Workshops

I work with schools and community groups, delivering engaging and hands-on science workshops, creating opportunities for children to explore and develop skills. 

Here is a list of my favourite workshops that I can deliver, but if there is a particular topic or theme you would like a workshop for, please get in touch and I will see what I can do to support you. I’m always happy to collaborate to make sure my workshops best suit you and your setting. Workshops can also be delivered in a series to cover a broader topic. 

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Stage

 

Various objects representing bird food options inside plastic boxes. Children's hands are interactive with a box full of soil and elastic bands to see if their bird beaks can pick up the pretend elastic band food.

Feeding Frenzy

  • Topic: Animals/Humans, Living Things/Habitats
  • Stage: KS1, Early Years

Why do birds have different shaped beaks? In this activity, children will investigate how birds have adapted their beaks over time to eat their favourite food in their habitat.

Play Dough Circuits

  • Topic: Electricity
  • Stage: KS2, Community Events

Students will reinforce their understanding of circuits. They will test alternative materials for their conductivity and use as a wire in a circuit.  Conductive and insulating play dough can also stand in place of wires and introduce resistance and short circuiting.

Marble Rollercoaster

  • Topic: Materials
  • Stage: KS1, Community Events

In this hands-on making workshop, children will work together in teams to build their own marble runs using a variety of materials.

Germ Busters

  • Topic: Animals/Humans
  • Stage: KS1

In a whole class experiment, we will explore the most effective method for washing our hands. We will learn about microbes and find out why it is important not to spread microbes between our classmates.

Particle Problem

  • Topic: Materials
  • Stage: KS2

What happens to wastewater after it is washed away? Students will test out a range of materials to create a water filter. We will investigate particle size and discuss the effect plastic pollution is having on our oceans.

Child places a piece of a plant underneath a digital microscope, plants can be seen in the background.

Plant Detectives

  • Topic: Plants
  • Stage: KS1, Community Events

In this workshop, we will explore what plants need to grow and the amazing structures inside them. Children will investigate the key parts of seeds, plants and flowers under the microscope. We will set up a whole class seed germination experiment to find out the best conditions for plants to grow, which can be reviewed over the next few weeks. 

Eclipses and Transits

  • Topic: Space
  • Stage: KS2

How is an eclipse created? In this activity, students will try to recreate the four different kinds of eclipse, investigating the relative sizes and distances of the sun and moon.

Children building using cellotape, cups and cardboard, whilst their whiteboard labelled diagram can be seen in the foreground.

Material Matters

  • Topic: Materials, Forces
  • Stage: KS2

This project investigates the different properties of materials, why it is important to recycle, including the effect that plastic pollution is having on the environment, and the process of separating materials at a recycling plant.

Exploring Sound

  • Topic: Sound
  • Stage: KS1, Community Events

Children and families can choose to make a cup phone, shaker and harmonica (or make all 3 of course!). We will explore how sound works, how sound likes to travel best and changing the pitch of sounds. 

Children's hands holding a pipe cleaner bee, over a green mat with pretend flowers.

Busy Bees

  • Topic: Living Things/Habitats
  • Stage: Early Years

Bees are really important in our lives – they pollinate flowers and plants. In this activity, children will explore what a working day in the life of a bee is like.

Toothpaste Engineering

  • Topic: Animals/Humans
  • Stage: KS1, KS2

Did you know the secret behind the perfect toothpaste lies in chemical engineering? In this workshop, students will create and test their own toothpaste recipes, whilst learning about teeth and why it is important to brush them.

From NASA, a close up view of an astronaut's bootprint in the lunar soil from the Apollo 11 mission.

Lunar Footprints

  • Topic: Space
  • Stage: Early Years

Is the surface of the moon dry or wet, rocky or smooth? In this workshop, children will recreate footprints on the moon to discover what the surface of the moon could be like.

Gut Explorers

  • Topic: Animals/Humans
  • Stage: KS2

This activity will discuss food groups and how your body processes food. Students will have a go at modelling the digestive system in a messy and disgustingly fun activity to discover the crucial roles of our guts.

Earth’s Protective Coat

  • Topic: Light
  • Stage: KS2

The Earth’s atmosphere protects the planet from a lot of the UV light that comes from the sun, but what about astronauts who travel beyond the ozone layer? Our mission today is to explore materials that could be used in a spacesuit to protect astronauts from UV. 

Rocks

  • Topic: Rocks
  • Stage: KS2, Community Events

Students will discover how fossils are formed, allowing us to find out about the dinosaurs that lived such a long time ago. We will consider how different types of rock are suitable for making fossils, experimenting with making dinosaur footprints in different rocks, as well as the classic rock identification experiments.