6-10 Aug 2018

Royal School of Mines

Explore the Greatest Science Inventions

Day 1: This science week is designed to familiarise children with the work of some of the greatest scientists and their great inventions. Leonardo da Vinci and the flying machines, Galileo’s telescope. Day 2: Charles Darwin’s evolution theory, Alessandro Volta’s battery, Rosalind Franklin’s discovery of DNA. Day 3: Alexander Fleming’s discovery of first antibiotic, and much more. We will learn about greatest Eureka moments behind the most important scientific discoveries that changed our lives! Day 4 and 5 are designed to familiarise children with the work of some other of the greatest scientists:  Archimedes, Isaac Newton, Rosalind and Benjamin Franklin and Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson. We will learn about brilliant minds and Eureka moments behind the most important scientific discoveries.

13-17 Aug 2018

Royal School of Mines

Amazing Brain and other Wonders of Anatomy

This week, join us for an exciting journey about the incredible machine inside your head! We will discover how the brain looks like and how it controls the body? What is a thought? Why do we laugh or cry? What happens when we dream?  We will journey through different parts of brain and learn about the importance of neurons and how memories are stored, what are neurons and how they form connections. Is the size of brain important on day 1 and 2? Day 3: What makes us different from other species? What makes us similar? We will also explore the power of human body and human senses. Day 4: Little House of Science will take your children on an exciting tour on human anatomy.  Day 5: We will explore different body systems and their organs. Let’s investigate together - Why Our Bodies Are Amazing!  

20-24 Aug 2018

Royal School of Mines

Diversity of the Animal World (invertebrates, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish)

Day 1: This series of workshops explore the wonderful animal world around us. Why is the world so diverse and how are various species interconnected? What are adaptations and what is evolution? Day 2:  What will happen to us if the bees become extinct? What are amphibians and why are they so vulnerable to ecological disasters? Can we bring back to life the dinosaurs and can we, humans, survive without the animal world? Day 3: We will explore various habitats and why it is so important to keep our planet clean and healthy. This series of workshops explore the wonderful world around us. Day 4: The children will learn about snails, spiders, ants and other species, we explore their importance in the nature and for the ecosystem. Day 5: We will explore bug life, bacteria and more about the the 5 kingdoms.

28-31 Aug 2018 (4 days) 

Royal School of Mines

Aerodynamics and Simple Machines - Engineering

Day 1: This week offer a great mixture of science and engineering. The children will learn via hands on projects the scientific ideas behind many great engineering projects. What is force? Is inertia a force? What is friction and what is the difference between flying and gliding? Join us for a session full of discoveries about forces, simples machines  and the history of human flight. We will learn to predict how different forces affect motion and the science behind hot air balloons, airplanes and rockets. Day 2: What are simple machines and how do we use them in our everyday life? Day 3: From Leonardo's discoveries about flying to the modern space exploration and Falcon rockets, let's discover the science behind flight together.  Day 4: We will teach the kids how to think like an engineer and develop creative problem solving skills. The children will learn about various engineering projects, we explore the fundamental invention; such as a pulley, lever, and wheel. We will also discover different properties of materials and the main principles in architecture. We will get familiar with the work of James Watt and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.   

3-5 Sep 2018 (3 days)

Royal School of Mines

Who wants to be an Architect?

Day 1: This series of workshops offers an introduction into the world of Architecture. The children will learn about different types of materials and their properties. Day 2: Diverse geometric shapes, static and how the architects use geometry in their projects. Day 3: How to build arches, domes, bridges and the science of skyscrapers. We will learn about the great architectural project in the world from ancient pyramids to Burj Khalifa and will explore the genius of great architects: Christopher Wren, Antonio Gaudi, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid. 

Spooktacular Science

Join our Spooky Science Lab and explore the dark side of science with Halloween-themed tricks and treats hands-on experiments!  Children will learn about toads, jellyfish, spiders and bats, make flying eyeballs, design thunder cans and transform liquids into solids! Discover the creepy The Little and Young Scientists will create foaming pumpkins, fake blood and of course Super Slime!We will learn about heat, energy, forces, properties of materials, and the most daring experiments in the history of science. Shocking digestion, creepy skeletons, squishy brains and much more!

Forensic Christmas Adventure

Our Forensic Christmas Adventure will take the Little Scientists through a captivating scientific journey where children will discover a variety of interesting facts from Biology, Chemistry and Physics.   We will observe, explore, ask questions and analyse. DNA, bones and fingerprints, physical and chemical changes, property of materials, and chromatography. Let’s investigate the Christmas mystery and learn how science works in real life!

Arctic and Antarctic Science Labs

Join our Arctic Lab and learn about North and South Poles and their ecosystems. Discovery the mysterious past of Antarctica and how the climate change affected it. Explore various food chains and various adaptations of the Arctic and Antarctic Animals. Become an Innuit for a day and design engineering solutions to survive in the cold. What is carbon and its role in the greenhouse effect and how can we help to stop the global warming. 

Arctic and Antarctic Science Labs

Join our Arctic Lab and learn about North and South Poles and their ecosystems. Discovery the mysterious past of Antarctica and how the climate change affected it. Explore various food chains and various adaptations of the Arctic and Antarctic Animals. Become an Innuit for a day and design engineering solutions to survive in the cold. What is carbon and its role in the greenhouse effect and how can we help to stop the global warming. 

The Scientific Story of our Planet

The children will take a scientific journey from Big Bang to the modern times and the future of human existence. Find out about stellar explosions and the formation of the solar system.The children will develop scientific understanding of the Earth and other planets geological structure and natural processes (erosion, landslides earthquakes Will explore how mountains form, learn about plates tectonics and various volcanos. Do rocks have a life cycle? How will our planet look in 10,000 years? Will we inhabit other planets? And much more.

Faster, Higher, Deeper, Further!

Join us for a week of discoveries of the most amazing inventions of humanity: hot air balloons, airplanes, rockets, cars, submarines and Mars exploration rovers! We will also learn the stories of people who wanted to explore the unknown and dared to dream big!

The Science Geniuses Who Changed the World

This science week is designed to familiarise young scientists with the work of some of the greatest scientists and their fascinating discoveries.  Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Archimedes, Charles Darwin, Nicola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson, Louis Pasteur and others.  We will learn about brilliant minds and Eureka moments behind the most important scientific breakthroughs: atoms, DNA, evolution, forces, electricity, mechanics, gravity, medicine, light, space travel and much more!

The Wonders of Biology

This series of workshops explore the wonderful world of Biology. Why is the world so diverse and how are various species interconnected? What will happen to us if the bees become extinct? What are amphibians and why are they so vulnerable to ecological disasters? Can we bring back to life the dinosaurs and can we, humans, survive without the animal world? Are spiders, bees and ants important? The children will learn about animal and vegetable cells, microorganisms and their importance. We will explore various habitats and why it is so important to keep our planet clean and healthy.

The Scientific Story of our Planet

The children will take a scientific journey from Big Bang to the modern times and the future of human existence. Find out about stellar explosions and the formation of the solar system.The children will develop scientific understanding of the Earth and other planets geological structure and natural processes (erosion, landslides earthquakes Will explore how mountains form, learn about plates tectonics and various volcanos. Do rocks have a life cycle? How will our planet look in 10,000 years? Will we inhabit other planets? And much more.