Steve’s Adventures at the University of Wolverhampton A University Activity Book
Introduction Hello and thank you for visiting the University of Wolverhampton today! We hope that you have a brilliant day and find out lots of new things about university. We’ve got a busy day planned for you, filled with lots of exciting activities to get you thinking about your future. Remember to ask lots of questions and take notes about anything that you might want to go home and tell your friends and family about. Have a fantastic day!
Meet Steve! Steve is thinking about going to university, but isn’t sure what course he should do. He’s come to an Open Day at the University of Wolverhampton to have a good look, and wants to meet some of the lecturers. Can you help Steve find his way around?
C.V. Steve L Bug 24/06/1997 123 Aardman Avenue, Wolverhampton
Education
2008-2015 – Wednesfield High School GCSE English, Maths, Science A, C, C A-Level English B A-Level History C A-Level Biology C A-Level Chemistry B BTEC Business Merit
Work Experience
August 2014-Current – Sunnydale Care Home • Working along care givers to promote comfort, care and friendship to older people in the Care Home • Helping administer medication March-April 2015 – New Cross Hospital • Work Experience • Shadowed Paediatric Nurse for 6 weeks August 2014 – Wolverhampton Brownies • Brownies Leader • Led Brownies Group at Summer Camp
Personal Attributes Like Playing Hockey Duke Of Edinburgh Gold Award
This is Steve ’s CV. Looki ng at his educ ation and h is work experience , what do yo u think Steve migh t want to b e when he grows u p?
Celebrity degrees
Idina Menzel
Mister Maker
(Actress – Frozen)
(Cbeebies)
Maths
Medicine
Fine Creative Writing Steve knows a few people who have been to university already who you might know too, but can you match them to the correct degree subject? Draw lines between the celebrities and the degree subject they studied.
Emma Watson
Matt Smith
(Actress – Harry Potter)
(Actor – Dr Who)
Drama Art English
Sports Science Philosophy
Do you know anyone else who has been to uni?
Answers: Idina Menzel – Drama; Mister Maker – Creative Writing; Emma Watson – English; Matt Smith – Drama.
True or false?
Help Steve to find out which of the following facts about university are true or false! (Hint: try asking staff or students on campus)
1 2
lar degree Business degrees are the most popu ies. ersit univ sh Briti at ied stud courses
The University of Wolverhampton currently has over 21,000 students.
3 4
You have to have a degree to be a Nurse.
The name of the Students’ Union (SU) coffee shop is called the Squeeze Box.
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There is a Starbucks CafĂŠ in the MC Building.
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You can’t go to university after the age of 25 years old.
Your personal tutor wil l check that you are doing your work and giv e you a warning if you don’t complete it.
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You can only borrow one book from the university library at a time.
You have to live at the university when you are a student.
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You need to scan your university student ID card to get into the library.
Something TRUE I’ve learnt today
Something FALSE I’ve learnt today
Answers: 1:True, 2:True, 3:True, 4:True, 5:True, 6:False, 7:False, 8:False, 9:False, 10:True.
Life on Campus When you and Steve explore the City Campus, look out for The Harrison Learning Centre and the Students’ Union. They are places for students to learn and socialise. Steve has been wandering around, getting to know his surroundings, but can you spot him in the pictures?
The Harrison Learning Centre
1. How many books can a student take out of the library at one time? 2. What are the opening times of the library?
3. How many self-scan machines are there in the library? 4. Can you find the ‘Cutting the Mustard’ statue? Where is it?
(Hint: it’s tall, covered in letters, numbers and punctuation.)
5. Can you find the art installation in the Science and Engineering
Building? Describe it.
The SU Squeezebox Café
6. Where is the Starbucks café on Campus? 7. What building is the Courtroom in on campus? What floor is it?
Meet and greet Steve has met some people at university! Maybe you can find the following people to talk to?
