Featured
On Shaky Ground
Using demos and hands-on activities, students learn how science and engineering help protect us from earthquakes.
Access considerations
Theme day
Education activities
A visit to our two exhibition floors can be combined with practical STEM workshops or longer theme days in our classrooms and laboratories. Students can also enjoy entertaining science shows in our Studio and in the 3D Planetarium.
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Home educator days
Featured
Forensics Academy
This exciting day is designed to engage students in the fascinating world of forensic science.
Wheelchair access limited
Theme day
Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter 2D
Experience the search for elusive dark matter
Partially accessible
Planetarium show
Moonbase: The Next Step 2D
It has been over 50 years since humankind last set foot on the Moon and now we may be going back to stay.
Partially accessible
Planetarium show
Expedition: Solar System 2D or 3D
Board the UK’s only 3D Planetarium for a presenter led expedition across the Solar System.
Partially accessible
Planetarium show
Seasonal Stargazing 2D or 3D
Join our live planetarium presenter on a journey around the seasonal night sky inside the UK's only 3D Planetarium.
Partially accessible
Planetarium show
Build It!
Build a tornado-proof wall, test a roof with rain, and rip through a paper wall. Finish with some team building, literally!
Partially accessible
Workshop
Light and Shadow
Students explore prisms, mirrors, ray boxes, and coloured filters to investigate the properties of light and shadow.
Light and Sound
Workshop
A Trick of the Light
Fascinating exhibits are used to explore absorption, reflection, wavelength, phosphorescence and UV.
Light and Sound
Workshop
The Pirate Code
Set sail on this voyage into coding as part of the pirate crew - but without a screen or keyboard on the horizon!
Access considerations
Workshop
Inspire confidence in science
A visit to our two exhibition floors can be combined with practical STEM workshops or longer theme days in our classrooms and fully equipped laboratories, as well as entertaining science shows in our Studio and 3D Planetarium.