Cheshire
The Museum of the Chemical Industry.
'Scientrific' has over 30 hands-on
interactive exhibits. The 'Crazy Changes'
theme weeks in December 2001 and June
2002 focus on Materials and their
properties.
Web: www.catalyst.org.uk
Tel: 0151 420 1121
Bristol
Exhibits include the 'Move it' gallery,
celebrating human inventions that
have harnessed the power of nature.
Facilities at the centre include an
Imax theatre.
Web: www.at-bristol.org.uk
Tel: 0845 3451235
Glasgow
Includes interactive exhibits focusing
on physical skills, light, electricity
and magnetism, and planetary processes.
Planetarium and astronomy shows will
be featured in the Space Theatre.
Facilities at the centre include an
Imax theatre.
Web: www.gsc.org.uk
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Play virtual volleyball in outer
space in the 'Life Arcade' and experience
the world's longest motion simulator
ride at 'Lifelab'.
Web: www.lifelabeducation.co.uk
Tel: 0191 261 6006
London
The wide range of exhibits includes
'Earth - today and tomorrow' and 'Earth
Lab', investigating the impressive
diversity of British geology. Pupils
are actively encouraged to examine
specimens at 'Investigate', a purpose
built, state of the art laboratory
setting. Until April 2002 events to
complement the special 'Predators'
exhibit will be on-going.
Web: www.nhm.ac.uk
Tel: 0207 942 5054
London
Many interactive, hands-on exhibits
including astronomy, flight and space
technology, and Apollo 10's Command
Module. Facilities at the centre include
an Imax theatre.
Web: www.nmsi.ac.uk
Tel: 0207 942 4777
Birmingham
Discover how you could be living
tomorrow at 'Futures', one of ten
themed galleries at The Birmingham
Museum of Science and Discovery. Facilities
at the centre include an Imax theatre.
Web: www.thinktank.ac
Tel: 0121 303 1655
London
The Making Place is aimed mainly
at primary pupils, their teachers
and parents. Various workshops including
'Forces' and 'Dissolving and Changes'
are available.
Web: www.the-making-place.co.uk
Tel: 0208 964 2684
Armagh
Host to one of the largest telescopes
available for public use in Ireland,
together with exhibits covering rockets,
meteorites, telescopes and audio-visual
presentations in the 'Star Theatre'.
Web: www.armagh-planetarium.co.uk
Tel: 0283 752 3689
Powys
This living centre demonstrates sustainable
ways that people and technology can
live together in harmony with the
Earth.
Web: www.cat.org.uk
Tel: 0165 470 2400
East Sussex
Previously home to the Royal Greenwich
Observatory, now housing hands-on
exhibits including 'Force and Gravity',
'Time Exhibition' and 'Earth Dome'.
The renovated telescopes are available
for school groups.
Web: www.science-project.org/herst/default.html
Tel: 0132 383 2731
Norwich
Holds a programme of live experiment
science shows and houses hands-on
exhibits including 'Orbit Well', 'Double
Orbit', 'Crackle Disc' and 'Space
Faces'.
Web: www.science-project.org/inspire/default.htm
Tel: 0160 361 2612
Cheshire
The home of the Lovell Radio Telescope
and the Jodrell Bank Observatory.
In addition to the Planetarium there
are eight exhibition galleries with
hands-on exhibits including 'Pathways
through the Universe' and 'The Physical
Universe' investigating the Solar System, light, forces and magnetism.
Web: www.jb.man.ac.uk
Tel: 0147 757 1339
Leicester
Hands-on activities exploring our
Solar System and beyond, together
with space rocket and satellite displays
and 'Space Theatre' shows.
Web: www.spacecentre.co.uk
Tel: 0116 253 0811
Edinburgh
Current exhibitions include the hands-on
'Discovery Zone', 'Reaching for the
Stars' and the 'Computer Gallery',
where you can explore the Universe
interactively.
Web: www.roe.ac.uk
Tel: 0131 668 8405
Aberdeen
Explore many exhibits relating to
'Time and Space' including 'Orbits'
which demonstrates the effect of blackholes.
The theme for Christmas 2001 is 'Colour
and Light'.
Web: www.satrosphere.net
Tel: 0122 464 0340
Sheffield
A hands-on science centre based at
Kelham Island Museum.
Web: www.simt.co.uk
Tel: 0114 272 2106
Cardiff
Many hands-on exhibits together with
the Planetarium and Science Theatre
shows including 'Tour of the Solar
System'.
Web: www.techniquest.org
Tel: 0292 047 5475
Manchester
Permanent exhibitions with hands-on
activities include the 'Air and Space'
gallery, illustrating how space travel
became a reality.
Web: www.msim.org.uk
Tel: 0161 606 0115
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