Eureka! is designed especially for children aged 0 - 11 with exciting cross curricular galleries and innovative learning journey programmes. All exhibits and programmes are hands-on, minds-on, sparking creativity and active enquiry - inspiring children to discover and learn through play. Schools visiting Eureka! can organise a gallery visit or combine it with a curriculum linked workshop. Alternatively we can visit your school with our outreach programmes or visit after school and during holidays with Eureka! Explores.
Eureka!’s galleries have strong links to the National Curriculum, providing an ideal opportunity to support and enhance Creative Curriculum themes through exciting Learning Journeys. Eureka!’s galleries are open 10am – 4pm
Tuesday to Friday term-time and 10am – 5pm 7 days a week on holidays, half terms and weekends. Our downloadable gallery guides (www.eureka.org.uk/downloads) can be used as part of a self-guided visit and are packed with ideas for exploring Eureka!
Me and My Body
Scoot the Robot invites children to find out amazing facts about themselves through the exhibits. Health is a central theme and sections include physical characteristics, what moves things around inside you, what holds you together and what makes it all work.
Our Global Garden
Children explore six ‘gardens’ from around the world: the Town, Jungle, Ocean, Country, Ice and Desert; to find out what makes each garden so unique and what life is like in these places.
SoundSpace
Children help Orby the alien understand and enjoy sound and music through a series of state-of-the-art hands-on exhibits and activities.
Early Years Galleries
SoundGarden
A giant sensory sound garden provides an immersive environment for babies and young children to explore nature’s stage.
Desert Discovery
A desert-themed environment offering babies and young children the opportunity to explore, build, create and communicate.
The Eureka!Park
The Wonder Walk
A trail to delight your senses and give you the chance to get close to the natural world.
The Living and Working Together Gallery
The House & The Garage
Children can get behind the scenes in a life-sized House and Garage and take part in creative role-play opportunities to discover how things work in the adult world.
The Shop & The Bank
The Shop and The Bank in the Town Square provide real life scenarios for children to explore including buying food items in the shop with money drawn from the bank, working as a cashier, a manager or a security officer.
The Science of Sport - Key Stages 1 and 2
3 May 2012 to 20 Jul 2012
Taking part in sporting activities is great fun and can also improve general health and wellbeing by helping us to be more active, confident and happy. Understanding the science involved with different sports can also enhance understanding about performance and in this hour long session Eureka! will aim to show you how.
Speed, precision, stamina and balance are crucial elements for many sports and your class explore some of the forces which can affect them such as friction, air resistance and gravity. We’ll also explore how advances in science have changed what we wear and the impact on some of the equipment which we use.
This interactive show will be full of audience participation so be prepared to warm up and join in!
How to book
• Please call 01422 330012 during office hours, bookings unfortunately cannot be made via email/online
• Places cost £6.25 per child with 1 free adult with every 5 children.
• Bookings are for groups of 10 or more children at Key stage 2..
• Choose from either a 10am or 11am arrival.
• Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance of the preferred date.
• Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
The Ancient Greeks - Key Stage 2
14 May 2012 to 20 Jul 2012
Take a step back in time to explore this ancient civilisation through our interactive and humorous workshop.
In this hour long session, your class will meet a variety of characters from the period including Eureka!’s very own Archimedes. In a series of playful activities they’ll find out about the daily life of an Ancient Greek, learn about some of the myths and legends played out in Greek theatre and discover some interesting facts about the many different Gods and Goddesses through a special game of ‘Play Your Gods Right!’
They will also take a look at the origin of the first Olympic Games and the whole class will have the opportunity to compete in our own version of the Pentathlon, with all participants receiving a winner’s medal.
A fun packed session which will make a great re-cap or introduction to this topic.
How to book
• Please call 01422 330012 during office hours, bookings unfortunately cannot be made via email/online
• Places cost £6.25 per child with 1 free adult with every 5 children.
• Bookings are for groups of 10 or more children at Key stage 2.
• Choose from either a 10am or 11am arrival.
• Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance of the preferred date.
• Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
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