What does your child study at school that you’d like to learn more about? Share with the IET for your chance to win a £200 voucher

[LucyBMumsnet]

Many parents will recognise feeling out of their depth when it comes to helping their kids with science, technology, engineering and maths homework. In a recent poll of parents with children aged 5 to 13, a third of parents said the mere thought of having to help their children with anything related to these subjects left a third ‘feeling ill’. Half openly admitted they know less about science than their children - and the same goes for technology (44%), engineering (25%) and maths (38%).

The IET is looking to inspire children and their parents to explore the wonderful world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) this summer at their free online Engineering Open House Day (EOHD) live event on Friday 23rd July between 10am and 3pm.

They’ll be showcasing stories and experiments that illustrate why STEM is such a fascinating topic and providing inspiration for the next generation of astronauts, marine biologists, app creators and engineers. All the fun interactive activities, tutorials and experiments will then be available to dip back into throughout the summer holidays on their website.

Here’s what the IET have to say: “Engineering Open House Day aims to help children aged 5–13 year-olds and their parents understand what it’s like to work in STEM by giving exclusive behind the scenes access to a huge range of organisations to demonstrate the breadth of creative and innovative careers on offer. There’s discussions, games, demonstrations and competitions to keep your children entertained for 5 whole hours and more! So in that spirit - and in the hope of giving you some inspiration for conversations with your own DC - we’d love to hear what you’d like to learn more about in the wonderful world of STEM.“

What does your child learn about at school that you’d like to know more about? Are there things you wish you were taught or would like to refresh your memory on? Has the difference between proper and improper fractions escaped you, making maths homework a weekly challenge? Perhaps science was never your strong point but you’d like to understand how the technology we encounter every day really works?

If you need a bit of inspiration, have a look at the list of activities, talks and behind-the-scenes visits taking place for Engineering Open House Day here. There’s something for children (and adults) of all ages and interests, including the opportunity to design and create your own app with Apple and learning how to build and launch your very own rocket.

Everyone who comments on the thread below will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £200 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

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[LucyBMumsnet]

Thanks to everyone who commented on this thread. The winner of the prize draw is @YouLando

[YouLando]

Wow, that's brilliant! Thanks very much! 😁

[Theimpossiblegirl]

The Computing curriculum:
Coding
Databases
Excel
Animation
iPad based stuff

I can handle PowerPoint and Word.

[ahagwearsapointybonnet]

I am stumped by the grammar my kids learn now. Being good at languages I would say I have a pretty good grasp of grammar in terms of being able to write grammatically, but don't think I ever learned all the terms they are teaching now - fronted adverbials and the like! But I would also like to refresh my maths knowledge, I was good at maths once but feel as though I've forgotten everything but the basics now 😳

[MrsFrTedCrilly]

Maths is my nemesis, although I try. I’ve going YouTube videos a godsend

[BananaMilkshakeWithCream]

I’d like to learn more about chemistry and physics.
I just found them really boring at school but as an adult I realise that I’m quite interested! I personally only just scraped a double C in science so it would be great to have a more in depth understanding.

[DinosApple]

I'd like to have a maths refresh, everything has different names and methods to how I was taught!

[NerrSnerr]

I'd like to learn more about history. I wasn't interested when I was younger but now my children are learning I want a refresh. I think we all need to watch Horrible Histories together.