Home Education Day

Wednesday, 23rd April

Join us for Home Education Day, featuring hands-on STEM workshops and a guided tour of the Heritage Hangar, where you can explore our fascinating exhibition.

During Lights, Camera, Discover (for ages 5-11), you’ll learn how light travels and create your own periscope. Discover how light is used in camera telescopes to observe the universe. This workshop is divided into two time slots: 10:15-11:15am & 12:30 – 1:30pm 

Light Fantastic (for ages 12+) is an investigative workshop where you can build a spectrometer and explore how light from the cosmos helps us understand the universe. You’ll learn about absorption and emission spectra, the Doppler shift and more. This workshop take place from 2-3pm.

Please note: Both workshops will take place in minimal to no light for a prolonged period.

Take a guided tour of the Heritage Hangar and discover a century of Bristol’s achievements in aviation. From the early Bristol Boxkites to Bristol’s contributions to space and our newest futuristic, Bristol-designed aircraft, the AERALIS Modular Aircraft System. The guided tour is divided into three time slots: 10:15 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm.

 Please note, adult supervisors do not need to buy a ticket for workshops or tours, but a valid ticket is require for museum entry.

You can also buy tickets for the Red Arrows Experience Simulator. Have you ever dreamed of piloting a jet like the legendary Red Arrows? Aerospace Bristol’s Red Arrow Simulator offers an immersive experience that makes you feel like you’re part of the famous aerobatic team.

An accompanying adult ticket must be purchased to accompany a child using the Red Arrows Experience Simulator.

 Home Education Group Visits

Home Education groups of 15 or more can access discounted rates and education workshops for their learners.

  • The discounted rates are £8 per child and £14 per adult  

  • Free entry for the group leader (with 15 or more paying visitors)

  • If you are travelling by coach we offer free coach parking and entry for the coach driver (coach spaces are limited so please let us know in advance that you are travelling by coach)

 You can book an educational workshop as part of your experience. Workshops are £60 each and have a capacity of up to 20 learners. Children must be accompanied during their workshop by their responsible adult.

Our STEM workshops suitable for mixed ages:

 Blast off Rockets: (suitable for both younger and older learners)

Uncover the physics of escaping the Earth. Discover the science behind how rockets are shaped and powered for space travel. Create, test and optimise your own rocket design ready for launch.

- Science (Physics)

 Mission to Mars: Cracking Coding (suitable for younger learners)

In this interactive workshop, put your scratch coding skills to the test by trying to complete a research mission on Mars. Once you have successfully programmed their Mars rover to collect rock samples, you will work scientifically to investigate which Martian material will be best for building homes on the planet.

- Computing (Coding), Maths and Science (Space, Chemical Reactions)

 Mission to Mars: Winning Prototypes (suitable for older learners)

Look to the future of aerospace engineering by developing a prototype of a new Mars rover. Work as a team to design, build and test a Mars rover. Compete with your classmates to meet the criteria of a design brief and produce the best prototype for the mission.

- Science, Maths and DT

Make an enquiry

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