Science Oxford Challenges

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Our Science Oxford team filmed a series of fun STEM-focussed challenges and activities for children in school and families at home during lockdown. You can still try them out now! For each challenge, there is an introductory video and a more detailed instruction sheet to download to get you going. Don’t forget to email us a photo of your completed challenge to [email protected] or post on Twitter or Facebook and tag @scienceoxford. There’s a weekly prize of a family ticket to our Science Oxford Centre for the best entry – good luck!

Choose your resource:

Blossoming paper flowers

Make your own folded paper flower and watch what happens when you float it on water

Rocket Mice

Launch a rocket mouse and reach 2 metres

Garden Guess Who?/What? game

Make your own garden version of the game Guess Who?

Lockdown Ball Run

Build a lockdown ball run in your house or garden

Tower Building

Build a tower or towers to hang your bunting for VE Day 75.

Code Your Own Rainbow Message of Hope

Code a rainbow message of hope to display in your window to show your support for the NHS and the fight against Covid-19…

Build a Rube Goldberg Machine

Build a Rube Goldberg Machine and deliver a chocolate egg using materials from around the home

Create a creature new to science

Create a creature new to science which is adapted to its environment