1.5-2 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students will be stranded on a desert island. They will work in small teams to complete a number of engaging tasks… Read...
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Biology Workshops
CSI: Newcastle
2-3 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students are tasked with solving a crime. They must work through different subject activities in Humanities and Social Sciences; Medical Sciences… Read...
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Saving Our Seas
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Find out how marine animals have adapted to such extreme environments and what happens to them when humans impact their habitats.… Read...
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Sweet Science
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Discover the science behind making honeycomb, ice cream and sherbet. The workshop also explores the psychology of tasting, the evolutionary reasons… Read...
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Strawberry DNA
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 7-9 Students learn basics of DNA and do their own practical extracting DNA from strawberry using at home products. Curriculum LinksBiology: Genetics… Read...
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Food for Thought
1-1.5 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students carry out a sensory analysis exploring how we taste. Student then learn about nutritional information and components of food, and… Read...
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Sport & Exercise Science Workshop
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 7-13 Students carry out a sport science investigation looking at heart rate and breathing. Students investigate why our heart rates increase, get… Read...
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CSI: Newcastle
2-3 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students are tasked with solving a crime. They must work through different subject activities in Humanities and Social Sciences; Medical Sciences… Read...
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Climate Choices
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Explore the causes and impacts of climate change across the globe in this interactive workshop. If a big enough space is… Read...
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Sweet Science
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Discover the science behind making honeycomb, ice cream and sherbet. The workshop also explores the psychology of tasting, the evolutionary reasons… Read...
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It’s Elementary, My Dear Watson
1 hour | Up to 250 Students | Year 7-11 This presentation looks at the properties, reactions and uses of a range of chemical elements. It includes an interactive PowerPoint… Read...
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Colourful Chemistry
1 hour | Up to 250 Students | Year 7-13 A demonstration lecture showing how light and our perception of colour are fundamental to our daily lives, via some colourful… Read...
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Chemistry Smells
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 7-13 Via a ‘nose-on’ experience, in this workshop students will examine a number of everyday household products. Will they be able to… Read...
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Chemistry in Your Shopping Basket
1 hour | Up to 250 Students | Year 7-9 This presentation is designed to raise awareness of chemistry and potential careers in chemistry through the idea that chemistry is… Read...
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Saved by the Gel
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 9-13 Students learn about pharmacy and the role of a pharmacist, and then create and package their own ibuprofen gel using university… Read...
Read MoreComputing Workshops
Island Escape
1.5-2 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students will be stranded on a desert island. They will work in small teams to complete a number of engaging tasks… Read...
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CSI: Newcastle
2-3 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students are tasked with solving a crime. They must work through different subject activities in Humanities and Social Sciences; Medical Sciences… Read...
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Micro:bit by micro:bit
1 hour | Max 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students will learn about the basics of computer programming, and will get to have a go at making their own mini… Read...
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Island Escape
1.5-2 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students will be stranded on a desert island. They will work in small teams to complete a number of engaging tasks… Read...
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Climate Choices
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Explore the causes and impacts of climate change across the globe in this interactive workshop. If a big enough space is… Read...
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What Floats your Boat?
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 This interactive workshop introduces physics and engineering concepts such as buoyancy and density. The students are then challenged to build a… Read...
Read MoreGeneral STEM Workshops
Routes into STEM
30-40 minutes | Up to 250 students | Year 9-13 | Virtual Option A presentation that introduces students to the exciting world of STEM, including studying STEM at university and… Read...
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STEM Articulate
30 Minutes | Max 40 Students | Year 9-13 STEM Articulate is a fast paced game that will test your students’ knowledge of STEM. We recommend this session is booked… Read...
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Girls in STEM
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 8-11 | Virtual Option This sessions explores the history of women in STEM and why we need more female scientists and engineers.… Read...
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Island Escape
1.5-2 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students will be stranded on a desert island. They will work in small teams to complete a number of engaging tasks… Read...
