Try At Home Activities
We have compiled a whole range of activities for you to try out at home. Let us know how you get on by sharing photos and videos on social media @NottsFOSAC #CuriousNotts
Children should be supervised while they take part in these activities and participants take part at their own risk.
Ice & Spaghetti Composites
Discover how mixing two materials together can produce the best of both worlds!
Swat or Not?
Learn how to identify different insects through this interactive game!
AR Colour-In Jellyfish
Help artists INSTAR create an AR jellyfish bloom across Notts called ‘The Subumbrellar’.
Curiosity Activities
A range of activities to keep children curious in lockdown.
Make Your Own Bioplastic
Watch the video and follow along to make bioplastic at home.
Green Energy Wordsearch
Can you find all the words relating to sustainable energy?
Frozen Ark Puzzles
Have a go at emoji games, sudokus and mazes all about endangered species.
Wollaton: A World of Wonder
Find out more about Wollaton Hall and Park and try some of your own winter nature science activities.
Newstead Abbey Poetry
Write some of your own poetry inspired by Newstead Abbey.
The Garden of Just Because
Have a look at the world of fungi close up with Artist in Residence Roma Patel’s 360° videos.
Garden Scavenger Hunt
Can you find all the objects on the list in your back garden, or in your local park?
Origami & Maths Videos
Watch videos exploring connections between Engineering, Origami and Maths.
Microbes: Yeast Experiment
Join researchers from the Synthetic Biology Research Centre at University of Nottingham to learn about microbes.
Frozen Bytes Podcast
Learn all about the Frozen Ark project, which aims to protect the genetic heritage of endangered animals, in this short podcast.
Brain Myths Quiz
Test you knowledge about brains with this interactive quiz!
Leaf Bingo
How many leaves can you find that are different shapes and sizes?
Microscope Quiz
Can you work out what these objects are under the microscope?
Daily Brain Tricks
Watch these videos exploring how our brains work.
Why Is A Pill A Pill?
Why are medicines in different formats? What is the COVID-19 vaccine really made up of? Come and find out in this interactive guide to medicines formulation!
Science on Screen
Grab some popcorn! Here’s some suggestions for things to watch at home during the festival that will encourage curiosity and learning.
Build A Virus
Ever wondered what a model of Coronavirus would look like using food? Follow this video to build your own model!
Build A Tapeworm
Work though this interactive learning package and have a go at building your own tapeworm, whilst learning about them along the way.
Science Busking
Make your own sensory science tricks at home using household objects!
AR Attenborough
Take a look at the AR experience created by artist Ryan Heath with local young people exploring creativity, conservation awareness and emerging technologies.
Decoding Giardia Lamblia
Join Dr Roberts on a day in the clinic to help him solve Danny’s case of giardiasis – one of the infections that causes diarrhoea!
Breast Cancer Researchers
Watch this video from the Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre to find out about the work scientists are doing.
Decoding Covid-19
Learn about the coronavirus and test your knowledge about cells in this activity from the University of Nottingham School of Pharmacy.
Psychology Activities
Have a go at some brain-teasers from Nottingham Trent University’s Psychology Department.
Your Festival Reads
Suggested science and curiosity reading for children and adults from Nottingham City Libraries.
Science At Home
Have a go at these experiments from the University of Nottingham’s Biodiscovery Institute.
