Educational visits

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The Learning Lab

The Learning Lab is an inclusive, state-of-the-art research space at Science Creates Old Market, where you have the chance to get hands on with experiments, behind-the-scenes tours of deep tech at work and have conversations with researchers and engineers.

The minimum age to visit The Learning Lab is Year 5 (9-10 years old) and we have a maximum class size of 30.

A group of students wearing lab coats sit at lab benches whilst raising their hands during a workshop in The Learning Lab. Two teachers observe.

Visits include:

A group of secondary students curiously peer through the late window of a deep tech company's laboratory as they enjoy an immersive tour around deep tech incubator, Science Creates Old Market.

Immersive tours

See advanced equipment up close and observe scientists at work with a behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking work happening right here in Bristol.

Close up shot of a student putting together their custom game during an electrical circuits workshop by Science Creates Outreach.

Hands-on workshops

Conduct hands-on experiments which build the skills and confidence to pursue science, through curriculum-linked STEM workshops led by pioneering scientists.

A group of secondary students ask questions to a scientist during a hands-on workshop exploring the accuracy of glucose meters in Science Creates Outreach's Learning Lab.

Conversations with scientists

Have engaging conversations with real scientists; asking questions and discovering scientific career paths and what ignited each scientist’s passion for science.

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Book a visit

If your school or student group would like to visit The Learning Lab, please enquire using the short form below and we’ll get back to you to confirm your booking.

Have some questions before enquiring? Read our FAQs.

A group of students stand at a lab bench wearing white lab coats with smiles on their faces as they measure table salt for a dissolution workshop in Science Creates Outreach's Learning Lab.
A female intern wearing a mustard yellow top helps two female students holding plastic bottles during a physics workshop. A male student in yellow observes whilst two more work together in the front.

Internships and work experience

Work experience at Science Creates Outreach gives GCSE, A-Level and University students a unique insight into the world of science and the career variety that it offers.

Whilst collaborating with the team and meeting a range of scientists, students will develop well-rounded organisational, research and laboratory skills, and more.

  • A group of primary students look through the window of a science lab as a teacher points towards it behind them during a tour of Science Creates.
  • Two students look at a magnified sample on a laptop screen whilst operating a microscope during a workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A female scientist helps two primary students complete a vocabulary pairing exercise during a STEM workshop in The Learning Lab. All three are white lab coats and stood at a lab workbench.
  • A group of male students peer through periscopes they made during a workshop delivered by University of Bath students in The Learning Lab.
  • Two secondary female students smile while operating a microscope to look at a sample.
  • A male student wearing a white lab coat pours a clear liquid into a graduated cylinder during an experiment. Male and female students are blurred in the background doing the same thing.
  • A group of primary students look through the window of a working lab whilst wearing white lab coats and talking to a male scientist about what they're looking at.
  • A female teacher wearing a black hijab helps a male student funnel a solution into a glass beaker during a STEM experiment in The Learning Lab.
  • A mixed-gender group of students wearing red and white school uniform stand by a workbench whilst looking at a piece of tech equipment in a lab.
  • Two male students wear white lab coats while working together to stir a red liquid mixture with a whisk during an experiment in The Learning Lab.
  • A male teacher wearing a long-sleeve orange top helpes a group of three female students wearing white lab coats sort through packaging during a recycling workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A male primary students mixes a clear liquid solution with a metal stirrer in The Learning Lab whilst wearing a blue and black tie, white lab coat and goggles.
  • Two female and one male student smile during a lab experiment. The female student in the middle looks shocked whilst holding a vial of purple liquid. All three wear white lab coats, clear goggles and blue gloves.
  • A male teacher holds a pipette whilst showing a female and male student how to conduct a lab experiment. The interactive whiteboard behind them has chemical structures written on it.
  • A female student completes a hands-on activity whilst using an interactive whiteboard during a recycling workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • Two male students discuss their experiment with a male scientist during a workshop in The Learning Lab. All three are wearing white lab coats and are working around a lab workbench.
  • Two female students wear white lab coats while working together to measure a substance onto a microscale during a STEM workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A male student in light blue uniform wears a black VR headset and holds a black controller in each hand during a tech workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A female student wearing a dark green and cream pullover holds an orange balloon and reaches for cellotape during a physics workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A teacher points at science equipment to help a group of male students stood at a workbench during a lab experiment. All three are wearing white lab coats, glasses/goggles and blue gloves.
  • Two female students wear white lab coats while writing on a piece of paper as someone holds up a vial of clear liquid during a science workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A student operates an electric game they created during a workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • Two male students pour a clear liquid into a plastic measuring beaker holding crushed up strawberries during a DNA workshop in The Learning Lab. A plastic green bowl of strawberries is placed in front of them.
  • Two female students work together to create their own game on an iPad during a Science Creates Outreach tech workshop in the Apple Store, Bristol.
  • A group of male students wear lab coats and goggles while one holds a substance with tweezers over a cylinder of clear smoke during an experiment in The Learning Lab.
  • A female student holds a plastic pod filled with water in her hand during an experiment in The Learning Lab. A male student looks at the pod whilst holding a metal measuring cup. Both students are wearing white lab coats and goggles whilst smiling.
  • A female teacher wearing a red coat and a group of students wearing grey uniform look through window of a science lab during a tour of Science Creates.
  • A student dips of strip of paper with coloured ink into a glass beaker filled with water during an experiment. The water has turned purple from the ink.
  • A teacher supervises whilst a female student wearing a blue hijab dips an orange flower into liquid nitrogen. Another smiles whilst holding a mallet, waiting to smash the flower onto a wooden board during a lab experiment.
  • A mix-gendered group of students are sat around lab workbenches conducting an experiment whilst a male and female teacher help them. There is a black slide with purple instructions on the interactive whiteboard in the background.
  • Two male students wear lab coats, goggles and purple gloves whilst using metal equipment to hold up a stringy material over a plastic beaker during an experiment in The Learning Lab.
  • A female student wearing a white lab coat holds a pink balloon over her hair during a static electricity workshop in The Learning Lab.
  • A male student pours a bottle of coca cola into a plastic green ice cube tray whilst another student observes during an electricity experiment in The Learning Lab.
  • A female student pours liquid from a jug into a graduated cylinder whilst wearing on a white lab coat. There are funnels, measuring bowls and pink and blue bowls on the table in front of her and science posters in the background.
  • A group of primary students smile whilst conducting a balloon experiment during a workshop with Science Creates Outreach.
  • A group of three boys wear white lab coats whilst categorising green, blue and yellow cards during an interactive workshop in The Learning Lab.

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