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CSI: Newcastle
2-3 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students are tasked with solving a crime. They must work through different subject activities in Humanities and Social Sciences; Medical Sciences… Read...
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Ask our Students
30 minutes | Up to 250 Students | Year 1-13 | Virtual Option Invite Newcastle University students from a range of subject areas to talk to your students and answer… Read...
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Climate Choices
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Explore the causes and impacts of climate change across the globe in this interactive workshop. If a big enough space is… Read...
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Becoming a Street Scientist
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 This workshop gives students the chance to work together and practice some fascinating Street Science demonstrations. The group will learn what… Read...
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Sea, Sounds and Surveying
45 – 60 minutes | Up to 25 Students | Year 9 – 11 Did you know that 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water? Yet we know… Read...
Read MoreGeography Workshops
Island Escape
1.5-2 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students will be stranded on a desert island. They will work in small teams to complete a number of engaging tasks… Read...
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Climate Choices
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Explore the causes and impacts of climate change across the globe in this interactive workshop. If a big enough space is… Read...
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Sea, Sounds and Surveying
45 – 60 minutes | Up to 25 Students | Year 9 – 11 Did you know that 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water? Yet we know… Read...
Read MoreMaths Workshops
Maths Murder Mystery
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 8-10 A maths-based game that is fun, challenging and encourages use of initiative. Groups of students are confronted with a murder mystery… Read...
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Sea, Sounds and Surveying
45 – 60 minutes | Up to 25 Students | Year 9 – 11 Did you know that 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water? Yet we know… Read...
Read MoreMedical Sciences Workshops
Strawberry DNA
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 7-9 Students learn basics of DNA and do their own practical extracting DNA from strawberry using at home products. Curriculum LinksBiology: Genetics… Read...
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Medicine Workshop
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students practice skills in medicine like learning about human anatomy and the human skeleton, practice CPR and treat some fake patients.
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24 Hours in A&E
1 hour | Up to 250 Students | Year 7-11 | Virtual Option Students put themselves in the shoes of an Emergency Medicine Doctor, working through cases that come in… Read...
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Saved by the Gel
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 9-13 Students learn about pharmacy and the role of a pharmacist, and then create and package their own ibuprofen gel using university… Read...
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Food for Thought
1-1.5 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students carry out a sensory analysis exploring how we taste. Student then learn about nutritional information and components of food, and… Read...
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Sport & Exercise Science Workshop
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 7-13 Students carry out a sport science investigation looking at heart rate and breathing. Students investigate why our heart rates increase, get… Read...
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Sweet Science
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Discover the science behind making honeycomb, ice cream and sherbet. The workshop also explores the psychology of tasting, the evolutionary reasons… Read...
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Food for Thought
1-1.5 hours | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Students carry out a sensory analysis exploring how we taste. Student then learn about nutritional information and components of food, and… Read...
Read MorePhysics Workshops
What Floats your Boat?
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 This interactive workshop introduces physics and engineering concepts such as buoyancy and density. The students are then challenged to build a… Read...
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Sea, Sounds and Surveying
45 – 60 minutes | Up to 25 Students | Year 9 – 11 Did you know that 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water? Yet we know… Read...
Read MorePsychology Workshops
Sweet Science
1 hour | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-9 Discover the science behind making honeycomb, ice cream and sherbet. The workshop also explores the psychology of tasting, the evolutionary reasons… Read...
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Forensic Psychology
45-90 minutes | Max. 40 Students | Year 7-13 Students cover different tasks relating to the role of a forensic psychologist. The session will touch on psychopathy, eye witness testimony,… Read...
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The Brain Game
1-1.5 hours | Up to 250 Students | Year 7-11 Students learn basic elements of Neuroscience covering the different brain lobes and their specific roles and functions. Students will create… Read...
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Sport & Exercise Science Workshop
1 hour | Max. 30 Students | Year 7-13 Students carry out a sport science investigation looking at heart rate and breathing. Students investigate why our heart rates increase, get… Read...
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