Bringing Life Science Centre to you!
Science at home
Activities and resources to enjoy online!
Check out the activities and videos below to see some familiar faces from our team demonstrating fun and educational activities you can try at home.
Conduct your own experiments. Play fun science games. Get creative. Find out about local scientists and the work they do. You'll soon be thinking like the professionals.
And please feel free to chat with us on social media @scienceatlife, even if it's just to say hello!
Why get involved?
Have fun
All of our activities and resources have been designed to help explore and discover science and technology in fun and exciting ways.
Build confidence
Families, educators and community groups can use them to build excitement and confidence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) subjects.
Engage
Our online content brings Life Science Centre into your living room no matter where you live in the world - whether that's the Toon or further afield!
Share
We encourage you all to share videos and photos of you trying out our activities on social media and we'll share as many as we can with our online communities.
Build your own Balloon!
What better way to celebrate our 25th birthday?
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14
Make your own boats
Build your own boats at home!
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14
Frozen Shapes
Have fun with snow!
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Under 5s, Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14, Age 14+
See the Northern Lights
Witness the breathtaking natural phenomenon in the night sky!
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Under 5s, Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14, Age 14+
Summer Scavenger Hunt
The natural world can surprise and delight us. Head out on your own sensory scavenger hunt. What will you discover?
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14
Create your own satellite!
Satellites protect our magnificent planet by watching the weather, guiding lost travellers, searching for space rocks, and more! What will yours do?
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14
Make your own rainbows!
Rainbows are famous for appearing high in the sky as beautiful, colourful arcs, but what if there was a way to make a rainbow here on the ground?
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14
Me, me, me!
Explore our amazing brains and bodies and learn more about yourself.
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14, Age 14+
Bee hunt
To help protect bees, we need to know where they are and how they’re doing. Join the North East Bee Hunt to help record bees on our doorstep.
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14, Age 14+
Frequently asked questions
Sometimes this content will be videos of science experiments that you can try at home, or a science demonstration that can't be done at home but you can watch to learn someting new and be amazed. Other times, our content may be an activity sheet that you can download and print at home.
We encourage you all to share videos and photos of you trying out our activities on our social media channels and we'll share as many as we can with our online communities.
All online content is FREE to enjoy at home.
As Life is a charity, if you enjoy our resources and activities, please consider supporting us if you are able to by making a donation.