Timetabling
As part of timetabling or scheduling STEM activities for students, the year 4 students were asked when they were most engaged in the series of STEM activities. Although this was met with mixed opinions, their comments focused mainly on when they were fully engaged with a hands-on activity such as designing, building, and testing the medical mission kit. One student suggested timetabling the activity before morning tea. However, as a matter of timing, students claimed they were least engaged when waiting for a hands-on activity, “Near the end when we had to complete the rest of the booklet”, “when the teacher was exaplaining (sic) different ways we could design our shape” and “after morning tea when writing”. When students (n=19) were asked about the length of the STEM activities (total five hours), ten claimed that it was long enough, six claimed that it was not long enough and only one said it was too long (two abstained).