Mad Science Workshops
8045 - 8054 (Mon 4 - Fri 8 Aug) Age 7-12 yearsThe price depends on the number booked per student as follows:-
1=£31, 2=£57, 3=£80, 4=£100, 5=£118, 6=£132, 7=£143, 8=£150, 9=£155, 10=£157
Following their success last year, we are offering more ‘Mad Science’ workshops this year – learn about science by having fun with the everyday things in life. Morning workshops collectively entitled ‘Secret Agent Lab’, look at subjects of everyday scientific interest linked by a ‘Whodunnit’ theme. The afternoons entitled ‘Rockin’ Rockets and Aerodynamics’ have a theme of flight running through them. All material is specially prepared to be equally interesting for boys and girls and is presented in an exciting and motivational way.
Each half-day workshop can be booked as a one-off or as part of a series. The price per workshop reduces the more you book. Lunchtime supervision is offered for students attending both morning and afternoon..
Secret Agent Lab
8045 - 8049 (Mon 4 – Fri 8 Aug – 9am-12 noon)
8045 Discovering Detection (Mon 4 Aug) 
Step into the shoes of a detective—uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis. Using powers of observations and the Inspectikit, our young forensic scientists will start their detective adventure. Children use their kit to find and analyze evidence and their Fingerprint Finder to identify UV prints.
8046 Funky Forensics (Tues 5 Aug)
Figure out the science of forensics in this handson look at crime scenes. Children probe the science of tracking – they will stamp out a scenario on a case card according to a predetermined story. The build-your-own binoculars test the limits of magnified observation and are a diverting way to use observational skills.
8047 Science of Security (Wed 6 Aug)
Become a super spy and learn clever ways of performing tasks in this hands-on view of the science that spies use. Children discover how to keep things safe and how technology works in the spy game! They will use spyglasses to observe, take turns on short surveillance shifts and put their spy skills to the test by building their very own Secret Safe and challenging others to crack the code!
8048 Sleuths on the Scene (Thurs 7 Aug)
Suspects, schematics, and sleuths! Use science to solve a crime in this hands-on investigation. Children will reconstruct the scene of a crime. Using their Whodunnit Kit, they can practice the skills of recall and observation – they are provided with character descriptions to reconstruct the face of the suspect!
8049 Spy Academy (Fri 8 Aug)
Look out 007 – from decoding messages to metal detectors and night vision, children will check out spy equipment, create their own edible message and use the Secret Code Breaker to communicate stealthily, like real spies. With the Undercover Observer, children step into the shoes of a spy in action. The viewer allows them to observe while the spy ear enhances their hearing. These tools provide an undercover kit for children to take home.
Rockin’ Rockets and Aerodynamics
8050 - 8054 (Mon 4 – Fri 8 Aug – 1.30pm-4.30pm)
8050 TheWright Stuff (Mon 4 Aug)
Children will explore the fundamentals of aerodynamics in this hands-on programme about how things fly. From the basic principles of flight to building airplanes, testing them in wind tunnels, to hovercraft and balloon copter building, children will understand what makes things fly and how different types of aircraft fly. Children will take home a rubber band powered airplane, various paper airplane designs, balloon copters, boomerangs and mini Frisbees.
8051 Up Up & Away (Tues 5 Aug)
We will explore the role that wind and air movement plays on kites, hot air balloons, parachutes etc. Children will experiment with solar bags, parachutes and build their own kites and windsocks in this hands-on look at early flight.
8052 The MilkyWay (Wed 6 Aug)
What is the MilkyWay and how do we know what’s up there? Children will explore the celestial sphere, learn about celestial navigation and build their own sextant, sundial, planisphere and even a refracting telescope while discovering the wonders of the MilkyWay.
8053 Newton’s Loco-Motion (Thurs 7 Aug) 
Discover Newton’s Laws of Motion and something called inertia in this hands-on programme about motion. Children will experiment to learn how inertia works and how gravity is a physical force that keeps objects ‘stuck’ to the Earth. They will build a ‘gravity simulator,’ and an ‘inertia tester’ to take home to continue their exploration of motion.
8054 Rockin’ Rockets (Fri 8 Aug)
Children will learn the fundamentals of rocketry including the parts of a rocket, the stages of rocket flight and how Newton’s third law applies to a rocket travelling to space. The children will build their own Estes Skywriter rockets and experiment with water rockets during this fun day filled with hands-on activities.