"Year 6 enjoyed their Science week workshop today. We found out lots of information about the space timeline, including leading figures like Katherine Johnston." St Gabriels’s Primary
This series of age-differentiated, lively, engaging and fact-packed workshops brings to life a few of the many women who have played such an important role in humanity’s journey to the stars: Mary Jackson (a mathematician with a planet-sized brain!), Margaret Hamilton (cosmic computer expert!), Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in. space!), Helen Sharman (the UK’s first astronaut!), Mae Jemison (the first ever black woman spacefarer!). Not to mention Laika – the world’s first Astro-dog! - and including a look at the work of British scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who is using the science of space to help in the battle against climate change!
“The pace and variety of activities kept all the pupils engaged – and the dramas brought science to life!” Runcorn All Saints Primary
The Story of Flight can accommodate up-to 30 pupils per workshop.
1½ hours – half a day (depending on how many classes)
Each working space needs to be equipped with laptop/screen/projector, so pupils can view the supporting PowerPoint throughout.
These workshops can take place in a classroom or the school hall.
It's more than fifty years since the first humans walked on the moon – and Journeys into Space allows up to 420 pupils to celebrate this extraordinary milestone in a single day!
What is the “fossil record”? How can an understanding of the differences between igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks help us look back on Earth’s immense history?
A drama-based workshop bringing to life the achievements of some of the (often unsung) many British women who have pushed the boundaries of science.
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