Science Hunters: Engineering for sustainable societies

Science Hunters: Engineering for Sustainable Societies delivers activities and resources to help children from under-represented backgrounds discover the many facets of engineering involved in sustainable development, and provide them with opportunities to apply their newfound knowledge by creating their own model sustainable solutions and communities in Minecraft.

Building on our previous experience and using our well-developed Science Hunters approach, we collaborate with engineers to design and develop sustainable, ecological engineering design-based sessions, linking engineering and engineers to the Sustainable Development Goals and future sustainable societal solutions. These have been delivered, alongside engineers, to schools and community settings.

The project is run by Dr Laura Hobbs in the Science Communication Unit and supported by a Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Award.

For more information, please contact sciencehunters@uwe.ac.uk.

These resources can be used as standalone activities. A pack and guide for using them in combination to create your own ‘sustainable community’ can be found below.

Please also see our other project, Building to Break Barriers, for further relevant resources.

These resources combine the activities above into a pack, with an accompanying guide outlining core topics and a suggested order of completion, to support children in designing and developing their own ‘sustainable community’ in Minecraft. 

• Engineering for Sustainable Societies – Resource pack (PDF)
• Engineering for Sustainable Societies – Resource guide (PDF)

• Engaging children with engineering through the use of Minecraft, IMechE Regional Education Officers Meeting (invited).
• Using Minecraft Clubs to support neurodivergent children with STEM, Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference (invited).
• An example of the views of educators on incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals into engineering and environmental school engagement activities using Minecraft, Education Sciences.

For further information, please contact sciencehunters@uwe.ac.uk.