Workshop
Discover Energy with Megawatt! Megawatt combines hands-on resources and an engaging card game to teach about energy, climate change, and sustainability.
Secondary
A hands-on, engaging experience for your students to learn about energy generation and sustainability. Megawatt is an award-winning card game supported by resources developed specifically for KS3 and KS4 Physics and Geography.
Students will be engaged and inspired about energy, build science capital and develop key skills like problem-solving and communication - all while having fun!
Megawatt's DBS-checked energy experts are well-placed to answer any questions your students may have about energy or potential careers.
Benefits of Megawatt
Recommended by Teachers
100% of teachers would recommend Megawatt to other teachers after attending a workshop themselves.
Capacity
Megawatt workshops are suitable for up to 60 students at a time. They can deliver a full day of workshops to 60 students, or two half day workshops to cater for up to 120 students.
Cost
Megawatt understands school budgets are tight. They offer the Megawatt workshops and resources for free to state-funded schools by working with sponsors who provide the funding. You can register your interest in sponsorship via their website.
Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Improve attainment and progress in STEM subjects
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas
Listening - Receiving, retaining and processing information
Problem solving - Finding solutions to challenges
Speaking - Transmitting information or ideas
Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal
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Secondary
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