Lifelab Workshops Curriculum Map

Our workshops follow the National Curriculum and can be arranged to suit your needs. The matrix below looks at the workshops we currently offer and considers the age groups for which they might be appropriate.

We are also able to produce customised workshops to meet the needs of your students. Please call our education manager on 0191 243 8211 to discuss your requirements.

Primary Workshop Curriculum Map
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Secondary Workshop Curriculum Map
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Workshop KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 16+
Minibeasts and me yes no no no no
Plants yes no no no no
The Court of the Rainbow King, Colour & Light yes no no no no
Alive in Space yes no no no no
Pushes and Pulls yes no no no no
Your Body yes no no no no
Recycling makes Sense (Your Senses) yes no no no no
Using Electricity yes no no no no
Light, Dark & Waste (Light, Dark & Shadows) yes yes no no no
Recycled Materials Investigation yes yes no no no
Rubbish Rockets yes yes yes no no
Fantastic Fossils yes yes yes yes no
Animal Adaptation yes yes yes yes no
Habitats no yes no no no
Growing Plants no yes no no no
Circulation & Movement no yes no no no
Forces and Motion in Space no yes no no no
Keeping Healthy no yes no no no
How We See Things no yes no no no
Jumping Bugs Investigation no yes no no no
Recycled Circuits (Circuits and Conductors) no yes no no no
How do we know that the Earth is rotating? no yes yes no no
Chemical Change and Colour no yes yes no no
Micro-organisms no yes yes no no
Reversible and Irreversible Changes no yes yes no no
DNA Discovery no yes yes no no
Solids, Liquids and Gases no yes yes no no
Sound of Science no yes yes no no
Plastics and Recycling no yes yes yes no
Forensic Investigation no yes yes yes no
Colour and Light no no yes no no
Speed, Weight and Rocketry no no yes no no
Sting Neutralization Investigation no no yes no no
What have satellites done for us? no no yes yes no
Bacteria Investigation no no yes yes no
Drugs & Sport no no yes yes yes
Chromosomes & DNA no no yes yes yes
DNA & Species no no yes yes yes
Forensic DNA no no yes yes yes
How old is the Universe? no no no yes yes
The Science of Cookery no no no yes yes
Boomerang Maths no no no yes yes
Organic Food Investigation no no no yes yes
Inheritance and Chromosomes no no no yes yes
Genetic Engineering no no no yes yes
Psychology - Experiment Design Game Show no no no yes yes
Introduction to Microbiology no no no yes yes
DNA Fingerprinting no no no no yes
PCR & Electrophoresis no no no no yes
Karyotyping and Genetic Counselling no no no no yes
Enzyme Investigation no no no no yes
Dark Matter – what evidence is there for its existence? no no no no yes

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