Low-resource or low equipment sharing resources


The resources on this page have been selected to support educators in finding CREST project ideas that require little equipment, can be run outside of a lab or at home, and use equipment that doesn’t require much sharing.

Find out more about the different CREST Award levels here: CREST Awards.

At primary level, our curated home learning packs don’t require many resources so they’re perfect to use either in the classroom or at home. For Primary teachers who have CLEAPSS access, we recommend this piece on doing Practical activities within your bubble.

At secondary level, each project brief has an overall challenge, ideas for getting started and a list of resources you might need. Read the health and safety section carefully before you begin. Young people should create a plan for their project and a risk assessment before they begin any practical activity. You can use the CLEAPSS student safety sheets as well as the rest of the CLEAPSS website to help them.

If you are looking for further advice on how to get started with CREST, visit our help centre and check out our FAQs.

If you are looking for ideas for running CREST at home, many of the below resources are suitable, and you can still access our Star and SuperStar Home Learning packs below. If you need further support, check out the CREST at home section of the Help Centre.


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Teacher guide Disease detection Machine learning is already being used to diagnose lung cancer, pneumonia, and other diseases by the healthcare industry. It has proven to be incredibly accurate and efficient at diagnosis, and it is likely that continued development will mean that these technologies will be even more accurate in the future. However, awareness and understanding of machine learning amongst the general population is still relatively low, and trust is a big issue for the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the healthcare industry. In this project, students will create a communication campaign to raise awareness about how machine learning can fight disease. Students will need to think about what form their campaign will take, how to conduct a fair test to evaluate the effectiveness of their campaign, and how to collect and analyse their data. Prompts • What format(s) will your communication campaign take? Have you thought about the most effective way to reach your target audience? Find out what kinds of media your target audience consumes. • What will be the key messages? Research what makes an effective campaign and consider how many messages are you trying to get across? What wording will work best? • How will you use your understanding of people’s hopes and fears to help shape your work? How will you involve people in the decision making? 6

Student brief Disease detection Machine learning is already being used to diagnose lung cancer, pneumonia, and other diseases by the healthcare industry. It has proven to be incredibly accurate and efficient at diagnosis, and it is likely that continued development will mean that these technologies will be even more accurate in the future. But awareness and understanding of machine learning amongst the general population is still relatively low, and trust is a big issue for the use of AI and machine learning in the healthcare industry. Imagine you work for the public health department of your local council. The doctors in your area are unhappy because when they send test samples to the laboratory for analysis the results are taking longer and longer to come back. Other areas are starting to use machine learning tools to analyse all kinds of test results - x-rays, MRI scans, eye tests, and more. You want to start using these tools in your area too, but before you do, you want to consult local people. Create a communication campaign to raise awareness about how machine learning can fight disease and start a conversation about how machine learning should be used in healthcare. Getting started In this project, you will need to create a communication campaign to raise awareness about how machine learning can be used to detect illnesses and diseases. You will also need to think about ways of including different stakeholders in the decisions about how machine learning should be used. You could do a survey of people from different demographics about their views on machine learning and healthcare. Find out what their hopes or concerns are, and design a process that engages with those concerns. Useful resources • Spotting early warning signs https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190116- the-invisible-warning-signs-that-predict-yourfuture-health • Eye disease https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44924948 • AI pacemakers https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191216- how-hacking-the-human-heart-could-replacepill-popping • Malaria, cancer and sight loss https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170914- spotting-cancer-stopping-shootings-how-aiprotects-us • Trust and machine learning in healthcare https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/business/art ificial-intelligence-healthcare/index.html • Towards trustable machine learning: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-018- 0315-x Health and safety To avoid any accidents, make sure you stick to the following health and safety guidelines before getting started: • Find out if any of the materials, equipment or methods are hazardous using http://science.cleapss.org.uk/Resources/Stu dent-Safety-Sheets/ to assess the risks (think about what could go wrong and how serious it might be). • Decide what you need to do to reduce any risks (such as wearing personal protective equipment, knowing how to deal with emergencies and so on). • Make sure there is plenty of space to work. • Clear up slip or trip hazards promptly. • Make sure your teacher agrees with your plan and risk assessment. 7

Challenges for ages 5-11


These challenges take about an hour each. Once you have completed eight of them you can get a CREST SuperStar Award. Start by downloading the Passport. Children can use this to record each activity they complete.

Our curated packs for home learning require very little equipment or resources, so are ideal now that you are back in the classroom. They also add flexibility as students can finish their Star or SuperStar Award at home, if needed.

Each challenge has an organiser card and an activity card. All the instructions to set up the activity are in the organiser card. Read the 'watch out' section carefully before you begin. Children can use the activity card or you can read it through together.

Find out more about Star and SuperStar levels here.


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Projects for ages 11-18


Each of these projects take between ten and thirty hours to complete. The project briefs have an overall challenge, ideas for getting started and a list of resources students might need. Before they begin, students should read the health and safety section carefully. Once students have completed their projects, they can get a CREST Discovery, Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. The amount of time spent on the project and how well they met the CREST criteria determines the level students will be awarded.

Start by downloading the relevant Workbook or Profile Form below. Young people can use these to help them complete their project and record their progress.

Young people should create a plan for their project and a risk assessment before they begin any practical activity, which should be checked by a teacher. You can use the CLEAPSS student safety sheets as well as the rest of the CLEAPSS website to help them.

For Bronze projects, once a student has completed their project, you can sign up to assess it and order their personalised certificate here. Bronze assessment is incredibly easy and can also be adapted for at-home learning if needed due to unexpected lockdowns, meaning parents can always assess when teachers cannot. Check out how to assess a Bronze project here

For Silver and Gold projects student work will need to be submitted online and will be assessed by a CREST assessor. Learn more about assessment for Silver Awards here

Find out more about Bronze level here.

Find out more about Silver level here.

Find out more about Gold level here.


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