Science for Schools Programme Curriculum
Find out what curriculum our Science for Schools events cover at Cheltenham Science Festival between 6 - 11 June 2023.
All of our Science for School events cover a range of curriculum for KS1, KS2 and KS3 students. To make it easier to find out what curriculum an individual event covers, we've added a lightening badge to each event in our brochure to highlight these.
And that's not all, here we've listed all the curriculum covered in each Key Stage and all the events that fall into those categories.
It's a simple way to discover all the curriculum covered at Cheltenham Science Festival.
KS1 Events
Wellbeing
Wellbeing, Physical Health
Smash Your Goals
Wednesday 7 June 10-11am S050 & 12-1pm S051
Physics
Sounds and Forces, Electricity, Geometry,
Working Scientifically, Forces, Measurement, States of Matter
Smash Your Goals
Wednesday 7 June, 10-11am S050 & 12-1pm S051
Amazing Air
Thursday 8 June, 11am–12pm S003
Music To Your Ears
Thursday 8 June, 10–11am S004 & 12-1pm S005
Words
Comprehension, Vocabulary,
Problem Solving, Language and Communication
Music To Your Ears
Thursday 8 June, 10–11am S004 & 12-1pm S005
Amazing Air
Thursday 8 June, 11am–12pm S003
Spectacular Science
Wednesday 7 June, 11am-12pm S007
STEM Theatre: Engineering is Everywhere
Wednesday 7 June, 1-2pm S049
Our World
Animals, Understanding the World, Living Things,
Everyday Materials
Spectacular Science
Wednesday 7 June, 11am-12pm S007
STEM Theatre: Engineering is Everywhere
Wednesday 7 June, 1-2pm S049
Smash Your Goals
Wednesday 7 June 10-11am S050 & 12-1pm S051
Amazing Air
Thursday 8 June, 11am–12pm S003
Music To Your Ears
Thursday 8 June, 10–11am S004 & 12-1pm S005
KS2 Events
Physics
Earth, Space, Forces, States of Matter, Electricity, Sound,
Measurements, Light, Magnets, Pitch and Vibration
Tim Peake: Our Incredible Universe
Tuesday 6 June, 12–1pm S008
Workshop: Adventures in Cyberland
Tuesday 6 June, S052, S053, S054, S055
Sea Life Superheroes
Thursday 8 June, 10–11am S075
Smash Your Goals
Thursday 8 June, 12-1pm S036
Workshop: STEM Theatre: Engineering is Everywhere
Thursday 8 June, S019, S020, S021, S022
Workshop: Out of This World Art
Thursday 8 June, S015, S016, S017, S018
Fartology
Friday 9 June, 12-1pm S038
Music To Your Ears
Friday 9 June, 10-11am S006
Workshop: Supersonic Sounds
Friday 9 June, S009, S010, S011, S012
Workshop: Mystery Code Breakers
Friday 9 June, S057, S058, S059, S060
Data and Computing
Analysing Data, Algebra, Working Scientifically, Number and
Place Value, Coding, Computing, Online Safety, Problem Solving
Workshop: Adventures in Cyberland
Tuesday 6 June, S052, S053, S054, S055
Workshop: Healthy You, Healthy Planet
Tuesday 6 June, S040, S041, S042, S043
Workshop: Mystery Code Breakers
Friday 9 June, S057, S058, S059, S060
Music To Your Ears
Friday 9 June, 10-11am S006
Art and Design
Art and Design Techniques, Materials
Workshop: Out of This World Art
Thursday 8 June, S015, S016, S017, S018
Wellbeing & Health
Mental Wellbeing, Healthy Living, Emotions and Feelings,
Wellbeing, Healthy Eating, Physical Health, Circulatory System
Brilliant Blood
Tuesday 6 June, 10.30-11.30am S008
Workshop: Healthy You, Healthy Planet
Tuesday 6 June, S040, S041, S042, S043
Smash Your Goals
Thursday 8 June, 12-1pm S036
Workshop: Building a Resilient Brain
Friday 9 June, S030, S031, S032, S033
Our World
Animals including Habitats, Living Things and Habitats, Everyday Materials, Evolution
Brilliant Blood
Tuesday 6 June, 10.30-11.30am S008
Workshop: Healthy You, Healthy Planet
Tuesday 6 June, S040, S041, S042, S043
People, Pets and Other Animals
Thursday 8 June, 11am-12pm S014
The Wonderful World of Plants and Animals
Thursday 8 June, 1–2pm S076
Sea Life Superheroes
Thursday 8 June 10–11am, S075
Smash Your Goals
Thursday 8 June, 12-1pm S036
Fartology
Friday 9 June, 12-1pm S038
Communication
Language and Communication, Spoken English
Brilliant Blood
Tuesday 6 June, 10.30-11.30am S008
Music To Your Ears
Friday 9 June, 10-11am S006
Workshop: Supersonic Sounds
Friday 9 June, S009, S010, S011, S012
Workshop: Adventures in Cyberland
Tuesday 6 June, S052, S053, S054, S055
KS3 Events
Physics
Space Physics, Earth and Atmosphere, Atoms, Elements, Energy, Motion, Forces, Physics, Matter, Particles, Electricity, Sound
Tim Peake: Our Incredible Universe
Tuesday 6 June, 10-11am S039
How To Survive In Space
Tuesday 6 June, 12.30-1.30pm S028
Workshop: Mysterious Materials
Tuesday 6 June, S062, S063, S064, S065
The Science of TikTok
Wednesday 7 June, 10-11am S027
Workshop: Digital Detectives
Wednesday 7 June, S070, S071, S072, S073
Workshop: The Amazing World of Code Breaking
Wednesday 7 June, S077, S078, S079, S080
Biology
Structure and Functions of Living Organisms, Genetics, Biology, Living Organisms, Interactions and Interdependencies (Ecosystems), Genetics and Evolution, Cell Biology, Photosynthesis
How To Survive In Space
Tuesday 6 June, 12.30-1.30pm S028
Plantastic
Wednesday 7 June, 12-1pm S044
Chemistry
Everyday Materials, Properties, Materials, Pure and Impure Substances, Chemical Reactions, Periodic Table
Workshop: Mysterious Materials
Tuesday 6 June, S062, S063, S064, S065
The Science of TikTok
Wednesday 7 June, 10-11am S027
Data and Computing
Binary (Computer Science), Number and Place Value, Online Safety, Computer Science, Data, Coding, Working Mathematically, Algebra, Working Scientifically
Workshop: The Online Secret Agent
Tuesday 6 June, S066, S067, S068, S069
Workshop: Digital Detectives
Wednesday 7 June, S070, S071, S072, S073
Workshop: The Amazing World of Code Breaking
Wednesday 7 June, S077, S078, S079, S080
Find out more in our Science for School brochures