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December Home Education Day

Special ticketed event
Especially for home educated children
Wednesday 4 December, :2:00pm - 5:00pm
Father and daughter completing experiment with test tube at Life Science Centre Home Education Day.

Home Education Days have been designed for home educated children to benefit from our curriculum linked workshops, which reflect current and relevant STEM themes and topics 

Children experience working like scientists in a lab setting which they would not have access to at home. At this Home Education Day, no school bookings will be in after 2:00pm, so you are guaranteed a more relaxed environment for your children. 

To accommodate those families whose young people find early starts challenging, the workshop timings will be different to those used on school days. Families can also explore the science centre at leisure rather than having a ‘school style’ schedule to follow. 

Families can also enjoy a skate on our ice rink at the heavily discounted rate of £5.00 each with a home education booking. You can purchase these tickets on the day of your visit at reception.

The theme of December’s workshops is IceKeep scrolling for further details… 

 

Terms and conditions

Enjoy a fantastic day of learning with other home educators.

Ticket prices

Combined workshop and science centre visit £11.00
Under 11s must be accompanied by a parent in workshops. One adult comes free with every paying workshop attendee. If there are more adults coming along, additional tickets can be purchased for £14.25 each.
All workshops cost £11.00 per child and include a science centre visit. Sorry, but no membership discounts apply. Children not attending workshops pay normal science centre admission prices.
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate children younger than 4 in our workshops for health and safety reasons.
Children who are participating in the 11–14-year-old workshops can attend unaccompanied, however parents/carers must stay in the centre and provide contact information so that they can be reached if necessary.

December workshops

Snowball In Frosty Mittens On The Hands Of A Child.

Super snowstorms

Recommended ages: 5-7 (minimum age 4)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically, Everyday materials, seasonal changes

 

Use science to make it ‘snow’ indoors and launch a ‘snowball’ as far as you can. 

Home educated children will investigate materials and then make a chemical snowstorm, as well as honing their engineering skills to discover how to launch a snowball. 

 

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Frame Of Gingerbreads Stars Over Blue Texture

The winter cookie mystery

Recommended ages: 7-11 (minimum age 7)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically

 

Use scientific skills to identify which of the mystery powders are the correct ones for the winter cookier recipe. 

Through a series of hands-on experiments, home educated children will identify the mystery ingredients for winter cookies. 

 

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Ice Cold For Mixed Drinks In Summer.

State secrets

Recommended ages: 11-14 (minimum age 11)
Curriculum link: Working scientifically, changes of state

 

Consider how to change the state of water before completing an ice-cool challenge and being wowed by a ‘sublime’ demonstration. 

Home educated children will investigate changes in states of matter with an ice-cool challenge, complete a ‘freezing challenge’ and be wowed by a ‘sublime’ demonstration. 

 

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Getting here

Life is located in Times Square, just a two minute walk from Newcastle Central train and Metro station.

Driving? Times Square Car Park is just around the corner. The sat nav reference for the car park is NE1 4AD (opposite Leonardo Hotel – formerly Jurys Inn). Look out for Centre for Life and/or Times Square Car Park signage to direct you.

Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP