Water Cycle
Students use heat and ice to create their own model water cycle in our laboratory and test the purity of the rain they produce.
Wheelchair access limited
Workshop
Education activities
A visit to our two exhibition floors can be combined with practical STEM workshops or longer theme days in our classrooms and laboratories. Students can also enjoy entertaining science shows in our Studio and in the 3D Planetarium.
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View our programmes specifically designed for home educators.
Home educator days
Solve It
Can you use the forensic toolkit of fingerprinting, chromatography, and microscopic hair analysis to solve our whodunnit?
Wheelchair access limited
Workshop
DNA Detectives
A workshop where forensic science techniques are applied to compare animal DNA samples.
Wheelchair access limited
Workshop
Walking with Minibeasts
Use our floor classification key to identify real creatures before creating a crazy creature.
Wheelchair access limited
Workshop
Code Explorers
Robots need to survey penguins and avoid falling off the ice, can you write the programs to help them complete their mission?
Wheelchair access limited
Workshop
Atoms to Astrophysics
A workshop covering a journey from the centre of the atom to the outer limits of the universe, told using particles, waves and energy.
Partially accessible
Workshop
Rainforest Families
Find lost animals in a rainforest adventure. Investigate the skin and eggs of the animals. Explore teeth to determine diets.
Access considerations
Workshop
Fossil Finders
Discover prehistoric worlds through playful and imaginative games and activities.
Partially accessible
Workshop
A Question of Taste
An unusual human trait is explored through DNA extraction, PCR, and gel electrophoresis enabling students to determine their own genotype in relation to tasting the bitter chemical PTC.
Wheelchair access limited
Theme day
Experience Psychology
Using intriguing activities, this workshop examines memory and cognition.
Allergens
Workshop
Inspire confidence in science
A visit to our two exhibition floors can be combined with practical STEM workshops or longer theme days in our classrooms and fully equipped laboratories, as well as entertaining science shows in our Studio and 3D Planetarium.