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Secondary project briefs (ages 11+)

Bronze Awards are typically completed by students aged 11+. They complete a ten-hour project which is a perfect introduction to STEM project work. Over the
course of the project, teams of students design their own investigation, record their findings, and reflect on their learnings. This process gives students a taste of
what it is like to be a scientist or engineer in the real-world.

Silver Awards are typically completed by students aged 14+ over thirty hours. Project work at Silver level is designed to stretch your students and enrich their
STEM studies. Students direct the project, determining the project’s aim and how they will achieve it. They carry out the project, record and analyse their results
and reflect on the project and their learnings. All Silver projects are assessed by CREST assessors via our online platform.

Gold Awards are typically completed by students aged 16+ over seventy hours. Students’ projects are self-directed, longer term and immerse them in real
research. At this level, we recommend students work with a mentor from their chosen STEM field of study. All Gold projects are assessed by CREST assessors
via our online platform. There are more CREST approved resources that have been developed by our partners and providers specific to your region.

There are more CREST approved resources that have been developed by our partners and providers specific to your region.

Find out how to build practical CREST projects into secondary science lessons using our free teacher guidance pack. Supporting this guidance are easy-to-use,
free-to-download mapping workbooks, which match individual Bronze, Silver and Gold CREST Award projects with each area of the secondary science curricula
for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can download and save your own copy of the relevant mapping workbook via the following links:

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

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Bronze Silver Gold Partner resources

Student guide - Gold

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Bronze level
Ten hour projects recommended for ages 11+. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the Bronze Awards page.

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Bronze

All resources Architecture, design & construction Biology Chemistry Computing Crime, safety & security

Engineering Environment, plants & animals Food, cosmetics & cleaning Healthy living & medicine Materials, textiles & fashion

Physics Travel, sport & entertainment Welsh resources Accessible resources

Investigative Practical Science in Getting Started Guide: Secondary Teacher guide - Bronze Question generation for CREST
the Curriculum

Disease, development and

diagnostics six project briefs
presentation

CREST student profile form Disease, development and

CREST Bronze workbook diagnostics
SEND resource: Design and make
a pizza box presentation

SEND resource: Design and make

SEND resource: Design and make a pizza box Widgit resource pack SEND resource: Design and make
a pizza box teacher guide a pizza box workbook
A clean break

Bronze Grand Challenges

Machine Learning Bronze Heriau Mawr y Strategaeth Home entertainment cabinet
Ddiwydiannol Efydd

Design a game controller

Bath bomb challenge Make a wooden pendant

Fraud detection: testing metals

Insulating fabrics
How do rockets work Plant nutrients
Make a rollercoaster faster

Make your own fizzy drink

Make your own animation The perfect cup of tea
Monitoring acid rain

Revealing fingerprints
Quality control What makes bread rise

Sailing clothing

Waste free lunch

Why do we use shampoo
Treatments for dehydration

World wide washing collection

Which crisps are crispiest

Beth sy’n gwneud i fara godi?
What's in food
Her bom bath
Which material is strongest

Who is the fittest in your class

Y cwpanaid perffaith o de

Her bom bath Dylunio a gwneud bocs pitsa -

canllaw athrawn i gefnogi myfyrwyr
Who is the fittest in your class AAAA (Word)
Y cwpanaid perffaith o de

Dylunio a gwneud bocs pitsa -

adnodd 'Widgit'
Dylunio a gwneud bocs pitsa -
canllaw athrawn i gefnogi myfyrwyr Dylunio a gwneud bocs pitsa - llyfr
Ilyfr gwaith Efydd
AAAA (PowerPoint) gwaith

Ilyfr gwaith Efydd

Ffurflen dystiolaeth Efydd atodol

myfyriwr AAAA

Silver level
Thirty hour projects recommended for ages 14+. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the Silver Award page.

