School Workshops
Science Workshops for Schools in Ireland
Science workshops for primary schools in Ireland. Always rooted in real and concrete science and taking their lead from the Northern Ireland Curriculum and Irish Education Curriculum – but taking approaches from the world of the arts – our Science Workshops for schools in Ireland provide an excellent way of engaging students with science and supporting them in understanding the world (and worlds) around them.
Workshops
New for Space Week 2026! Space Science: Rocket Heroes
Tying in perfectly with the theme of World Space Week 2026, The Rocket Revolution, Space Science: Rocket Heroes gives us all an opportunity to celebrate the lives and achievements of some of those who have made that revolution possible.
What a Wonderful World
School Workshops High-energy and fact-packed – and accommodating up to 420 pupils in a single day! It’s sometimes…
Outdoor Science Activity Day
Our Big Outdoor Science Day doesn’t just explore aspects of outdoor science – it takes your pupils outdoors, too!
Curious About Science
Curious About Science is a brand new programme for British Science Week 2026 exploring the theme Curiosity… what’s your question?
The Regeneration Generation – Saving Planet Earth!
The children and young people of today form the Regeneration Generation. Because, by learning from the errors of the past, they’ll regenerate Planet Earth by combatting climate change – and put a smile back on the face of the planet itself!
British Science Week 2026 Teaching Pack
Get ready for British Science Week 2026 with Curious About Science – a whole-school teaching resource, linked to this year’s British Science Week theme of ’Curiosity: what’s your question?’
Time Travel Tourist – the Apollo Adventurers
This programme gives children a unique perspective on the Apollo moon landings by giving them a chance to meet ‘Neil Armstrong’, the first human on the moon
Big Science Day
A Big Science Day can accommodate up-to the whole of a two-form entry school in one day.
The Best of British Women in STEM
A drama-based workshop bringing to life the achievements of British women who have pushed the boundaries of science.
Time for Science
Time for Science highlights the importance of time in a variety of scientific disciplines, each chosen to complement areas that each primary year group will investigate throughout this school year.
Big Science: Animals Including Humans
Including an opening assembly and workshops for all year groups, this Big Science Day explores the diversity, wonders and workings of the animal kingdom
Science Week Ireland 2026 – The Science of Innovation: Then, Today and Tomorrow
School Workshops Science is relevant and important to each and every one of us, each and every day…
The Science of Change
The Science of Change gives children the opportunity to explore pivotal people and moments in science.
A World of Brains – Celebrating Neurodivergence!
There are eight billion (eight billion!) human brains on Planet Earth – yet not one of them is the same.
The Great Brain Machine
A human brain makes up less than 2% of our total body weight, yet it controls absolutely everything we do – at incredible speed! What “is” the brain? Why is it important – and how does it regulate and control our functions?
The Science of Change! – Science Teaching Resource
A highly engaging, revelatory and thought provoking and informative whole-school programme.
The Connection
The Connection explores the lives, achievements and legacies of individuals whose inventions and discoveries have affected all our lives!
Science Skills
What skills does a Science Investigator need – and how can the natural world help us identify and understand them?
Space Science and Climate Change
What exactly is going on with the Earth’s climate? What’s causing this – and how can space science help?
Exploring the World of Explorers
From Leif Erikson to Neil Armstrong, this workshop introduces KS1 /P1 – P3 pupils to some landmark people and moments in the history of global exploration.
Science: The Great Christmas Science Quiz
A great way for pupils to learn and remember some seasonal science – up to fourteen classes in a single day!
The Women of Space
This workshop brings to life the women who have played such an important role in humanity’s journey to the stars:
Messages from Space Poetry Day
What do we know about Neptune? What’s the science of Saturn? And what’s our understanding of Uranus
Space Pirates!
From proto-stars to black holes – an interactive exploration of the life cycles of stars!
The Story of Flight
Looking at ways that Science Investigators have helped humankind fulfill its dream of taking to the skies!
Exploring Evolution
School Workshops Most of us take Darwin’s ideas of natural selection, and the theory that all life is…
Fossil Hunters!
What is the “fossil record”? How can an understanding of the differences between igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks help us look back on Earth’s immense history?
Making Sense of Sound
An active investigation of the science of sound – with acoustic high jinks!
CSI: Rollercoaster
How do different forces operate – and what do they actually do?
Journeys into Space
It’s more than fifty years since the first humans walked on the moon – and Journeys into Space allows up to 420 pupils to put this extraordinary milestone in context in a single day!
Expect the Unexpected!
Building on some of the scientific happy accidents that have resulted in household names – and the power of science to surprise!
The Electric City
The Electric City brings electricity to life through a mix of drama, games and metaphor. It is available as both a stand-alone workshop and as a whole-school Big Science Day.
Innovation and Beyond
An exciting and engaging way to explore Seven Innovations That Have Changed the World – and some lesser sung heroes of innovation.
School Workshops
Engaging Science Workshops for Primary Schools in Ireland
Delivered by practitioners who are passionate about science, these exciting programmes provide an amazing way of promoting science, cementing pupils’ subject knowledge, explaining difficult concepts and introducing new content.
We know how complex delivering whole-school approaches to science can be, so you can now book a Big Science Day for a number of year groups comprising either different workshops exploring a number of topics – or a range of age-differentiated activities on a single scientific theme!
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Science Week Ireland 2025
Science is relevant and important to each and every one of us, each and every day of our lives – a fact celebrated by the annual Science Week Ireland. This year’s Science Week will take place between 9th – 16th November 2025.