Fun! Fun! Fun!

"Fun and kept us all enthusiastic. Thank you!" was just one of many similar comments made about one of our recent CPD courses. We run several of these every year - some are in-school events, some are at central venues.

All of these courses are hands-on from start to finish, inspiring teachers to be abel to deliver practical science activities to their own classes. We focus on developing skills with activities that can be adapted to different ages and different parts of the curriculum. 

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All The Fun Of The Fair!

Last week we were at The Big Bang and didn’t we all have lots of fun! In just two days 2000 people visited our stand Teams think and test to try out our challenges.

Team “Dr Dagger” built the tallest straw tower – an amazing 231cm tall.

Team “The Mitchell Massive” created the slowest marble run – a truly incredible 23 seconds.

And the results for the balloon buggies shows just how good everyone was at investigating, especially with so many variables to consider. Well done everyone!

We liked best this quote (which neatly sums up everything we do): These activities are very simple but get everyone’s brains working.

It's The Big Bang!!!

Not the popular TV show (Sheldon, Leonard and co were otherwise engaged!) but we are going to be at The Big Bang Science Fair later this month. Not only will our popular "Street Science" show be on of the attractions but we're also providing a set of activities. "Team, Think and Test" comprises a series of challenges for you to have a go at.

Teams will design their own investigations, make the models, test and collect results. We will also have challenges for small teams to see if they can create the 'best' design.

Find out more at The Big Bang website.

Didn't we have a lovely time?!

The day we went to Brighton. Such a busy day, having fun while we played. We hadn't realised just how popular our session would be as people just kept in coming through the door. Dipping candles, discovering just how many marbles can float in a paper raft (more than you might think!), enjoying our "Street Science" show and making simple science toys to take home - everyone was busy all the time.

The picture shows two young scientists finding out how much Vitamin C is in different fruits. They now know the best way of keeping colds at bay. And they enjoyed themselves so much they asked if they could come back again the following day! Sorry, boys, we were there for just the one day this year.

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside!

Come and join us in Brighton at half-term. We're there as part of the Brighton Science Festival. Our drop-in workshop is called "Science for Winter Afternoons". 

Find out all about candles and how they work, take up a challenge and compare the amounts of Vitamin C (to help you maintain winter health) in different fruits. Watch the surprising, exciting “Street Science” entertainment and work out how it’s all done. Make yourself some souvenirs.

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It's about change!

Ever wonder why children find “change of state” difficult, often assuming everything that melts turns into water?

We’ve found the best solution is not to use ice/water but a wax candle. Unlike water, wax doesn’t change its name when it changes state. And, while burning, all three states of wax are present.

This forms a key part of our “Fire” workshop.