Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter 2D
Planetarium shows
This big-budget CERN production charts the quest for dark matter in an attempt to explain how the universe came into being.
KS3 / KS4 / Post 16 / Adult Learners
Showing all activities and all topics for all audiences
Seasonal Stargazing 2D or 3D
Planetarium shows
A journey around the seasonal night sky to visit an amazing host of astronomical destinations.
KS2 / KS3 / KS4 / Post 16
A Question Of Taste Online
Online sessions
A new online version of our popular PCR workshop.
Post 16
We Are Aliens 3D
Planetarium shows
An utterly charming and scientifically fascinating film that takes you on an epic ride in the hunt for the evidence of alien life.
KS2 / KS3 / KS4 / Post 16
Dream to Fly 3D
Planetarium shows
A full 3D show telling the story of flight, from dream to reality, da Vinci to supersonic and the milestones in between.
KS2 / KS3 / KS4 / Post 16
Experience Psychology
Workshops
Using intriguing activities, this workshop examines memory and cognition.
KS3 / KS4 / Post 16
A Question of Taste
Theme days
Over 2500 students each year take part in this popular, lab-based PCR workshop.
Post 16
Splash and Bubble
Science shows
This bubbling and explosive show engages students with liquids, gases and ideas about volume and making measurements.
EYFS / KS1
Space Explorers 2D
Planetarium shows
Train to be a Space Explorer playing ‘pass the planet’ in the solar system before whizzing off beyond the Milky Way.
EYFS / KS1
Fossil Finders
Workshops
Discover prehistoric worlds through playful and imaginative games and activities.
EYFS / KS1
Rainforest Families
Workshops
Find lost animals in a rainforest adventure. Investigate the skin and eggs of the animals. Food chains are explored.
EYFS / KS1
A Trick of the Light
Workshops
Fascinating exhibits are used to explore reflection, wavelength, phosphorescence and UV.
KS2 / KS3 / KS4
Atoms to Astrophysics
Workshops
A story of the journey from the centre of the atom to the outer limits of the universe, told using particles, waves and energy.
KS3 / KS4
Fossils and Evolution
Workshops
Travel back in time to discover what rocks and fossils can tell us about the history of life on Earth.
KS2 / KS3 / KS4
On Shaky Ground?
Theme days
Using demos, games and hands-on activities, students learn how science and engineering protect us from earthquakes.
KS2 / KS3 / KS4
DNA Detectives: The Hunt For Bigfoot
Workshops
Forensic science techniques are applied to compare animal DNA samples.
KS3 / KS4
Brain Lab
Workshops
A journey into the human body reveals the inner life of cells and an incredible world of almost unbelievable structure and function.
KS3 / KS4
Build It!
Workshops
Build a tornado-proof wall, test a roof with rain and rip through a paper wall. Finish with some team building, literally!
Destination Space - All Aboard!
Workshops
Train like Tim Peake to live and work in space: you will launch a rocket, chose a space suit and catch a floating poo!
Walking with Minibeasts
Workshops
Use our floor classification key to identify real creatures before creating a crazy creature.
KS1 / KS2
Bodyworks
Workshops
Students learn about their bodies, using digital microscopes, real x-rays, and turn their classmates inside out!
KS1 / KS2
The Pirate Code
Workshops
Set sail on this voyage into coding as part of the pirate crew - but without a screen or keyboard on the horizon!
Light Fantastic
Science shows
This highly visual and phenomenon-based show considers what light is, where it comes from and how it travels.
KS1 / KS2 / KS3
Brain and Body
Theme days
An exciting day packed with body-themed challenges, trails, workshops, shows and exhibits.
KS1 / KS2
Forensics Academy
Theme days
This exciting day is designed to engage students in the fascinating world of forensic science.
The Water Cycle
Workshops
Students use heat and ice to create their own model water cycle in our laboratory and test the purity of their rain.
KS2 / KS3
Innoventions
Workshops
Lots of hands-on fun with levers, pulleys, cams and gears. Culminates with teams building and firing medieval catapults!
KS2 / KS3
How My Body Works
Science shows
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!
Destination Space - Join the Crew!
Workshops
Follow Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station by investigating the challenges of living and working in space.
Earth, Sun and Moon
Workshops
Using our amazing Magic Globe we demonstrate day and night, explore our part of the universe ending with an explosive finale!
Scribble Bots
Workshops
Students investigate simple circuits and then put them to work to make a scribbling robot and a work of art!
Fantastic Forces
Workshops
Think you know about forces? Counterintuitive ideas are smashed with hammers, feathers, helicopters and a lunchbox.
Solve It!
Workshops
Can you use the forensic toolkit of fingerprinting, chromatography and microscopic hair analysis to solve our whodunnit?
Digest This! Online
Online sessions
Follow the exciting journey your food takes through your digestive system.
Forces and Magnets
Workshops
The forces gravity, friction, air resistance and magnetism are explained and ramps, cars and dataloggers add to the learning.
Digest this!
Workshops
Follow the journey of food through our digestive system and understand the involvement of the different parts of the digestive system
Forces and Magnets Online
Online sessions
Gravity, friction, air resistance and magnetism are explored with our amazing demos, video segments and a live presenter.
Earth, Sun and Moon Online
Online sessions
We explore the complex relationship between the Earth, Sun and Moon with visuals from our Planetarium!
Launch It!
Science shows
This loud and exciting show investigates the propulsive forces and explosions that take rockets into space.
KS2 / KS3
Colourful Chemistry
Workshops
An illuminating, lab-based insight into the wonderful world of chemistry and some of its real-life applications.
KS2 / KS3
Life in the Universe 2D and 3D
Planetarium shows
Join us in the search for extra-terrestrial life. How the show ends will depend on what you decide!
Solar System Odyssey 2D and 3D
Planetarium shows
Blast off from planet Earth on a journey through our solar system where you, the audience, choose the destination.
Lego Robotics
Workshops
The Lego robots need extracting from a dangerous snowstorm. Can you write the program to get to them to the helipad?
Light and Shadow
Workshops
Students explore prisms, mirrors, ray boxes and coloured filters to investigate the properties of light and shadow.
