Workshops

Holiday workshops: Building with STIXX (ages 9–11)

In this workshop for 9–11 year olds, students will build giant 3D structures using geometric shapes.

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Get ready for an epic construction adventure! In teams of six, children will transform humble sheets of newspaper into solid, structural STIXX rods using a special hand-operated STIXX machine. With only these rods and reusable cable ties, they'll design and build life-sized giant 3D shelters big enough to fit the whole team of six into! Just like Civil Engineers on a real-world construction site, they’ll take part in every phase – planning, building, testing, using and eventually dismantling their shelter. For those who achieve the initial challenge early, there’s room for additional creativity producing custom features like windows or flag poles. It’s teamwork, imagination and engineering rolled into one unforgettable experience!

 

This workshop is strictly for ages 9-11 only. We reserve the right to refund or deny entry to those who are not in this age range.

Refunds can only be issued for tickets cancelled at least two weeks (14 calendar days) in advance of the event date. Please note that this supersedes our normal event terms and conditions. Please also note that Eventbrite adds a small booking fee to the amount paid for each ticket option.

About the Ri Demo Team

The Ri Demo Team are the people responsible for building all of the cool interactive science we have here. Most of their time is spent coming up with exciting ways to explore and explain science for our CHRISTMAS LECTURES, whether that is building a giant nose, or suspensing 3000 ping pong balls from the roof our lecture theatre. They also develop our Science in Schools shows, which are toured in schools all across the UK. Basically, is something cool and messy is going on in the building, they are usually the ones responsible. 

Our Demo Team are excited to run workshops this summer, sharing the passion for hands on science with like-minded young people. They will show you some of their favourite demosntrations, get you hands-on with intriguing activities, and generally help you have fun exploring science. 

About our workshops

Holiday workshops at the Royal Institution give students a hands-on experience of STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, maths) beyond what they learn at school. Working in groups or pairs, students will get hands-on to complete activities, challenges or projects which help them look deeper at the subject they are exploring. These workshops don’t follow the school curriculum but instead show students the many real world uses of STEM topics, expanding their horizons beyond the classroom to see the amazing possibilities science can give you. Sessions are led by experts from across industry and academia who will share with the students their excitement and knowledge of their areas of expertise.

For any queries regarding this workshop please email events@ri.ac.uk.

Support to attend holiday workshops

The Potential Trust may be able to offer financial assistance to enable children to participate in Ri events and activities if this would otherwise be financially difficult. Please contact Denise Yates, or at their new email address here

 

 

Covid guidelines

Face masks are no longer mandatory and wearing one in our Theatre and at other Ri events is at your discretion, however please do not attend the Ri if you are displaying Covid symptoms or, if you have tested, the result remains positive. Thank you for respecting other people and their choices, and for helping us keep all of our visitors and staff safe and well.

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