As part of Swindon’s “Festival of Tomorrow”, we provided activities in local libraries. The plasma balls were very popular and led to lots of good, scientific discussion.
Chemistry Is Fun!
This was a popular talk we gave at the recent ASE Annual Conference in Northampton. Afterwards, one happy delegate said that the title was very well chosen.
Timely travels
The Marble Challenge is always popular, for all ages and whether as a team or individually. Who can make a runway that takes the longest time for the marble to roll down?
Physics is fun!
We have several fun, practical workshops covering different aspects of physics such as forces and sustainable energy. Balloon-powered buggies are extremely popular.
Chemistry
Our chemistry workshops are very popular especially this term! From creating colourful candles to finding out the Vitamin C content in fruit to exploding pop tubs and much more besides!
Cosmic Cape
We were pleased to take part in the recent Cosmic Cape Music Festival in Ellesmere Port. Urenco plc had commissioned us to provide simple fun practical science activities for all the families that attended.
Scientific Scouts
Biggleswade Squirrels, Beavers and Cubs enjoyed some of our practical activities while at camp recently. Here you can see Cubs finding out which substances are acids and which are alkalis.
Wakefield SPLATS
Wakefield Y10 students learning about solar technology ready to deliver a series of science workshops to visiting primary schools last week.
Somali Scientists
Teenagers from Somali Community Parents Association’s Saturday club were the science communicators at the St Matthew’s Estate Science Family day coordinated by Sphere Science.
Library Science
Families from Ealing were able to take part in a variety of science activities at Northfields Library during the Easter break. Sarah also delivered a science show for them all too.
Science Communicators
Here’s the young presenter from the Bennett’s End Youth Club running the science show and activities as part of an STFC funded project.
Swindon Scientists
Local students helped Sarah deliver a variety of exciting science activities at a library-based Family Fun Day in Swindon at half-term. Everyone comments just how good these science communicators were.
ASE Conference
We gave two interactive talks on practical science at the recent ASE Conference: one on Chemistry and one on linking classroom activity to current research. They were both very well received. Here are some delegates investigating magnetism.
Training Teachers
Over seventy trainee teachers recently enjoyed two days of Inset with us courtesy of eQualitas. Both days were devoted to practical science to develop the skills of thinking and working scientifically.
Mercurial Scientists
Twelve teenage science communicators, part of the Somali Community Parent Association supplementary school, were trained by Sarah to teach people about research being done by Mike McKee (from University of Leicester) into the planet Mercury. Their presentations included a practical activity on craters forming on its surface.
Reading Scientists
Over the summer, Sarah has been travelling around the country training teenagers to deliver science ‘tricks’. This was to support the national “Reading Sparks Programme” in libraries.
Balloon Buggies
Making their own balloon-powered buggies (which they kept!) was the highlight of a workshop day Martin provided for a summer school in East London recently.
Beautiful Bubbles
Oxford University was the setting for activities provided by Martin and Sarah - problem-solving challenges and science tricks like making giant bubbles.
Racing Rollers
Dunraven school recently enjoyed our Rollers workshop with Sarah, making and testing their own wind-up toys. Here’s a short video of a fun race at the end of one session.
Coventry Scientists
Willenhall Ogden Trust cluster in Coventry recently enjoyed a variety of workshops with Martin over three days. Everyone had fun finding out more about energy and forces practically.