Electricity and Light! Home Educator Day at the Science Oxford Centre
April 30, 2025
A Home Educator Visit Day to the Science Oxford Centre offers engaging and educational opportunities for children and young people. Tailored for home schooling, our events, activities and hands-on experiments aim to ignite curiosity and engage critical thinking and scientific exploration.
Suitable for families with children aged 4-11 years from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Each child must be supervised by an accompanying adult at all times. (Minimum 1 adult per 4 children.)
Light and Electricity!
Price – (inc. fees and VAT)
£20 per child (includes one accompanying adult)
£5 additional adult
Under 3s free
What is included:
- Access to the Exploration Zone and Woodland areas between 10am and 2pm.
- Circuit Detectives workshop (sign up on arrival).
- Light Fantastic show (sign up on arrival).
- Access to our newly refurbished lunch area.
What is not included:
- Public parking is not available at the Science Oxford Centre on weekdays – we recommend using the Park and Ride, public transport, or cycling (please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements).
Circuit Detectives workshop
This workshop is designed to consolidate children’s understanding of electrical concepts and covers key elements of the topic of Electricity in the National Curriculum. Children will act like electricians to identify different faults in a set of circuits and apply their problem solving skills to fix them. The children will work in a way that suits them and record their findings as they progress through the challenges.
Light Fantastic Show
Making use of our fantastic theatre, this show is both spectacular and thought-provoking and gives children a good basis for understanding the requirements for light in the National Curriculum. See light travelling in a straight line, and how it reflects off different surfaces. Think about your shadow and what causes it. Light is an endlessly fascinating subject and our dark theatre space offers great opportunities to explore light and dark in more depth.
Event information
Please bring packed lunches, as café access will not be available on these days (a pop-up drinks station will be available).
Here are links to our accessible resources to help prepare for your visit, including our virtual tour and centre floorplan map
Science Oxford Centre visiting information and FAQs please visit here.
For information on our refund policy and event terms and conditions visit here.
Schedule
No entry to the Science Oxford Centre until 09:45.
09:45-10:10 Arrive at the Centre, check in and register for your activity sessions.
10:10-11:00 Activity Session 1 – Circuit Detectives workshop (ages 4-7) OR the Light Fantastic show (ages 8-11).
11:00-11:20 Break time
11:20-12:10 Activity Session 2 – Circuit Detectives workshop (mixed age) OR the Light Fantastic show (ages 4-7)
12:10-12:50 Lunch and free time
12:50-13:40 Activity Session 3 – Circuit Detectives workshop (ages 8-11) OR the Light Fantastic show (mixed age).
13:40-14:00 Time to go!
Further detailed information on activities and the timetable for the day will be released approximately one week before the date.
Contact
Contact [email protected] or call 01865 810000