Exciting Hands-on Science Workshops for Primary Schools

Working Science provides hands-on and practical science activities for children in primary schools. All of our workshops are delivered by an experienced science communicator, Dr Gareth Francis with a PhD in Physics and Astrophysics and 5 years’ experience, providing science workshops to over 500 primary schools. We aim to excite and engage children by providing “Wow” science demonstrations and hands-on practical activities for all children to promote a kinaesthetic learning experience.

This year we have developed 3 new primary science workshops on “Darwin, adaption and evolution”, “Rocks, minerals and fossils”, and “Chemical reactions: Acids and alkalis”

Teachers rate us highly: 

“Wow! What a fantastic day. All the children really enjoyed their hands on [Bubble-bath & Bath-bombs] experience and Dr Gareth captured their enthusiasm. All the adults loved the aroma that floated around the school. We will definitely have you back!!”

Buckland Primary School, Surrey. April 2017 

Our existing most popular science workshops include:

• Space, stars and the universe workshop
• Getting into space workshop
• Bathbombs and bubblebath making workshop
• Perfume making and marketing Workshop
• Eco-electricity workshop
• Light and electricity workshop
• Forces and motion workshop
• Sound and vibrations workshop
• Great scientists and their discoveries workshop

Dr Gareth Francis is an experienced science communicator, with a PhD in Physics and Astrophysics. At Working Science we aim to excite and engage children by providing “Wow” science demonstrations and hands-on practical activities for all children to promote a practical learning experience. He has much experience of how science is used in business and research and can provide many examples for children to make science more real and accessible. See more information at www.workingscience.co.uk

For more information and full itineraries for these workshops for your school get in touch with Dr Gareth Francis by e-mail or telephone on 07504691138.

We are fully CRB checked and insured to work in your school. Booking is easy and hassle free, just email us or book online at our website to select your date for your workshop.

We will work with you to tailor our events to suit the prior learning of your pupils to extend their learning and enthuse them about physics.

Key stages suitable for age range: 5 – 7 years - 8 – 10 years - 11 – 13 years