WASTE AGE
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A new workshop in collaboration with the Design Museum that looks at materials, highlighting the issue of waste and how design can help. Based on their 2023 Waste Age exhibition.
ROCKETS
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Apply Newton’s three laws of motion to build and launch a high-altitude, air-powered rocket, while also learning about how variations in nose cones and fins can allow you to reach new heights.
SPINNING ARTWORK
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Learn how we can amplify electric signals with transistors to create a touch sensor and create your very own spinning artwork.
TEMPERING CHOCOLATE
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Discover states of matter and explore how to manipulate the crystal structure of chocolate to create solids with different properties.
MECHANICAL TOY
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Reanimate old toys with a simple mechanism using cams or linkages to bring them to life (select which one when booking).
DAYS, YEARS AND SEASONS
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Construct a model of the Earth to discover the dynamics behind day and night, a year and the changing of seasons.
KALEIDOSCOPE
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Learn about refraction, interference patterns, reflections, and filters, then apply this knowledge to craft a light kaleidoscope.
MAGNETS AND MOTORS
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We will get to grips with the mechanics of magnets, then move on to exploring their application by creating motors.
WATER-POWERED COMPUTERS
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Explore the binary number system, then build a water-powered calculator capable of adding numbers together.
STEADY HAND GAME
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Explore the principles of electrical circuitry, including the flow of electricity and the functioning of switches and LED lights.