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February Home Education Day

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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 groups will be in the science centre, so you are guaranteed a more relaxed environment for your children. Families can also explore the science centre at leisure rather than having a ‘school style’ schedule to follow. 

Families can book one of the workshop sessions and combine this with a science centre visit or can opt for science centre only.   

The theme of February’s workshops is Science in Action. Keep 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.

February workshops

Little Girl And Her Mother Playing With Paper Boats Near Puddle Outdoors, Closeup

Sailing Ships

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

 

Home-educated children will explore the principles of buoyancy and density, discovering why some objects float while others sink. They’ll then apply these concepts to design and build their own ship, aiming to carry as much cargo as possible.

 

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Students will learn about Newcastle's electricity grid, which lights up Tyne Bridge, on this schools' workshop.

Electrifying Newcastle

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

 

Home-educated children will get hands-on with designing and building electrical circuits to light up our lab. They’ll discover how switches and light detectors are used to control Newcastle’s streetlights and explore the future of electricity generation, developed right here in the North East. 

 

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Planet Earth from space at night.

Our Place in Space

Recommended ages: 11-14 (minimum age 11)
Curriculum link: Earth and Space

 

In a specially adapted workshop for older age groups, home-educated children will enjoy a live, presenter-led Planetarium experience where they can choose what to explore. They’ll journey across Earth’s continents, stargaze in Kielder, and even launch a mission to the Moon. With a tour of the solar system, they’ll discover how the James Webb Space Telescope is helping us unlock the mysteries of the universe.

 

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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