Our workshops
Bright Sparks Electricity
Electricity fun!! Looking at static electricity and developing problem solving skills by building circuits.
Experiments include:
- A hair raising time using the Van der Graaff generator
- Using static electricity
- Testing conductivity
- Building circuit for fairground games, electric buggies and burglar alarms
- Making lemon batteries
- Designing squishy circuit models
- Making LED torches
- Designing and making LED UFOs
Messy Materials
Fun (and messy) workshops that investigate all things chemical!
Experiments include:
- Testing properties - magnetism, conductivity, pH, density, solubility
- Exploding rockets
- Making polymer slime
- Investigating ooblek
- Exploring physical changes
- Making chemical changes
- Lava lamp investigations
- Making stripey water
Tricks of the Light
Investigating how light travels, how we see things and just how easy it is to trick our brains!
Experiments include:
- Using prisms and diffraction glasses to split light up.
- Making LED torches to show how the colours of light mix
- Using UV paint to show the power of the sun
- Making laser mazes
- Making spinning optical illusions
Brilliant Bodies
We take a look at how fantastic our bodies are at keeping us fit and healthy.
Experiments include:
- Using UV lights and powder to show how easy it is for germs to travel and exactly how far a sneeze can travel
- Making snot
- Building skeletons
- Identifying joint and animals using x-rays
- Making poo to explore the digestive system
- Using stethoscopes to hear our heartbeat
- Making colour changing heart pictures
- Heart and lung dissections
Rocks & Fossils
We'll take a trip back in time and see how rocks change over time and what fossils tell us about dinosaurs.
Experiments include:
- Building a rock cycle
- Soil testing
- Investigating how temperature affects crystal size in cooling lava
- Making fossils
- Hatching dinosaur eggs
- Identifying fossils
Forensic Mysteries
Using suspects and setting themed with your topic work, your class will be using scientific techniques to solve a daring crime!
Experiments include:
- Fingerprint testing and analysis
- Poison testing
- Blood analysis
- Chromatography