WASTE AGE

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

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

Learn how we can amplify electric signals with transistors to create a touch sensor and create your very own spinning artwork.

TEMPERING CHOCOLATE

Discover states of matter and explore how to manipulate the crystal structure of chocolate to create solids with different properties.

MECHANICAL TOY

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

Construct a model of the Earth to discover the dynamics behind day and night, a year and the changing of seasons.

KALEIDOSCOPE

Learn about refraction, interference patterns, reflections, and filters, then apply this knowledge to craft a light kaleidoscope.

MAGNETS AND MOTORS

We will get to grips with the mechanics of magnets, then move on to exploring their application by creating motors.

WATER-POWERED COMPUTERS

Explore the binary number system, then build a water-powered calculator capable of adding numbers together.

STEADY HAND GAME

Explore the principles of electrical circuitry, including the flow of electricity and the functioning of switches and LED lights.