Resources

Seasonal arts and crafts activity for the whole family to enjoy from Travelling Natural History Museum.

This Circus Science resource is for GCSE Biology and uses circus arts to demonstrate the principles of respiration and body temperature control. Watch the video and download a teacher pack.

This Little Stars Circus Science resource is for GCSE Physics and uses aerial arts to demonstrate gravity and forces. Watch the video and download a teacher pack.

Following on from their Imagine! Stem @ Home bridge-building competition and activity pack, CSES have partnered with The Royal Institution to bring you an in-depth series of masterclasses.

STEAM experiments jars developed by Sandra Beale of Toddler STEAM. Buy one to raise money for Children In Need or use these instructions to make your own.

STEAM On! with Matipo. 30 videos with accompanying worksheets. Explore the natural world, outer space, food, transport and more through art and drama.

Little Stars Circus uses the circus art of contortion to demonstrate the principles of the skeletal and muscular systems. Watch the video and download a teacher pack.

As part of Essex 2020’s celebration of STEAM, Essex Police showcased the abilities of their many teams who are constantly thinking of new and innovative ways to help people, keep…

Three fantastic marine themed arts and crafts activities for sea-life fans of all ages from Travelling Natural History Museum.

A fantastic suite of fun educational resources developed by The Grand Theatre of Lemmings to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s voyage to America.

Little Stars Circus demonstrates the principle of combustion and hydrocarbons (in line with the national GCSE curriculum) using circus skills. Watch the video and download a teacher pack.

We invited a panel of expert speakers from science, the arts, education and engineering to kick-start a Big Education Conversation about STEAM in Essex. Watch the session in full.

In October we hosted a unique online careers event to get Essex’s young people thinking about how their creativity and curiosity can lead to a dream career in science, technology…

Three fantastic dinosaur themed arts and crafts activities for dino fans of all ages from Travelling Natural History Museum.

This fun animation workshop is inspired by the Mayflower 400 anniversary and has been designed as a video tutorial by digital artist Trevor Woolery.

Stay inspired with creative activities to do at home, from world renowned artists including Grayson Perry, Antony Gormley, Sarah Lucas and many more.

Suite of six fantastic Animation and Video Game Making Workshop guides for children from Colchester’s award winning digital arts and education charity Signals.

These beautiful resources can be used to take action within your local community.

FPG hosted workshops and a Q&A on the theme of sustainability and the fashion industry in July as part of Manifesto For Essex. (Re)Watch them all here.

Focal Point Gallery (FPG) brings you an art activity pack for all ages on the theme of Imagining a New Future.

In this series, we go behind the scenes of Essex 2020 - the UK’s biggest celebration of science and creativity. Meet some of the brilliant people and organisations who are…

In this City Photo Comp blog photographer Scott Wright gives tips on capturing the zeitgeist of this most unusual year.

In this City Photo Comp blog Sarah from Shutterbugs includes a whole range of tips and advice on how to get the best from your mobile phone camera.

Make your own camera obscura and learn how to create basic photographic print using household objects with these easy-to-use instruction packs from SPACE Studios.

Lifestyle photographer Claire Naylor explores how promotional photography can help you reach a wider following, as well as attracting customers if you have a business.

Soundings from Essex archive. Historian Patricia Fara and modern scientists discuss the achievements and frustrations of Essex’s female pioneers across eight episodes of conversation, music and art.

An archive of all sessions of the Essex Virtual Choir - celebrating remarkable women in science and music from Essex’s past and present as part of the Echoes from Essex…

Our friends at Chelmsford Arts & Cultural Festival invite you to join the Chelmsford Junk Band and create your own instruments out of recycled materials.

3foot People have joined forces with Love Your Chelmsford to bring you a super-fun, educational pack on the importance of recycling.

In this City Photo Comp blog Southend-based photographer and graphic designer Mark Massey shares his tips and advice for portrait photography.

STEAM On! with Matipo. Explore the natural world, outer space, food, transport and lots more through art and drama.

A series of podcasts to celebrate history’s unsung women of science and music. In each 15 minute episode scientists, historians and musicians come together to focus on one extraordinary woman….

A selection of fantastic high quality STEAM video tutorials and design project ideas from multi-disciplinary artist Jack Cornell.

Chelmsford Carnival may have been postponed for now but don’t let that stop you spicing up your life with some creative costume-making magic at home with this great video resource.

The City Photo blog kicks off with an article themed around action shots and capturing poses. It features a little help from Little Stars Circus and their spectacular aerial dance…

Watch our roundtable discussion in full. Practitioners from a range of organisations share and discuss ways in which to help projects become digital-first, whilst maintaining engagement, quality and ambition.

Watch our webinar in full. An honest look at opportunities, challenges, tips and ideas for raising money for creative projects during the Covid-19 pandemic.

CSES Imagine! STEM @ Home. A competition and resources to participate with at home during lockdown.

A fantastic interactive map for students, teachers, historians, researchers and other interested people.

An art activity pack from Focal Point Gallery exploring the concepts and imagery of the current exhibition by Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings.

The Curious Gallery benefits both local schools and artists alike. Visit the site to submit your stay-at-home art projects and have them displayed in the virtual gallery.

To help bring a little bit of 3foot magic to your stay at home adventure the 3foot team have put together a free downloadable activity pack.

This guide has been produced to help event organisers to evaluate the success of their events.

Regularly updated round-up of current funding and grants opportunities relevant to Essex 2020 STEAM activity and sustaining organisations impacted by Covid-19.

This guide has been produced to help community and non-profit organisations to maximise success when applying for funding for Essex 2020 activity.

STEM Learning have created resource packages based around popular children’s books, to help children discover the science hidden in a book

These guides have been produced to help you to produce compelling communications about your Essex 2020 activity.

Artswork has created a ‘STEAM toolkit’ for teachers and schools to encourage the use of the arts across the curriculum.

This guide has been produced to help businesses consider options for sponsoring Essex 2020 activity.