A LECTURER A lecturer is a man or a woman who teaches at university. They have a degree in the subject that they teach. My question for them is:
Their answer is:
A STUDENT A Student is a person who studies at university. There are over 21,000 of them at the University of Wolverhampton! My question for them is:
Their answer is:
Your day Your sessions You’ve had the chance to try out lots of lectures and sessions today. What were they?
What have you enjoyed about today?
What have you not enjoyed about today?
I’ve really enjoyed meeting people at uni today!
What course be good at? Nursing
Do you enjoy caring for people when they are sick or unwell? Do you just want to help people get better? Nursing could be the degree for you.
Drama
If you’ve always longed to be on the stage, or like acting, then a Drama degree is the one to go for.
Fine Art
Do you like to draw and paint? On a Fine Art course, you can draw and paint all day long!
Forensic Science
Do you like hunting for clues, discovering evidence and catching bad people? Then maybe Forensic Science is the degree for you, and you can be a crime scene investigator!
would you Teaching
Do you want to pass on your knowledge to other people? Do you love a subject so much that you just want to talk about it all the time? Then you could be a great teacher.
Sports
If Sport is your thing, then maybe a sports-related degree is what you need. This degree allows you to train as a PE teacher afterwards too!
History
Do you really enjoy digging around in history – learning about the Romans? The Tudors? World War One and Two? Then a degree in History is perfect for you!
Aerospace Engineering
Aeroplanes and space rockets are really cool things to build. If you want to do this when you’re older, then you’ll need a degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Game time! When Steve gets to uni, he’ll be working really hard, so he’ll need to take some time out every now and again to relax. Just like in the Students’ Union, there are games here for you to play. Help Steve to figure out these fun puzzles!
Lecture Theatre
Can you help Steve to spot the University words in the wordsearch?
Word Wheel Challenge Your aim is to create as many words of 2 letters or more using the letters in the word wheel only once in each word, and always including the letter in the centre of the wheel. No proper names are allowed. Can you find a 9 letter word?
S C
A S M R O L O
ANSWER: The 9 letter word is CLASSROOM
Is that a re University is a great opportunity to study strange and unusual subjects. Here are 12 courses that you could potentially study at university, but three of them are fake! Help Steve to decide which ones they are.
Adventure Education Pirate Studies
Gambling Studies
Surfing Studies
Jedi Studies
Cow Management
eal degree? Wine Studies
Football Studies with Music
Fire and Rescue
Perfumery
Viking Studies
Motorsport Design Engineering
The three fake degrees are:
ANSWERS: The Fake degrees are: Cow Management, Perfumery and Pirate Studies.
Questions So, after your day here at the University of Wolverhampton, do you think that you can help Steve to make a decision about going to university?
1. Should Steve go to university? Why?
2. What do you think he should study here?
3. What have YOU enjoyed about your day?
4. What’s YOUR favourite subject to learn about?
5. Would YOU like to go to univerisity when you are older?
6. Draw a picture of the best part of your day, or of you as a university student!
The Black Country Children’s University The Children’s University is an organisation which signposts you to exciting learning activities that take place outside the normal school day – it could be before school, during lunchtime, after school, during weekends or holidays, etc. The activities are all voluntary, it is up to you to choose what you do and when, and the learning always has a link to something you could go on to do at a 'grown-up' university. The Black Country Children’s University™ (BCCU) comprises three campuses in Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley. Co-ordinated by the University of Wolverhampton, the BCCU is part of the national Children’s University Trust™. Children who are signed up to the Children’s University own a Passport to Learning, in which they are encouraged to collect hours of learning towards recognised levels of achievement. Annual CU graduation ceremonies are held at the University of Wolverhampton and we actively encourage families to attend.
The University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton is a dynamic, innovative and business-focused university in the centre of England. Our students become part of a learning community which promotes knowledge, innovation and enterprise. Aiming to give our students the knowledge they need for the career they want, we maintain strong links with the business world and offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses which provide the experience and practical skills that employers value.
THANK YOU!
With thanks to Emma Stevens and Alice McGowan, for their help in putting this book together!
You can do it too!
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