Workshops

Develop confident and effective contributors by investigating scientific concepts in our high-tech laboratories. (All workshops last approx 40 minutes unless otherwise stated and are available at certain times throughout the year)

Minibeasts Sorted! (P1-P3)

Fascinated by invertebrates? Learn more about our creepy-crawly companions when you come face-to-face with our giant cockroaches and wiggly worms and explore the features that help us group them using our big interactive sorting key.
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ACfE: Planet Earth - Biodiversity (approx 30 mins)

Car-azy Construction (P4-S2)

The challenge is on.....Pupils work collaboratively to design, build and then race their own battery-powered CAR-azy cars.

ACfE: Forces and Motion (Scientific Enquiry)

Get Your Teeth Into This (P4-P7)

Want to become a dentist? Come and learn about teeth, how to care for them and find out how to make your own toothpaste.

ACfE: Cells, Body and Health

It Wasnae Me! (P4-P7)

Developed with support from Scottish Fingerprint Service. Who kidnapped our resident skeleton Mr Bones? All our suspects have a motive but are claiming 'It Wasnae Me!'. Learn how to analyse fingerprints and other crime scene evidence to figure out who committed the crime?

ACfE: Cells, Body and Health / Process of science enquiry

Space Robots (P6-S3)

Learn how to command your robot to complete challenges on the surface of Planet X. Can your robot make it to shelter before the meteor shower strikes?

ACfE: Process of science enquiry / ICT

Soldering Circuits (P6-S2)

Ever wondered how electricity gets around? Learn this and much more as you construct your own electrical circuit.

ACfE: Energy in the environment (Scientific Enquiry)

Who Dunnit? (S1-S4)

Developed with support from Scottish Fingerprint Service. A serious crime has been committed nearby and there are several suspects. Using the DNA fingerprinting process and exploring other forensic science techniques you must work out 'Who Dunnit?'

ACfE: Cells, Body and Health / Standard Grade & Intermediate Biology - Practical Abilities

Outbreak! (S3-S6) (New!)

A new strain of deadly virus has been detected and the threat of a pandemic is looming. Working as a crisis control panel you will take difficult decisions based upon the scientific evidence to stem the spread. Click here for further info. (PDF 1,539 KB)

Standard Grade Biology - Cell Structure / Higher Biology - Virus Structure

The Polymerase Chain Reaction - Biotechnology Workshop (S6) (New!)

(Please note that this is a full day workshop, cost: £12 per pupil)

Practising MRC Virologists will share their expertise and give a genuine insight into the world of work as students use cutting edge equipment to diagnose virus infections. Click here for more details.

Advanced Higher - Nucleic Acids; Applications of DNA technology; Practical abilities.

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