Science Workshops for Schools & Groups
Hands-on, educational science workshops for schools & groups
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Science Workshops
Check out our curriculum linked science workshops below.
* BSW 2025 theme is “Change & Adapt” *
With many of our science workshops the children make something to take home, this could be a pot of slime, a bath bomb, a vibro-bot or a designer microbe!
Additional charges may apply for expensive items such as vibrobotsÂ
States of Matter & Chemical Reactions
* BSW 2025 *Â Â Our best seller workshop with a range of fun experiments, e.g. colour changing, exploding eruptions, blowing up balloons with CO2, non-newtonian fluids and slime-tastic fun, fizzy bath bomb making...all of which demonstrate chemical reactions and change of states really well. Perfect combo with our Chemistry Lab Adventures assembly.
Phizz-whizzing Chemistry
 * BSW 2025 *   This diddly Roald Dahl inspired chemistry and states of matter workshops is truly giganticus! After a little intro to George's Marvellous Medicine with reading from the book, youngsters recreate George’s medicine. If time allows and for older groups, they can make snozzcumber juice (aka slime - to keep), the ingredients of which have Dahl-inspired with funny names. A lovely cross-curricular session, showing that science is everywhere!.
Potter Potions
 * BSW 2025 *   In this Harry Potter inspired class children conjure up potions to get hands on with chemical reactions - errr I mean magic!! The slimy potion they can keep! The potion ingredients have been carefully chosen to react really well together – an exciting introduction to chemical reactions - and named appropriately!
Smart Materials
 * BSW 2025 *   Introduction to smart materials with fun interactive demo's with hydrogel, polymorph, thermochromic paint, UV dyes, conductive textiles and more. Followed by an investigation on various materials, then pupils carry out an experiment to find the true colour of copper & make a colour changing smart material bracelet to keep.
Robots (Circuits or Adaptation topics)
 * BSW 2025 *   First we have a fun hands-on introduction to circuits and electricity, before making large motorised, vibrating robots using a range of materials. A great fun activity that’ll need a couple of hours of building and play. Additional charge of £2 per robot if children wanted to keep their robots. We'll have fun with the Van de Graaff generator to finish.
Forces: Balloon Buggies & Rockets
Using materials we provide, pupils engineer an air powered vehicle to travel the furthest. Children consider the forces involved and watch Newton’s Laws of Motion in action. We have class sets of these, so everyone can have a go! For younger children we replace the cars with rocket making. These workshop fits perfectly with the Force Frontiers Science Assembly.
Evolution & inheritance
 * BSW 2025 *   DNA - the stuff of life! Following an introductory lesson on DNA, children safely extract DNA, they can make eye-colour gene bracelets to keep, and sweety (or non-sweety) DNA models. Very educational, delivered by our knowledgeable scientific staff.
Animals inc. Humans
Learn anatomy of the heart and lungs, the digestive tract or any body part! How do they work and what they do? Various hands-on experiments and activities to align with your learning outcomes. Very educational, delivered by our knowledgeable scientific staff.
Microbe Mania
An introduction to microbiology from a microbiologist! See live microbes and bacteria using our digital microscope. prep your own pond water and other samples to view under our student microscopes. Learn how we culture and study microbes in the lab with agar plates. Make snot-slime and/ or make your own super bug model.Â
Forensic Science
Oh no - a crime has been committed! Help us spot the clues in our crime scene (preferably set up in a hall). We have a police report and 4 suspects - who could have dunnit?! Pupils will work towards identifying the prime suspect using fingerprinting; blood grouping; chemical tests and hair/fibre microscopy analysis.Â
Bespoke / Cross curricular
If a topic isn't covered here or you want to run something a little bit different, please contact us. We are very creative and love to come up with new ideas.
Perhaps we can link the science to a topic your class is currently studying. For example, at Stoke Hill Infant's School in Exeter we designed a cross-curricular science workshop for their literacy topic "Would You Rather?"
We created a Maths-Science day for all the pupils at South Molton Community Primary.
Our Forensics workshop is used for the Crime and Punishment topic for another local school.
Get in touch here and let us do the hard work.
Science workshop prices
£250
for a half day of workshops (morning or afternoon) with 1 facilitator
£350
for a full day with 3-5 workshops (up to 35 pupils/workshop) with 1 facilitator, or 1 show followed by 3 workshops
£500Â
for a full day with 2 facilitators running 3-5 workshops with larger groups (e.g. 2 classes combined) or a show followed by 3 large workshops
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* 1 or 2 facilitators are needed depending on the numbers of pupils. Usually 1 small school or a year group will need just 1 person, but a large, all school event will need 2 of us.
** Price includes resources, equipment & teachers.
*** There is a mileage charge of 50p per mile. There may be a £50 surcharge if your venue is further than a 90 minute drive away from our head office in Barnstaple.
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Science Workshop for schools
– Key Features –
- Sessions led by real scientists so your pupils receive high quality sessions, get to use relevant kit, learn correct terminology and find out what its like to be a real scientist!Â
- We bring all the equipment and resources needed so youngsters gain confidence with using scientific tools.Â
- You’ll receive engaging, hands-on science activities to enrich your lessons, and enthuse your pupils.
- Combine our science workshops with one of our science shows to kick your science day off with a bang!
- With us, pupils often make things to take home, e.g. a pot of slime or a bath bomb.
- Easy to book, easy and clear pricing.
- No more stereotypes – (not-mad scientists) Ruth, Rob & Luise inspire youngsters that science is for everyone.
- Watch us at work at a school here Â
After School Science Clubs
Our After School Science Clubs (available in North Devon) give children the perfect opportunity to witness the marvels of science in the safety of their school.
~ Prices range from £7-£10 per child per session depending on where you are located
~ After School Science Club sessions are 1 hour per week and run through a term (5 or 6 weeks).
~ Parents book a space directly with us, via our secure booking software, another thing you don’t have to think about.
~ Pupils enjoy fun, hands-on experiments and projects that bring science to life.
~ Youngsters use our scientific kit and resources, so you don’t need to gather resources.
~ Children take science home with them, by making things to keep at each session.
