Future masterclasses
SIEGE TACTICS
It's a fight for survival between the besieging armies and the castle builders! Come along and investigate the arms race between the castle builders and the weapons designers. Design, build and test your ultimate weapon...
Starts Sat, 25th Feb 2012, runs for 1 day, West Bromwich, Black Country. NCYG 5, 6.
HERO OR ZERO THE SCIENCE OF SURVIVAL
Shipwrecked on a tiny island - Could you survive? All you have is the clothes on your back and a few things hastily snatched from your sinking ship or crashed plane. What if you were...
Starts Sat, 25th Feb 2012, runs for 1 day, West Bromwich, Black Country. NCYG 3, 4.
Dragon's Den Junior
Learn about the world's biggest inventions of the past centuries. Watch some clips of the 'Dragon's Den' to see how the new inventors are being judged and what makes them successful. Be creative and invent...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, London, South East / London. NCYG 5, 6.
Let's Investigate Words!
Why is a cat called a cat, a teddy a teddy and an egg an egg? Have you ever wondered where words come from? Why are some words more powerful or somehow better than others?...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, London, South East / London. NCYG 1, 2.
THE SCIENCE OF WINNING
Imagine yourself competing in the London 2012 Olympics. How could Science give you the edge? Our cyclists won 14 medals in Beijing and are looking to do even better next year. Science, Engineering and Technology...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Telford, Black Country. NCYG 5, 6.
BANGS AND SMELLS
Chemical Reactions, Bunsen Burners, Bangs and Smells! An exciting day as we investigate the fun that can be had with chemistry using ordinary (and not so ordinary) chemicals, many you will find lying around your...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Telford, Black Country. NCYG 3, 4.
Viking Extravaganza - All the gore and more!
Do you love History? Come and join Claire and Nick for a Viking Extravaganza. Like real historians, you will research the evidence and decide for yourself if the Vikings really were just a nasty bunch...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Sudbury , East Anglia. NCYG 3, 4.
Website in a Day!
Have you ever wondered how the Internet works and where all that information is stored? Would you like to design and build a website from scratch in just one day? Learn the 'tricks of the...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Sudbury , East Anglia. NCYG 5, 6.
RATS - Reasoning And Thinking Skills
Ever been interested in how detectives solve crimes, how lawyers build court cases or how politicians create speeches? If any of these appeal to you then RATS is the perfect course for you! You will...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Sudbury , East Anglia. NCYG 7, 8, 9.
Science and Technology in Cottonopolis
Come to Touchstones Museum, Rochdale to relive some of the olden times. You'll investigate the science and technology in the lives of Victorian people. Rochdale was a thriving industrial town producing cotton products that were...
Starts Sat, 3rd Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, North West. NCYG 3, 4, 5, 6.
Green Cities - Imagining the Future
Come to Garden Museum where you will create an imaginary future city by making models (clay and card), prints and drawings. The Garden City to Green City exhibition at the museum will serve as inspiration...
Starts Sat, 10th Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, South East / London. NCYG 3, 4, 5.
Shapes & Numbers
What is the difference between an arithmetical sequence and a geometric sequence? How are shapes and numbers connected? What did the citizens of Kaliningrad use to do on a Sunday afternoon? If you can have...
Starts Sat, 10th Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Lowestoft, East Anglia. NCYG 5, 6.
Mathematical Proof & Paradox in Ancient Greece
Proof is at the heart of mathematics - it distinguishes mathematics from the sciences and other disciplines. Courts of law deal with the burden of proof - juries having to decide whether a case can...
Starts Sat, 10th Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Lowestoft, East Anglia. NCYG 7, 8, 9.
Adventure to the Top of the World
What would it be like to be at the top of Mt Everest - the highest place on Earth, the 'Mother of the Universe'? What does the sky look like up there? How is the...
Starts Sat, 10th Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, Lowestoft, East Anglia. NCYG 3, 4.
Games and Puzzles
If you like challenges and puzzles then this masterclass is for you! You will have to use your thinking skills and problem solving strategies to complete different stages of difficulty and you might even manage...
Starts Sat, 17th Mar 2012, runs for 1 day, London, South East / London. NCYG 7, 8, 9.