KS2 - 2007/8

Forces
15 September - 24 October 08
16 March - 3 April 09
11 - 26 June 09
Investigate how forces change the speed and direction of objects. Are you brave enough to sit on a seat of nails – can you explain the forces involved? Discover how forces launch TECHNIQUEST@NEWI’s water rocket or keep bridges in one piece.
Curriculum Links
Forces & motion

Light and Sound
15 September - 24 October 08
Where does light come from and how does it travel? How does a laser shine around corners? Can you see sound waves? This interactive show explores all these questions and looks at light and dark, waves and vibrations.
Curriculum Links
Light and sound

Materials
15 September - 24 October 08
26 January - 13 February 09
This show challenges you to classify materials into solids, liquids and gases. We know what happens if we heat or cool water, but what will happen when we heat and cool air or carbon dioxide? Join us for the Materials show and find out for yourself!
Curriculum Links
Grouping materials, Changing materials

Maths Detective
3 - 21 November 08
A mysterious burglary leaves detectives baffled! During the show aspects of the crime are examined to provide mathematical clues to the burglar’s identity. Using practical maths your class will investigate graphs, timetables, eyewitness accounts and re-enactments. Can your class solve the crime?
Curriculum Links
Making and monitoring decisions to solve problems,
Developing mathematical reasoning,
Solving numerical problems,
Understanding and using measures

Mamma Mia Maths!
3 - 21 November 08
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Curriculum Links
Making and monitoring decisions to solve problems,
Developing mathematical reasoning,
Solving numerical problems,
Understanding and using measures

Maths Detective
3 - 21 November 08
A mysterious burglary leaves detectives baffled! During the show aspects of the crime are examined to provide mathematical clues to the burglar’s identity. Using practical maths your class will investigate graphs, timetables, eyewitness accounts and re-enactments. Can your class solve the crime?
Curriculum Links
Making and monitoring decisions to solve problems,
Developing mathematical reasoning,
Solving numerical problems,
Understanding and using measures

Science Explorers
24 November - 19 December 08
Take part in this game show and follow Asha and Billy on their round-the-world expedition. They will be carrying out scientific investigations related to each country they visit. Each round explores a different aspect of scientific investigation, focusing on predicting, variables and fair testing, graphs and conclusions.
Curriculum Links
Scientific enquiry.

Body Inside Out
5 - 23 January 09
Take a closer look at the functions of the body, the major organs and discover how the heart circulates blood around the body and how the muscles work. Using practical demonstrations and life-size models this show will also explore the parts of the human skeleton, ending with a quick-fire quiz to test your class!
Curriculum Links
Life processes, Humans and other animals

Gran Designs
26 January - 13 February 09
Follow Jade and Sean as they go on their summer holidays to see Granny Green. Watch as the wasteful pair find new wacky ways to become more “green”. Granny Green is an inventor, and she has made some innovative creations to help her be environmentally friendly. Will Granny’s “green” ways have a lasting influence?
Curriculum Links
Life processes and living things, Interdependence of organisms, The Sustainable Earth

It's Alive!
23 February - 13 March 09
Investigate life processes, nutrition, digestion, classification and food chains. The show covers animals as well as plants within the framework.
Curriculum Links
Life processes and living things.

Light and Sound
23 February - 13 March 09
Where does light come from and how does it travel? How does a laser shine around corners? Can you see sound waves? This interactive show explores all these questions and looks at light and dark, waves and vibrations.
Curriculum Links
Light and sound

Investigate!
11 - 22 May 09
Improve your class investigation skills in our Science Theatre. Pupils make predictions, classify, interpret results, identify patterns and draw conclusions in this fast moving show.
Curriculum Links
Scientific enquiry, Using & applying mathematics

Plant Power
20 April - 8 May 09
In this fast moving gameshow pupils compete to test their knowledge of plants. The show offers an insight into the life cycles of different plants, variation and classification, how plants reproduce and how their seeds are spread.
Curriculum Links
Green plants as organisms, Life processes,
Variation and classification

Yucky You!
20 April - 8 May 09
29 June - 17 July 09
How disgusting is the human body? Find out in this fully interactive show. Terrible Teeth, Scabby Skin and ‘orible organs – it’s time to see yourself in a totally different way!
Curriculum Links
Life Processes, Humans and other animals

Electricity & Magnetism
1 - 26 June 09
Get switched on to this exciting topic! Predict how objects will respond to an electrical charge, build a giant human circuit and investigate the forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets and electromagnets.
Curriculum Links
Physical processes, Electricity, Forces & motion