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June Home Education Day

Special ticketed event
Especially for home educated children
Thursday 25 June 2027, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Male student uses pipette during PCR workshop in Life Science Centre education lab.

Home Education Days give home educated children the chance to take part in curriculum-linked workshops inspired by current STEM themes. Sessions are led in fully equipped labs or Making Studios, offering hands-on experiences that simply can’t be replicated at home.

On these days, the centre is closed to school groups but still open to the general public, so while it’s generally quieter, you may see families with pre-school children enjoying the exhibits.

Families can book a workshop and combine it with time in the science centre, or choose a centre-only visit. To make things easier for those who prefer a slower start, workshops run to a different timetable than on school days. When not in a workshop, families can explore the centre at their own pace without following a ‘school-style’ schedule.

The theme of June’s workshops is Exciting Experiments. 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 £12.50
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 £13.60 each.
All workshops cost £12.50 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+ workshops can attend unaccompanied, however parents/carers must stay in the centre and provide contact information so that they can be reached if necessary.
To secure your child’s place, call 0191 243 8223 between Monday and Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

June workshops

Separating By Filtration The Component Substances From Liquid Mixture In Lab.

Science Untangled

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

 

How can we separate mixtures?

 

In this hands-on workshop, home educated children will carry out a series of experiments to discover different methods of separating mixtures and investigate which technique works best for each one.

 

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Father and daughter completing a hands-on experiment at a Life Science Centre Home Education Day.

Colourful Chemistry

Recommended ages: 7-11 (minimum age 7)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically,  Non-Reversible Chemical Reactions, Acids and Alkalis

 

How can we use indicators to reveal the ‘hidden’ colours in chemicals?

 

In this hands-on workshop, home educated children will carry out a series of experiments to investigate how different indicators react with chemicals and use their discoveries to create their own rainbow in a tube.

 

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Green grass

As Green as Grass

Recommended ages: 11+  (minimum age 11)
Curriculum link: Working Scientifically, Plants, Separating Techniques

 

Find out which chemicals are responsible for plants looking green!

 

In this hands-on workshop, home educated children will extract and separate the pigments found in plants using thin layer chromatography, discovering which chemicals give plants their colour. Safety glasses must be worn throughout this workshop and will be provided.

 

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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

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