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British Science Week

BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2024

Each year, a theme is chosen for British Science Week, for 2024 the theme is ‘Time’.

Exploring the fundamental role the notion of time plays in all aspects of scientific discovery – from engineering, forces, construction, and our amazing world around us.  Our unique workshops delve into concepts of time within our history, in recent years and in our near future, explore how the stars and planets in our universe are centred around time and distance, time taken in construction and engineering and how time is carefully taken to develop new technology, and perfect scientific breakthroughs. Learn more here


BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2023

Theme ‘connections’. When thinking of STEM and connections, this could be how a bridge connects to form a strong structure, the connection between animals and plants in food webs, connections through technology.

 


BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2022

Theme ‘growth’-  investigated growth in humanity, construction, earth and space and all things in the world around us.   Learn more here


BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2021

Theme ‘innovating for the future’- discovered all about engineering and technology, how we explore and innovate.   Learn more here


BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2020

Theme ‘our diverse planet’- discovered all about biological diversity on earth and social diversity in us – how we explore and innovate.   Learn more here


BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK 2019

Theme ‘journeys’- explored life cycle journeys or voyage across time and space. Learn more here


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Activity Packs

You can download your free Science Week Activity Packs below:

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