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This year's programme promises to be as exciting as ever with a wide range of events, workshops and day packages suitable for Key Stages 1-4.

The full Science for Schools programme will appear here on Monday 13th February, with bookings opening on Monday 27th February.

In the meantime you can have a sneak preview of the events and workshops that will be part of the programme.

 

	Tues 12th		Wed 13th		Thurs 14th		Fri 15th
Events
	KS2 Could it be magic?		KS2 Materials		KS3 The Supercool Show		KS2 Snot, Sick and Scabs
	KS2 Science – the best bits		KS2 Robokids		KS3 Zombie Science		KS2 Glorious Blood
	KS3 Could it be magic?		KS3 Ask a Biologist		KS4 Zombie Science
	KS3 The nearest thing to real magic… electricity		KS3 When is a Gas not a Gas?
Workshops
	KS2 Numbers and Puzzles		KS2 Cracking Cold Light		KS3 It IS Rocket Science		KS2 Wiggly Worms
	KS3 Scientists in Sport		KS3 How Fast Can You Go?		KS4 Of all the nerve
Packages
	KS3 Day package		KS3 Day package		KS3 Day package		KS1 Three Little Pigs

 

 

• The KS1 Package consists of event 'The Three Little Pigs' and a Discover Zone session exclusively for KS1 pupils.
• KS3 Day Packages consist of an extended (90 mins) hands-on workshop, an event, and a guaranteed session in the Discover Zone or the LEGO® Zone.

 

Find out more by clicking on the relevant Key Stage below.

KS1 / KS2 / KS3 / KS4

We look forward to welcoming you in June.

 

		Full programme online Mon 13 Feb - Add a reminder to my calendar
		Booking opens Mon 27 Feb - Add a reminder to my calendar

 

KS1

Friday 15 June, 2012

Packages

Three Little Pigs

Help the 3 Little Pigs choose the best material to build a strong house, and keep them safe from the Big Bad Wolf.

KS2

Tuesday 12 June, 2012

Events

Could It Be Magic?

This interactive show uses magic tricks and challenges students to think like scientists and magicians to uncover the truth behind illusions.

Science - The Best Bits

Galileo dropping things, space rocks, singing dinosaurs, killer plants and much more: it’s the best bits of science.

Workshops

Numbers and Puzzles

Explore “big” numbers, numerical sequences, reflection & symmetry, 2D and 3D tessellating, geometry, shape and space all through hands-on puzzles and activities. This is free play with a mathematical twist.

Wednesday 13 June, 2012

Events

Materials

With lots of props, costumes and volunteers, explore plants, animals, rocks and oils to discover the weird and wonderful materials they can make.

Robokids

Work together, as the top secret RoboKid Development Team, to design a futuristic Cyborg capable of surviving the journey through space to explore a newly discovered planet.

Workshops

Cracking Cold Light

Be a research scientist and develop a new glow stick using a range of cutting-edge laser dyes and custom-made esters to get the best and brightest results.

Friday 15 June, 2012

Events

Glorious Blood

Follow the journey of blood through the human body. Discover where it goes, what it does, and what's in it.

Snot, Sick and Scabs

Ever wonder why cheesy feet smell bad and what a scab is really made of? Discover cells, bacteria and viruses and even make some snot!

Workshops

Wiggly Worms

Join Dr Lizzie Burns in this wiggly workshop all about worms. Learn how they are different to us and make your own to take home!

KS3

Tuesday 12 June, 2012

Events

Could It Be Magic?

This interactive show uses magic tricks and challenges students to think like scientists and magicians to uncover the truth behind illusions.

The Nearest Thing to Real Magic... Electricity

Things will fizz, spark, glow and float in the air as you discover the magic of electricity.

Workshops

Scientists in Sport

Find out how anti-doping scientists catch the cheats and see how drugs affect the heart.

Extended workshop, part of KS3 Day Package

Finding the Leaky Pipe

4.7 billion litres of water per day are lost to leaking and broken pipes…and it’s robots that are used to find these cracks and fix them! Using robotics, data logging and a range of sensors, students will be faced with a variety of challenges to identify ‘leaks’ in the LEGO pipe.

Wednesday 13 June, 2012

Events

Ask A Biologist - Hosted by Prof Alice Roberts

Ever wanted to ask a biologist a question? Now’s your chance! The Ask A Biologist website allows anyone to post questions to a team of experts who help to find the answers. A panel of experts from the Ask A Biologist team, including the website founder, dinosaur expert Dr Dave Hone, will be ready and waiting to answer your weird and wonderful biology questions. Check out the AAB website www.askabiologist.org.uk.

When is a Gas not a Gas?

Join chemist Andrea Sella for some fantastic demonstrations including dry ice, floating bubbles and plastic bottles. If you have never tried liquid nitrogen ice-cream, now is your chance...

Workshops

How Fast Can You Go?

Test your reactions, measure your heart rate with an ECG machine and race the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt. Virtually of course!

Extended workshop, part of KS3 Day Package

Code Cracking and Communications

How do codes and ciphers work and how are secret messages sent? Join Simon Kettle from STEMworks to develop your own secret code and then build a transmitter to send your message.

Thursday 14 June, 2012

Events

Zombie Science

Enrol now for a spoof lecture on the real science behind the undead. Theoretical Zombiologist Doctor Austin, from the Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies (ZITS), teaches how a zombie outbreak might occur, its effect on humans and most importantly, how to stop it.

The Supercool Show

Join Plasticine Pete and Pam as they travel to the extremes of temperature to touch clouds and make instant ice cream.

Workshops

It IS Rocket Science

Come along and learn the science and secrets of rockets from real life rocket scientist Dr Simon Foster. With hands on activities and explosive demonstrations, this workshop really is rocket science!

Extended workshop, part of KS3 Day Package

Code Cracking and Communications

How do codes and ciphers work and how are secret messages sent? Join Simon Kettle from STEMworks to develop your own secret code and then build a transmitter to send your message.

KS4

Thursday 14 June, 2012

Events

Zombie Science

Enrol now for a spoof lecture on the real science behind the undead. Theoretical Zombiologist Doctor Austin, from the Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies (ZITS), teaches how a zombie outbreak might occur, its effect on humans and most importantly, how to stop it.

Workshops

Of All the Nerve

Become a neuron in a brain and work with other neurons to perform a piece of music. The task of each neuron is very simple: press the button and send the signal forward to the next neuron. It’s the working together that’s complicated!