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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.
How can space technology track damage to archaeological sites?
Meet Dr. Emma Cunliffe, as they discuss tracking damage to cultural heritage sites.
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Age 14+
How can hydrolysis create renewable energy to tackle climate change?
Meet PHD student, Steve Ward, as they discuss using hydrolysis to combat climate change.
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Age 14+
How does our mind and memory work?
Meet cognitive psychologist Casey, as they help us understand our memory.
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Age 14+
How can man-made biochemical sensors reduce animal testing?
Meet Newcastle university chemical engineer, Marloes Peeters, as they discuss man-made biochemical sensors.
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Age 14+
How has genetics changed in the past 20 years?
Meet Professor Sir John Burn, as they explain the changes in genetics.
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Age 14+
How to build your own microscope at home!
Meet Newcastle University medical school's Dr Alex lord, as they discuss the function of microscopes!
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Age 14+
Is there life on Mars?
Meet planetary scientist, Onya O'brian, as they discuss the possibility of life on mars.
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Age 14+
How to spot misinformation and fake news online.
Meet Northumbria University's, Dr Daniel Jolley, talking about 'fake news'.
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Age 14+
How does contact mapping and tracing reduce the spread of infection?
Meet Newcastle University epidemiologist, Eftychia, as they talk about the importance of content mapping.
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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.