Fab Science In-school Workshops

All Fab Science presenters are real scientists and understand how to bring educational value to the visits alongside the WOW factor! We provide your teachers with an information pack for each workshop. This includes background science for each activity and ideas for follow up work...so staff can enjoy the session with their class and not need to worry about taking notes!

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British Science Week 2026

We have Changed and Adapted our most popular workshops for BSW! Potty Potions explores all sorts of chemical and physical changes, from colour-changing chemistry to super cool sublimation. Fantastic Forces explores how temperature changes materials...expansion, contraction and a bit of exploding!

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Where we travel to

We can visit your school in:

What activities are available during this school workshop?

Hands on science experiments, boosting practical skills, building science capital...and often a few explosions!

Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

Physics

Sound Light Forces and magnets Electricity and circuits Forces Gears and Pulleys

Fantastic Forces - whole school theme day including rockets!
Magnets and Forces (Y3) - test out magnetic materials, magnetic fields, friction and Bernoulli effect with hands on experiments.
Forces (Y5) - investigate pulleys, levers and air pressure. Test out your scientific thinking to solve the physics puzzles.
Electricity workshops (Y4 and Y6) - explore circuits, use your arms as conductors and try out the Van der Graaff generator for lots of static fun!
Sound workshop (Y4) - a circus of experiments to experience the vibrations that make sound.
Light workshop (Y3 and Y6) - mirrors, rainbows, rays, chemiluminescence, optical illusions and shadows.

Chemistry

Rocks States of Matter Properties and changes of materials Chemical Reactions Food Science

Use real lab equipment to carry out experiments, explore chemical reactions and be scientists.
Potty Potions - whole school theme day with a Hogwarts theme
States of Matter workshop (Y4) - melting, evaporating, sublimation, pourable clouds, dissolving, diffusion and more.
Materials workshops for Y1, Y2 and Y5 - curriculum linked for each year group plus lots of fun with smart materials.

Biology

Animals including humans Everyday materials Evolution and inheritance Digestive System Circulatory system Life Sciences

Fab Forensics - KS2 theme day with fingerprinting, DNA, footprints, chromatography and more!
Circulatory System (Y6) - hands on heart dissections, test your amazing brain and measure your lungs.
Digestive System (Y4) - a gooey exploration or the journey of food from your plate to the loo!
DNA and inheritance workshop (Y6) - extract DNA, find out why you might like Brussel sprouts and explore what makes us unique.

Geology

Geological Processes Rocks Fossils Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Geology Rocks is a workshop for Year 3 which allows children to be geologists. They also explore the rock cycle using chocolate, make their own fossils and we finish off with some volcanic eruptions!

Design Technology

Mechanics and engineering

The Big STEM Challenge: work as a team to build a HUGE pyramid in your school hall. Find out about the varied roles in construction, from structural engineers to demolition experts! The structure is 4M tall and a whole class and fit inside it. Also works well for an engineering topic.

Engineering

The Big STEM Challenge: this can be great for a topic on engineering, DT or just great fun and teamwork. Work as a team to build a HUGE pyramid in your school hall. Find out about the varied roles in construction, from structural engineers to demolition experts! The structure is 4M tall and a whole class and fit inside it.

What size groups do we cater for?

Assembly: whole school
Hands on workshop: one class at a time

Access for visitors with disabilities

Yes! Please let us know in advance so that we can make sure all activities are accessible.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Yes! Our presenters are qualified teachers with experience in mainstream and special schools. Please get in touch to discuss how we can meet the needs of your learners. Our chief Fab Scientist, Emma, is a qualified teacher with plenty of experience teaching in mainstream and special schools, across KS1-KS4. Most of our workshops can be adapted to different learning needs, please get in touch to discuss what would work best in your school.

Who are Fab Science?

Fab Science is led by a qualified science teacher with a passion for engaging primary aged children in practical science. Each workshop is carefully designed to stretch their scientific thinking and to get children excited about hands on experimenting. We aim for 100% educational and 100% fun!

Choose from a whole school theme day or curriculum-linked workshops for individual classes. Our curriculum workshops can cover all of the NC statements for a topic in one workshop. Great for kickstarting learning or catching up missed topics. Whole school events focus on creating a buzz about practical science and sparking curiosity.

Whole school themes:
Potty Potions - the best potions class outside of Hogwarts - great for sparking literacy ideas as well as exploring chemistry.
Fantastic Forces - all sorts of tricks with air pressure, the Bernoulli effect and rockets!
Fab Forensics (KS2 only) - an opportunity for children to work out 'whodunnit' using several forensic techniques.
Sweetie Science - use sweets to make rainbows, explosions and inflatable marshmallows - great for a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory topic.

Curriculum workshops:
Electricity - sessions available for both Y4 and Y6, includes Van der Graaff generator demo
Brilliant Bodies - sessions available for Y4 (digestive system) and Y6 (circulatory system)
Forces - sessions available for both Y3 and Y5 forces topics, includes rockets!
Rocks - covers all NC statements for Y3 rocks and we make rocks out of chocolate!
States of Matter - covers all NC statements for Y4 topic and includes super cool dry ice.
Materials - covers Y5 topic and introduces some amazing smart materials.
Sound - explore pitch, volume and vibrations in a series of hands on experiments.
Light - use ray boxes and prisms to explore how light travels and how our eyes work.

Our Reviews from Schools..

★★★★★
"Fab Science came into my school this week as part of our Science Day. They were utterly brilliant and our children were buzzing with excitement in response to the informative, exciting and engaging science that was provided. The absolute epitome of "The Wow Factor!" Emma and her assistant did 3 "Potty Potions" shows for 3 of our year groups and 3 workshops for one year group, all of which were fab-u-lous! I couldn't recommend Fab Science more emphatically - we will definitely be booking them again next year. "

St Lawrence Junior School

★★★★★
"Emma was fantastic. From start to finish she was professional and approachable form the moment I booked. Each session was a perfect mixture of hands on activities, learning and observing phenomena. "

William Austin Junior School (Luton) March 2020.

★★★★★
"The children and staff gained so much from the experience. It stretched their thinking, sparked their curiosity and brought the topics studied to life! "

Handford Hall Primary School (Ipswich) March 2020.

★★★★★
"The quality of every single session was excellent and every child was raving about it. All staff were so impressed. I hope to get you back to Hanover as soon as we can! "

Hanover Primary School (Islington) March 2021