Science Workshops for Schools, Groups & Edutainment
Hands-on, educational science workshops for schools & groups
Experienced, expert & educational
Inspiring our next STEM gen
Supporting your curriculum
See our workshops below
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We do all the hard work to make your science lesson or science day really successful and exciting, with minimal impact on your precious time.
In addition, we bring all the equipment and resources needed so youngsters can gain confidence with using science tools. Often time they get to keep what they’ve made too!
Did I mention that we are scientists and current science teachers, this means you and your pupils get accurate science information and we are happy to chat with youngsters about what it’s really like to work in a scientific field and science careers.
We cover all of the southwest UK and are happy to travel further
North Devon Schools can book an after school science club
Science Workshop for schools
– Key Features –
- You’ll receive engaging, hands-on science activities to enrich your lessons, and enthuse your pupils.
- All sessions led by real scientists which means your pupils receive high quality sessions, use relevant lab kit, learn correct terminology and find out what its like to be a real scientist!
- 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 scientist) Ruth & Luise inspire youngsters that science is for everyone.
- Watch us at work at a school here
Science Workshops – topics
Check out our curriculum linked workshops below.
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 vibrobots
KS1 – Everyday Materials. Living things and their habitats. Investigative Skills
KS2 – States of matter. Animals & humans. Properties/changes in materials. Rocks & soils. Living thing & their habitats. Forces & magnets. Evolution & inheritance. Investigative skills & technology.
Phizz-whizzing Chemistry
This diddly Roald Dahl inspired chemistry and states of matter workshops is truly giganticus! Following a mini science show, youngsters make George’s Marvellous Medicine, Bottled Dreams and/or snozzcumber juice.
Potter Potions
In this Harry Potter inspired class, children make a selection of potions, one of which they can keep. The potion ingredients have been carefully chosen to react really well together – an exciting introduction to chemical reactions.
Smart Materials
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)
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.
Creative Circuitry
Following an hands-on introduction to circuits, children can use copper tape and LEDs to make a complete circuit which will light up their own picture (see them in action here) or create light up playdoh models. We'll have fun with the Van de Graaff generator to finish.
Balloon Buggies
Using materials provided, pupils engineer an air powered vehicle to travel the furthest. Children consider the forces involved and will watch Newton’s Laws of Motion in action. Children can keep their creations.
Rockets
Explore forces using rockets by making your own air powered rocket. Make alterations to your rocket to make it aerodynamic / go further. Finish with crazy little (but very powerful) exploding canister rockets.
Evolution & inheritance
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.
Animals inc. Humans
Learn anatomy of the heart and lungs or the digestive tract (or any body part!), how they work and what they do. Various hands-on experiments and activities to align with your learning outcomes.
Microbe Mania
An introduction to microbiology from a microbiologist! See live microbes and bacteria using our digital microscope. Learn how we culture and study microbes in the lab. Make snot-slime Make your own super bug model.
Forensic Science
A crime has been committed, can you identify the culprit from the suspects using fingerprinting; blood grouping; chemical tests; teeth impressions and hair/fibre analysis.
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
£500
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
* 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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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.
