Heritage Week

EI_STEPS_logo_HOR-Amber-on-WHT-RGBNational Heritage Week celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built and natural heritage. National Heritage Week 2025 takes place from Saturday, 17th to Sunday 25th August 2024.

Engineering Through The Ages Activity Pack – Free Hands on Engineering Activities

The STEPS team have created free hands on resources for children to discover the engineering behind some of Ireland’s heritage sites. Each location has a challenge pack full of several engineering themed activities based, through which children can discover Ireland’s engineering and heritage history.

Each activity pack contains:

  • Full instructions
  • Worksheets
  • Fun hands-on activities that can be completed in small groups in 15 – 60 minutes
  • Activities with curriculum links and engineering connections 
  • Activities intended for primary school children aged 8 to 12

Discover engineering in the following locations:

Glendalough

Rathcroghan 1

Parkes Castle

Hill of Tara

Rock of Cashel

Engineers Ireland

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Contact the STEPS team

Call the STEPS team on (01) 665 1340