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Silver

All resources Architecture, design & construction Biology Chemistry Crime, safety & security Engineering

Environment, plants & animals Food, cosmetics & cleaning products Healthy living & medicine Materials, textiles & fashion

Physics Travel, Sport & Entertainment Welsh resources Computing

Getting Started Guide: Secondary Student guide - Silver Question generation for CREST

Investigative Practical Science in Getting Started Guide: Secondary Student guide - Silver Question generation for CREST
the Curriculum

Machine learning Silver Silver Grand Challenges iLEAPS climate science Silver resources
CREST student profile form

Machine learning Silver Silver Grand Challenges iLEAPS climate science Silver
CREST student profile form resources

Are some jeans tougher Art restoration

Hydrology - Silver pack Build a model pirate ship ride

Art restoration
Are some jeans tougher
Build a model pirate ship ride
Hydrology - Silver pack
Design and build a disco light
Cooking pasta
Detect fraud using chromatography
Ceramic jewellery

Design and build a disco light

Cooking pasta
Detect fraud using chromatography
Ceramic jewellery
Hit and run
Fabrics for cold weather clothing
How healthy is your spread
Detecting drugs

Fabrics for cold weather clothing Hit and run

How healthy is your spread
Detecting drugs

How strong are climbing ropes Make and analyse painkillers

Make your own lipstick
How steady is your hand

How strong are climbing ropes Make and analyse painkillers

Make your own lipstick
How steady is your hand
Testing toothpastes Measuring alcohol content
Monitoring water pollution
Make your own tea bag

Measuring alcohol content

Testing toothpastes Monitoring water pollution
Make your own tea bag
Shampoo and hair types
Plant growth and fertilisers Testing suncreams
Oral rehydration therapies

Shampoo and hair types

Testing suncreams
Plant growth and fertilisers
Oral rehydration therapies
Which crisps are healthiest
World wide washing collection
The ultimate pizza box
The fizz in fizzy drinks

Which crisps are healthiest

World wide washing collection
The fizz in fizzy drinks The ultimate pizza box

Sut mae coginio yn newid pasta? Creu eich bag te eich hun

Heriau Mawr y Strategaeth

Sut mae coginio yn newid pasta? Creu eich bag te eich hun Ddiwydiannol Arian

Gold level
Seventy hour projects recommended for ages 16+. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the Gold Awards page

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Gold

All resources Architecture, design & construction Biology Chemistry Crime, safety & security Engineering

Environment, plants & animals Food, cosmetics & cleaning products Healthy living & medicine Materials, textiles & fashion

Physics Travel, Sport & Entertainment Welsh resources

Getting Started Guide: Secondary Student guide - Gold Question generation for CREST

Investigative Practical Science in Getting Started Guide: Secondary Student guide - Gold Question generation for CREST
the Curriculum

Gold Grand Challenges Hydrology - Gold pack

CREST student profile form
 Gold Grand Challenges Heriau Mawr y Strategaeth Hydrology - Gold pack
CREST student profile form Ddiwydiannol Aur

Aerodynamic sails Build a model waltzer

A balanced diet Brighter after a cup of tea

Aerodynamic sails Build a model waltzer

A balanced diet Brighter after a cup of tea

Build a robotic ball boy Compare suncreams

Build a pinhole camera Compare fabric properties

Build a robotic ball boy Compare suncreams

Build a pinhole camera Compare fabric properties

Detecting food fraud How much starch is in a potato

Design the ultimate toothbrush Fruit juice or fizzy drinks

How much starch is in a potato

Detecting food fraud
Design the ultimate toothbrush Fruit juice or fizzy drinks

Investigating vitamin supplements

Investigating crash damage
How quick are your reactions Investigating metal jewellery

Investigating vitamin supplements

Investigating crash damage
How quick are your reactions
Investigating metal jewellery
Monitoring lead pollution
Make a speaker system
Make a skateboard
Measuring alcohol levels

Monitoring lead pollution

Make a speaker system
Make a skateboard Measuring alcohol levels
Which fertiliser
The effect of treatments on hair
The effect of additives on bread The properties of saucepans

Which fertiliser
The effect of treatments on hair
The effect of additives on bread The properties of saucepans

World wide washing collection

World wide washing collection

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