Hands-on science
Take your chance to get hands-on, making, engineering and transforming things around you in our family Masterclasses and Family Fun Day in February
Hands-on family workshop: Sound and loudspeakers
Wednesday 18 February, 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Acoustics play an enormous role in our society and we are never far from an acoustic device. In these two Family Masterclassese with Jon Constable, we will explore the concepts that underpin modern acoustics and even have a go at making and testing loudspeakers. The morning workshop is aimed at 9-11 year olds with their families and the afternoon workshop is aimed at 12-14 year olds and their families.
Family Fun Day: Sparks will fly
Saturday 21 February, drop in between 11.00am and 4.00pm
You may have seen the CHRISTMAS LECTURES on TV but now is your chance to make sparks fly at this hands-on event for the whole family! The building will be full of interactive activities for 6 - 12 year-olds and their families, plus talks in the theatre.
Ri offerings for half term
The first half term of 2015 is fast-approaching and the Ri has plenty to offer, whether that's through family talks, workshops, a visit to our museum and cafe or experiments to try at home.
Don't forget, the Faraday Museum is free to all and open Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm. But to get more from the Ri, membership offers free tickets, discounts in our café and special offers. And it starts from just £15 for young people!
Family-friendly chemistry
We have two family-friendly evening talks on chemitry, whether you want the fizzes and bangs that Andrew Szydlooffers, or the wonder of discovery in Periodic success.
Andrew Szydlo's blaze of steel
Tuesday 17 February, 6.00pm - 7.15pm
Andrew Szydlo is back to give another demo-packed family-friendly performance covering all you need to know about iron and steel. Watch him in his ever-popular Ri Channel video to see what to expect.
Periodic success
Thursday 19 February, 6.00 - 7.15pm
10 chemical elements were discovered at the Royal Institution but where were all the other elements discovered? And how did scientists discover them? Join chemical physicist and communicator Jamie Gallagher on a guided tour of the most famous of scientific images - the periodic table.
Get ExpeRimental
You don't need to get to the Royal Institution to enjoy science play, you can get invovled at home. Series two of ExpeRimental has launched! Make your home a science lab by watching our series of short films and doing the fun, easy and cheap experiments at home with children aged 4 to 10. We thank the Royal Society of Chemistry for their support in this project.