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Ideas Studio

  • 8 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Materials
  • Our Planet

Rock Powered Planet: Mining, Recycling and Sustainability

Rocks and minerals are vital for technology including smartphones, wind turbines and solar panels, but do we really have enough supply to meet the growing demand?
  • 11 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Computer Science
  • Data/Maths
  • Our Planet

Swimming, Not Drowning, in a Deep Pool of Data about Water

How can we use the huge amounts of data we collect, to learn about our ‘blue planet’ and the freshwater resources that support all life on Earth?
  • 11 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Our Planet

Save Energy, Waste Energy

Can energy saving methods really end up using more energy? From recycling to carbon capture, which energy efficient methods are not as efficient as you might think?
  • 11 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Our Planet

Salt Water Lamps

Salt + Water = Light! Ok it might not be that simple, otherwise saltwater lakes would be glowing all day, but see how simple chemistry could provide safe light sources.
  • 11 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Our Planet
  • Transport

The Future of Transport: Driving Change in the Next 10 years

How is transport being revolutionised with technology to tackle pollution and banish congestion? From artificial intelligence to super-speed trains, what will the transport of our future really look like?
  • 8 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Energy

What is National Grid?

Have you ever wondered how energy gets from the source to your home? It’s not as simple as flicking a switch!
  • 8 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Materials
  • Our Planet

Rock Powered Planet: Going Green

Learn how rocks and minerals from the earth are a vital part of going green, as we move away from harmful fossil fuels.
  • 13 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Engineering
  • Our Planet

BladeBUG

BladeBUG Limited is developing a unique walking robot to remotely inspect, maintain and repair wind turbine blades, helped by funding from the #ISCF​ Robots for a Safer World challenge.
  • 8 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Our Planet

Dynamic Earth – Indigenous Solutions

See how scientists and indigenous people can work together to come up with solutions to problems caused by climate change, then create your own poster of what you’ve learned.
  • 8 and over
  • Climate Change
  • Engineering
  • Our Planet

Dynamic Earth – Innovation and the Climate Crisis: Science or Fiction?

From space umbrellas to hard working hamsters, can you sort the science from the fiction when it comes to creative solutions that could help solve the climate crisis?