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Shows for Secondary Age Audiences

These shows are all suitable for audiences age 11-16 Key Stages 3 and 4 in England and Wales.

Each show has its own page - just click on the icon to go there
Image: Richard Ellam in C17 Period Costume

Galileo and the Stolen Telescope.

Did Galileo really invent the telescope? Could it help him to prove that the Earth orbits the Sun?

This costumed show investigates the truth behind the Galileo legend, to shed light on scientific method and how science works.
Image: Fire

The Fire Show

A fun (but safe!) investigation of what burns, and what happens when it burns.
Image: Clouds

The Air Show

All about air and the Earth's atmosphere - what air is made of, how balloons and aeroplanes fly, and what happens if the air disappears.
Image: Boys from Syracuse Illusion

Seeing Things - optical illusions.

What optical effects and illusions tell us about how we see the world
Image: Gearwheels

Simple Machines - an Engineer's Cookbook

All about friction, wheels, gears, chains, pulleys and hydraulics

The Great Train Show - forces in context

Discovering the science behind trains - forces, friction, structures, gradients and air resistance.
Image: Clocks

It's About Time

What is time, how do we measure it, and how has timekeeping changed over, er, time?