Typically completed by 5-11 year olds, CREST Star and SuperStar challenges relate to everyday experiences. Children complete eight activities to gain a CREST Award, with each activity taking between 45 minutes and one hour to complete.
The activities are designed to be easy-to-run and low-cost. You don’t need to be a teacher, have a science background or have access to specialist equipment to run them. The packs contain helpful hints and tips for you to use, explaining the scientific themes and offering guidance on conversation topics for your children.
Start using CREST Star The activities in this pack have been selected from our library of CREST Starchallenges. Children need to complete eight challenges to achieve a CREST Star Award. If you want, you can mix and match challenges from different packs, as long as children complete eight Starchallenges. Preparation 1. Start by signing up for a CREST account: www.crestawards.org/sign-in 2. Select Star Award and download a Star Passport 3. Choose eight Starchallenges from this pack 4. Use the Organiser Cards in this pack to prepare for each challenge Run the challenges in this pack 1. Each challenge will take 45 minutes to an hour and involves hands-on investigation, decision making and group discussion. 2. Read the story on the Activity Card with your group and introduce the challenge. 3. Give each group of children a copy of the Activity Card to guide them through the investigation. 4. Children can use their Passport to keep track of the challenges they have completed. 5. Once you’ve completed all eight activities, log back into your CREST account at: www.crestawards.org/sign-in 6. Tell us about the children and the eight challenges they completed. 7. Finally, complete the delivery and payment details to order your certificates and badges. 8. Congratulations on completing CREST Star! 9. If you want to use your own activities, that’s fine! Find out more about what a SuperStar activity should look like here: www.crestawards.org/ run-crest-awards/assessingprojects/assessment What next? Why not challenge children further and try CREST SuperStar next? You can find out more and download all the resources you need here: www.crestawards.org/Crest-Superstar Encourage others to take part in CREST projects. To get more ideas on how to get started visit: www.crestawards.org Awarded to of on Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow DBE, CBE, FMedSci, FInstP Chair of the British Science Association British Science Association Registered Charity No. 212479 and SC039236 Managed by: Supported by:
Collections of one hour challenges recommended for children aged 5-7 years that relate to children’s everyday experiences. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the CREST Star page.
Collections of one hour challenges recommended for children aged 7-11 years that realate to broader situations that children are likely to have come across. Find out more about this level and how to gain a CREST Award on the CREST SuperStar page.
