CREST* Investigators

CREST Star Investigators has three awards: Star, SuperStar and MegaStar. CREST* Investigators are for Primary School students.

Star

In Star activities, children (usually for 5-7 year olds) discuss, solve problems and share experiences. This award will normally take about 8 weeks to complete.

There are 12 activities in the resource pack, and children are expected to complete 8 to gain their award.

SuperStar

In SuperStar, activities children (usually for 7-11 year olds) work independently, discuss ideas and how to test them, solve simple problems and decide how to share results. This award will normally take about 12 weeks to complete.

There are 15 activities in the resource pack. Children are expected to complete 12 in order to gain their award.

MegaStar

When the children reach MegaStar, they now work on a series of projects, rather than individual activities. The projects contain suggestions for (usually) three different activities around the theme. They also contain starting points for other related activities.

In MegaStar projects, children(usually for 8-12 year olds) research and think about scientific problems, make independent decisions about materials and procedures, record and interpret results, organise their work and communicate ideas. Each project will normally take about 5 hours to complete.

There are 3 projects in the resource pack . Children must complete 3 projects in order to gain their award.

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