Science Shows
Half-hour demonstration shows are closely linked to the national curriculum and use a mix
of experiments and audience participation to explore scientific ideas and phenomena, with the
emphasis on making science accessible and fun.
Any of the shows here can be performed in your school - see the outreach programme for details.
Life Processes and Living Things
Explore Cells and Organelles
Explore plant and animal cells, their organelles and specilaised functions in our inflatable stardome.*
11-14 years / ks3.sc2.1abce
Show Me What You're Made Of!
Find out about how your body works from the outside in. Look at muscles, bones and what's in
your stomach.
5-10 years / ks1.sc2.2acg / ks2.sc2.2acde
Senses and Sensibility
Find out how your senses work and how we can play tricks on them. See the floating sausage,
feel the dead finger and try the taste test.
6-10 years / ks1.sc1.2f / ks1.sc2.2g
The Really Gross Show
A close look at the many slimy, stinky, crusty things that come out of our bodies.
6-14 years / ks1.sc2.2b / ks2.sc2.2a / ks3.sc2.2b
Materials and their Properties
Material Witness
A show about the stuff things are made of. Exploring states of matter, reversible and
irreversible changes and physical and chemical changes.
7-11 years / ks1.sc3.1b.2ab / ks2.sc3.1ae.2abdfg
Physical Properties
The Force Is With You
Find out about Newton's laws of motion with a load of balls and flying pigs.
6-10 years / ks1.sc4.2bc / ks2.sc4.2bcd / ks3.sc4.2d
Sounds Amazing
Explore pitch and volume with our home-made instruments. See the broomstick bass and the cardboard didgeridoo.
5-10 years / ks1.sc4.3c / ks2.sc4.3fg / ks3.sc4.3gik
Light Up Your Life
Using the dark space inside our stardome, this show looks at lenses, mirrors, colours and images.*
6-11 years / ks1.sc4.3b / ks2.sc4.3abcd / ks3.sc4.3acdef
Planetarium
Take a tour of the solar system and see the sun, moon and stars in our inflatable stardome.*
6+ years / ks1.sc4.3a / ks2.sc4.4ac / ks3.sc4.4bd
Other Topics
Don't Forget Your PE Kit
A brand new show all about how to perform with electric trainers, a load of balls and a shark skin suit.
8-14 yrs / ks2.
Play With Your Food
See strong eggs, self-peeling bananas and glowing gherkins in our ever-popular kitchen science show
5-90 years
Blow Me Down
You decide what happens in the random show. Stunt eggs, balancing forks and how to climb through a postcard.
6+ years
Perception Perplexion
How do we make sense of the world and how easily can we be fooled? This show uses optical illusions and spoon bending to explore the weird world of perception.
*Stardome capacity 30 students at a time.
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