skills and passions could lead to an exciting job in the future. Once you have completed the quiz, record your results below.

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Think about a scientist or engineer you heard from at the Big Bang Digital, how does their work relate to the pandemic?

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Can you remember their career or job role?

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What has inspired you today? Write down anything you’ve seen at the Big Bang Digital that has surprised or inspired you, or made you want to find out more!

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Sending your entryUnder 18s - ask an adult to email your entry to myidea@thebigbangfair.co.uk along with your initials, age, school/college and stating their relationship to you.

18+ - send your entry to myidea@thebigbangfair.co.uk. Include your initials, age and school/college (if applicable).

Need some inspiration?

A good starting point for this challenge is to think about the various problems the world faces and then the ways you could solve them. For example, could your idea…

• Improve hospitals and help healthcare workers?• Keep people safe from natural disasters?• Protect the environment?• Improve the safety of transport?

When thinking of your idea, consider the following judging criteria:

Activity 4: The My idea challengeThink like a scientist or engineer to win amazing prizes for you and your school! You’ve seen examples of how scientists and engineers can save lives, often on a massive scale, now it’s your chance to come up with a creative STEM idea or invention for saving lives.

Send us a picture, a short video or a description of your creative idea for a chance to win £100 of Amazon vouchers for yourself/your team, plus a drone supplied by Raytheon for your school/community group. Go it alone or work as a team with your friends to take part.

The My idea challenge is open to you if you’re aged 11 to 19.

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges and winners contacted on Monday 14 September. Deadline for entries is 5pm Monday 31 August.

ENTER FOR A CHANCE

TO WINPRIZES!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: it is important that you read our terms and conditions before entering the My idea challenge. Entries must be sent via email from adults aged 18 and over only and as such should be sent from parents, guardians or teachers, on behalf of the student. Entry to the My idea challenge is open to students aged 11 to 19 studying in the UK only. Entries may come from individuals or teams (of any size) from the same educational institution or community group (e.g. Scouts / Guides). You can find our full terms and conditions on The Big Bang Fair website. Please visit our website to view our privacy policy

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BENEFIT TO SOCIETYAND REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

What problem does your idea try to solve and how important is the problem? How will the invention

be used to save lives and how many will benefit? Is the idea practical and

can it be used in real life?

ORIGINALITY

How unique is the idea or invention and can it be found elsewhere on the market? Is this a brand-new idea or an improvement of something that

already exists? Is this your own work?

CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONAND GOOD USE OF STEM

Is the idea engaging and will it capture the public’s attention?

Have you used STEM to solve the problem? Does the idea inspire

passion for STEM?

Thinking bigIf you like to come up with new problem-solving ideas and inventions using STEM, you might like The Big Bang Competition. You get the chance to develop your ideas, improve your project and presentation skills and receive expert feedback from our judges. For more information, go to thebigbangfair.co.uk/competition.