Week 1 – 26th July to 30th July 2010
Monday – Chemical Counting
Explore fundamental “nuts and bolts” of chemistry, starting with chemical
‘magic’, Make a battery using lemons, make brain goo & learn about
electrochemistry.
Tuesday – The Organ Trail
The students will be introduced to the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, skeletal,
and muscular systems. In the process they will learn about some of the body’s
most important parts: the heart, lungs, stomach, brain and more. They will listen
to their hearts, build models of lungs and take home their own organ outfit
Wednesday –Radica Reactions
Mix up you very own Crazy Concoctions as everyday items are used in dazzling
experiments!! Wow! Watch the magical growth of crystals before your eyes,
tantalize your tongue as you make your very own ice-cream. Then go home and
fun-up your bath time with your own fantastic bath fizzers!
Thursday – Spy Academy
Decoding messages, metal detectors and night vision, - check out spy equipment
and even create your own edible messages! Use the Secret Code Breaker to
communicate in code, like real spies & take home your own spy glasses.
Friday – Junior Engineers
Check out shapes and why they are so strong! Investigate arches, and make your
own geodesic domes. Discover why an egg’s shape is so strong and how you can
find this shape in buildings.
Week 2 – 2nd August to 6th August 2010
Monday – Rockin’ Rockets and Aerodynamics
Whoosh! Have great fun making your own high-flying kite before you allow the
power of the sun to power a solar bag! Launch bottle rockets &
5…4…3…2…1…Blast Off! Watch the great rocket launch finale!
Tuesday – Crazy Chemistry
Discover how chemical reactions are everywhere and how you can figure out if a
chemical change has occurred right before your very eyes. Mix, mush and brew
together different chemicals to create things that you can use & print your own TShirt using chromatography & colours from flowers.
Wednesday – Scene of Crime
Who done it? Science plays a key role in solving crime, today some of those
techniques are tested as the children become forensic scientists for the day.
Dates: 26th July – 6th August
Thursday – Red Hot Robots
9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Join us for a day of fun with amazing robots! Learn about the uses of robots in our
drop off from 8.30am & pick-up, up to 5.30pm
world and spend time experimenting with super cool red-hot robots. Experiment
Cost = £35 per day
with sound sensing robots, line-tracking robots, & many other robots. Discover
Lunch and tea is included
the science of circuits and how robots use sensors to explore things around them.
Please fill in the form below and on the reverse and return to
Friday – Watts up Polymer
Sophie Dewar, The Nursery, University of Warwick,, Scarmen Road,
Roll up! Roll up! Roll up your sleeves and enjoy the delights of slime making and
Coventry, CV4 7AL
then explore the marvels of magnetic attractions! Explore the mysterious and
Due to the nature of the holiday club, all students will be expected to behave in an
amazing world of Plasma gas and see the power of 10 000 Volts! Buzzers, circuits
appropriate manner and adhere to the rules of Mad Science. Any child who consistently and a hair-raising experience with the Van Der Graaf Generator! Fantastic!
does not behave, will have to leave the holiday club and will not be entitled to a refund.
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Dates required
Week 1 – 26th July to 30th July 2010
Week 2 – 2nd August to 6th August 2010
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Total Amount enclosed ______ Days x £35 = £ _______
Please make cheques payable to: University of Warwick (please write Name and address of child on the back of the cheque)
Child Care Voucher accepted – Please contact Sophie Dewar on 02476 523389 or email - S.N.Dewar@warwick.ac.uk for
more details.
Mad Science of West Midlands is operated by PJT Science Ltd, Rigby Close, Heathcote Ind. Estate. Warwick CV34 6TH. Company Reg. No. 5856437