Half term programme – October 20 – 29
Where are scientists when you need them! We have searched the children and family half term websites for science-based activities, but it seems the financial straits of science providers means they have to raise their prices; and for the same reason punters can’t afford the tickets anyway: a chasm between presenters and audiences. Science is drifting away!
Nonetheless, we have dug and dug, and by stretching the ‘E’ in STEM* to include food-Engineering and pumpkin-wool-Engineering, we’ve built a programme. There are actually some some real gems in there. Highly recommended!
*Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
Go to the Half Term page
HERE
or, if you need more presuading,
We’ll be back at full strength in February, definitely. Meanwhile we continue our mission: to understand the past, cope with the present and plan for the future
Understanding the past – Zoom through the past 14 billion years with Dr Richard Robinson as we witness the formation of stars and planets, the beginning of life on Earth, the rise of dinosaurs and the triumph of humanity in
New series beginning on the last day of half term, October 29
Coping with the present – The Pocket Science Funfair will be popping up when and where possible, taking the ordinary teasers of life and gamifying them: Splat the Rat, Guess the Weight of the Cake, learn to Draw Upside-Down, Shrink the Kids, Float your Boat, build the Incredible Machine
Available at 2 month’s notice
Preparing for the future – Climate Science for Kids tells the story of climate change, past present and future, with clear, simple demonstrations and clear, simple language. Refined at London’s Natural History Museum and Brighton’s Unitarian Church.
book us for your school or community centre
Meanwhile, the Perk Up page continues to inspire wows for its breadth and depth, and for the massive display of curiosity, most of it satisfied by massive displays of talent
THE PERK UP PAGE IS RIGHT BELOW HERE
Here’s our ‘temporary’ collection of videos, games, instructibles, magic etc…
It was curated two years ago to fill the wee cultural interlude called ‘lockdown’.
There are over a thousand offerings there for you. You could spend all year rummaging through it.
Click on the pic.