MakerFutures

It's British Science Week!

Today we hosted our STEP Forward online Big Assembly, introducing children to the world of engineering!🧑‍🏭👩‍🔬👷‍♀️👨‍💻

Over 500 primary school children attended and met real engineers, learning engineering is creative, collaborative and fun!

Sign up for our STEP Project to get access to our FREE engineer posters and STEM resources for KS1, KS2 and early KS3 students!
https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/what-we-do/projects/step-forward

We have had two amazing days this week celebrating Nottingham Festival of Science & Curiosity 2026. 🌏⚡🔧.

We visited Bassetlaw Museum with 152 visitors on Monday and have run our session at the The Bridge - Skills Hub. Thank you to everyone who came along!

Visitors have learnt about fusion energy and with the help of the Maker{Futures} team created some amazing stopmotion, crafts and electrical circuits focused on this exciting topic.

👉Discover more about fusion and use our activities, found on our website: https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/.../step-forward


STEP Forward is develop in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Bassetlaw District Council, and backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious scheme.

We’re celebrating the UN’s International Day of Clean Energy!⚡

Clean energy is critical to the future of our planet and an environmentally sustainable UK 🌍

The Maker{Futures} team is excited to launch ⭐STEP Forward⭐, a new project teaching KS2 pupils about the incredible world of fusion energy, an amazing renewable energy created using the same physics that powers the sun, and its future in the UK.

The UK is aiming to be a leader in fusion energy, and we want to inspire students to see themselves as the engineers and problem-solvers of tomorrow that will be at the forefront of fusion energy👩‍🔧👨‍🔧

STEP Forward has been co-produced with teachers and pupils to make complex engineering concepts approachable and to celebrate the diversity of engineering careers. We have developed free, high-quality resources, including a step-by-step teacher guidance pack and five classroom activities designed to develop students' creativity and critical thinking and encourage a variety of important 21st-century maker skills.

👉Find out more and sign up:
https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/what-we-do/projects/step-forward

STEP Forward is develop in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Bassetlaw District Council, and backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious scheme.

Discover how Scratch can be more than storytelling & animation. From coding geometric patterns to video sensing projects that blur the digital & real world, this session will spark creativity in every classroom.

💡 Explore Scratch extensions for art, music, motion & math.
🌍 Create interactive stories, digital artworks & bilingual projects.
🎶 Reimagine Scratch as a canvas for creativity, inclusivity & cultural expression.

👉 Join us and unlock new ways to inspire learners of all ages

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/makercollectivebeyond-games-tickets-1663824095659?aff=oddtdtcreator

Volunteers are the absolute best ❤️🎉🌟🫶🤩 Thank you to Robin, Paul & Edie, our work experience student this week 😄
We all had a great day with our mobile makerspace at Ravenfield Primary Academy 🥰

So excited that this is happening tomorrow 🎉❤️👏🌟
The University of SheffieldThe Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation

Calling all educators! 🎶

Join us for a FREE hands-on workshop designed for teachers, librarians, museum educators, and community workers who want to bring the joy of music-making to children.

🛠️ Learn how to create musical instruments from cardboard and recycled materials

🎤 Discover how to record sounds and song

📚 Take away five ready-made project plans to run your own music workshops

🕑 When: Two-hour session at The Wave, The University of Sheffield

🎓 Brought to you by MakerFutures and The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation

Unleash creativity, celebrate community, and experience the transformative power of music.

👉 Find out more and book your spot today!
https://bit.ly/makermusicworkshop

Create Sheffield: Sheffield's Cultural Education Partnership @ Sheffield Museums

Some places still available for this ⬇⬇⬇ 👀👀👀
There will be snacks present 😋😍✨🎉🌈🙌

The University of Sheffield Create Sheffield: Sheffield's Cultural Education PartnershipThe Sarah Nulty Power of Music FoundationSheffield Museums

Calling all educators! 🎶

Join us for a FREE hands-on workshop designed for teachers, librarians, museum educators, and community workers who want to bring the joy of music-making to children.

🛠️ Learn how to create musical instruments from cardboard and recycled materials

🎤 Discover how to record sounds and song

📚 Take away five ready-made project plans to run your own music workshops

🕑 When: Two-hour session at The Wave, The University of Sheffield

🎓 Brought to you by MakerFutures and The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation

Unleash creativity, celebrate community, and experience the transformative power of music.

👉 Find out more and book your spot today!
https://bit.ly/makermusicworkshop

Create Sheffield: Sheffield's Cultural Education Partnership @ Sheffield Museums

Calling all educators! 🎶

Join us for a FREE hands-on workshop designed for teachers, librarians, museum educators, and community workers who want to bring the joy of music-making to children.

🛠️ Learn how to create musical instruments from cardboard and recycled materials

🎤 Discover how to record sounds and song

📚 Take away five ready-made project plans to run your own music workshops

🕑 When: Two-hour session at The Wave, The University of Sheffield

🎓 Brought to you by MakerFutures and The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation

Unleash creativity, celebrate community, and experience the transformative power of music.

👉 Find out more and book your spot today!
https://bit.ly/makermusicworkshop

Create Sheffield: Sheffield's Cultural Education Partnership @ Sheffield Museums