School Visits
School Visits
*ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED*
IN the meantime, CHECK OUR DIGITAL OFFER “ASC IN YOUR CLASSROOM* FOR EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Are you looking for ideas to teach in your classroom or want to reinforce a topic you already taught? Or just planning a fun and educational trip for your class? Then look no further!
We, at Aberdeen Science Centre, have a wide variety of Educational shows and workshops, which have been thoughtfully developed to complement and support the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). Each session is designed not only to inspire young people in STEM, but also to spark a sense of curiosity and exploration.
Teacher feedback about our staff
Reasons for School visits
- Provides equipment, resources and approaches difficult to do in school
- Helps with difficult topic to deliver in the classroom
- Reinforces a topic studied in a different way
- Introduce a topic in a memorable way
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Call For Enquiry
01224 640340
Mail For Enquiry
education@asc.scot
Staff very helpful and showed an enthusiasm when talking to the children – good amount of staff walking around engaging in the activities with the children and answering their questions. Children seemed to enjoy themselves too.
A great privilege to have such an exciting resource available for learning experiences.
Excellent visit! Helpful and knowledgeable staff. Great for getting ideas to take back to class.
From booking to end of visit the staff were amazing. Extremely accommodating to our needs, very friendly and relaxed and provided an engaging and entertaining show. Thank you.
VISIT TO THE CENTRE
*ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED*
IN the meantime, engage with us digitally. CHECK OUR DIGITAL OFFER “ASC IN YOUR CLASSROOM* FOR EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Entry to the Science Centre includes 30-45 min science demonstration and time to explore our two floors of brand new exhibits. Please contact our Education Team for more details on costs and availability of shows and workshops.
On arrival, you will be provided with a timetable, which is a complete guide to your booked activities. We have a packed lunch area which can be reserved for the day (subject to availability). Please let us know if any of your pupils have access requirement or learning needs and we will be able to accommodate this during your visit.
Mail For Enquiry
education@asc.scot
ASC IN YOUR CLASSROOM
ASC in your classroom: School Digital Engagement
From story sessions, demos, challenges to escape rooms, we have a range of STEM activities in our digital offers to support teachers and practitioners.
STEM Learning Programme
Browse our Curriculum linked sessions
Interactive Exhibits
Explore some of our Exhibits
Information for Teachers
Activity Guides and other documents
Our Schools Team
Our dedicated and enthusiastic Education team will support you throughout your visit, from the moment you first get in touch to when you board your bus back to school.
Our mission of “Inspiring a lifelong interest in Science by creating engaging experiences” forms the core of our practice. Our team aims to inspire next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians to help support an evolving knowledge-based economy.
We are here to support teachers and practitioners deliver the Benchmarks and Experiences & Outcomes set out in the Curriculum for Excellence. Through inspirational and enjoyable activities, we aim to help pupils develop their capacity to be successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors to society and responsible citizens.
Maha Abhishek
Schools Programme Lead
Bob Forbes
Customer Engagement Assistant
Andrew McDonald
Customer Engagement Assistant
