School Visits - April 2027
A school visit to Glasgow Science Centre includes one activity for £7, or for an extra £3 per pupil, you can book two. All activities are subject to availability. The activities running in April 2027 are outlined by level below.
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Early Level - Nursery - Primary 1
Planetarium - Space and Back Again
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: Learners explore the shapes and patterns that we can make in the night time sky before taking a trip through the solar system. On this journey they will learn more about the Sun, Moon and planets.
CfE: Space
First Level - Primary 2 - Primary 4
Planetarium - Into Space
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: In this journey across the solar system, discover where we get days, months, seasons and years from. By exploring the patterns of movement taken by the Earth, Moon and planets, learners will discover how these celestial bodies affect our daily lives
CfE: Space
Science Show - BodyWorks: The Vitals
How do our organs keep us healthy? What makes our senses work? Why do we need a skeleton? Learn the answers to these questions and more in our science show all about the human body! From circulation to respiration to digestion, learners will learn what helps you, be you! From the 18th February. For P4 learners
CfE: Biological Systems
Second Level - Primary 5 - Primary 7
Planetarium - Passport to the Planets
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: In this tour of the solar system, learners find out more about our planetary neighbours and how they vary in size, temperature and number of moons. They will then compare it to Earth and explore the possibility of life beyond our own planet.
CfE: Space | Topical Science
Science Show - BodyWorks: The Vitals
How do our organs keep us healthy? What makes our senses work? Why do we need a skeleton? Learn the answers to these questions and more in our science show all about the human body! From circulation to respiration to digestion, learners will learn what helps you, be you! From the 18th February
CfE: Biological Systems
Third Level - Secondary 1 - Secondary 3
Planetarium - The Solar System and Beyond
Live astronomer-led planetarium show: Learners will see the night time sky like never before, exploring radiations beyond the visible and how it changes the way we see space. We then travel beyond Earth and past the edge of the solar system, considering what other worlds can teach us about the possibility of life beyond Earth
CfE: Space | Topical Science | Forces | Electricity and Waves
More Schools Information
In addition to day visits for school groups of all education levels, we also offer term-length education programmes (Learning Labs). We run our STEM Futures workshops for Senior Phase students. Thanks to funding from our partners many of these opportunities are free for schools. You can find out more on the links below.
View other months | Learning Lab | Information for Senior Phase
Ready to book a school visit?
Start to book your school visit by completing this booking request form. Due to the large volume of booking request forms, there may be a delay in a response from the Bookings Team. If you do not hear back from us after 3 working days, please get in contact with us.
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As a registered Scottish charity, our mission is to engage and inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to discover and enjoy science. Your generosity will allow us to continue to provide fun and informative outreach programmes for young people and to work with communities from the local area and across Scotland, making a real difference to people's lives. We appreciate your support.
Science Passport
Get unlimited access to the Science Mall for a year when you become a member of our Science Passport scheme.
Price
£44.25 per adult | £39.45 per concession | £34.50 per child | Under 3s go free!
Buying a Science Passport
The best way to purchase is online as you will be able to manage your Science Passport and renew through your online account in future and we will keep you up to date when your year is nearly up.