Have you ever wondered how DNA evidence is used to solve crimes? What is the National DNA Database? And why should it matter to us anyway? Explore these questions and more in our new show ‘The Great DNA Debate’, all about genetic information, how it can be used, and who should have access to it. This interactive [...]
Have you ever visited the Antenna gallery at the Science Museum? It’s an ever-changing exhibition of science news and cutting edge research, where you can find out what’s bubbling and what’s buzzing, see some incredible objects (a dress made of thousands of paper cranes folded from the London Metro newspaper- how’s that for throwaway fashion?) [...]
Happening tomorrow… The Science Museum is proudly hosting the Big Bang London and South East! It will be a day of hands-on science and engineering activities, fun workshops, and awesome, inspiring projects presented by young people from across the region (I am always blown away by the incredible work of the UK’s bright young minds!) Come soak [...]
Climate science is a hot topic, and right now we have quite a few great (if we may say so ourselves) exhibitions and resources here at the Science Museum, things that will inspire discussion and make teaching climate science that much more engaging. Right now a special exhibition called Ten Climate Stories is open on the ground [...]
We were. And we had a fantastic time meeting students, educators and even Prof Brian Cox whilst working on the Science Museum stand at the fair! Oh, and gawking at the amazing flying penguins. The Big Bang Fair is a wonderful science festival for young people, promoting careers in science and showcasing young people’s STEM projects from across the [...]
Want some inspiration for a classroom discussion around the science of happiness? With its potential to explore neuroscience, chemical messengers, bio-synthesis, diet and lifestyle, this could be a great cross-curricular topic to engage your students. Here’s a few ways you could get some ideas. First off, check out this fab Punk Science film, where Dan [...]
Hello all and happy New Year! We are kicking off 2011 with a bang at the ASE Annual Conference in Reading, where we will be running a workshop with Mystery Boxes, and another great activity from our course. In fact, we even had a bunch of scientists try out Mystery Boxes, and this film shows what they thought [...]
A trip on a Virgin Galactic sub orbital space flight next year will set you back at least $200,000 …..we can all dream! But will these trips ever be affordable and should public money be used to fund them? A report published this week recommends that Britain invests more money in the space industry in [...]
Special announcement! Free places available for Talk Science teachers course Tuesday 10th November in London The Science Museum shares its top tips on getting your students talking about hot science topics in our one day teachers course. The day is packed with ideas and resources to hook your students into a great science discussion. If [...]
Get your students to be science journalists for a day! The Talk Science team is running sessions of our News + Views activity as part of the Creative Quarter events on the 13 November. It’s an activity that will get them talking with experts, writing bite-sized text, backing up opinions with evidence and creating their own science news display. [...]
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