How My Body Works
This active show explores the lungs, pump blood with a model heart, and how our bodies know when it's time to use the toilet!
Partially accessible
Studio show
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.
Are you a home educator?
View our programmes specifically designed for home educators.
Home educator days
Brain Lab
A journey into the human body reveals the inner life of cells and an incredible world of almost unbelievable structure and function.
Access considerations
Workshop
Digest This!
Follow the journey of food through our digestive system and understand the involvement of the different parts of the digestive system.
Allergens
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
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.