Science in Collections is a series of Skills Workshops taking place across the UK. They are designed to introduce museum and gallery staff to range of science-related ideas for Family Programming.

The workshops last three days. Day one is at a science centre or museum, day two is at an arts or historical museum and day three is a day of mentoring, based at your own museum or gallery.

Glasgow 18/19 November
Bristol 24/25 November
Oxford 7/8 December
Manchester 9/10 December
Liverpool 13/14 January
Birmingham 21/22 February
Cardiff 13/14 April

The Skills Workshops cost £60 inc VAT. This includes two days of regional workshops, lunches, refreshments, materials and an ideas pack. It also includes one day of follow-up mentoring.
To book, please contact Savita Custead via collections@scizmic.net

New ideas sheet (word)
Activity plan (word)
Curiosity and Collections (pdf 1217 KB) - Helen Barraclough (Creative Minds and Eureka!)
Real Lives Real Science (pdf 814 JB) - Helen Barraclough (Creative Minds and Eureka!)
Science Spectacular(pdf 7114 KB) - Joanne Catlow (Community History, Kirklees Metrolpolitan Council)
Family Learning and Science (pdf 1642 KB) - Bekky Moran (University of Reading Museums and Collections)
Science enquiry planning sheets (pdf 13 KB) - QCA KS3 strategy
QCA Science vocabulary(pdf 137 KB)


NMGW has an excellent guide to the science behind feltmaking called "from fleece to fabric" in the resources section.
How to make felt snakes (pdf 361 KB)