Science fun photos and Winchester Science Centre

  • When: Saturday 1 March 2025

  • Who: Families

  • Location: Winchester Science Centre & Planetarium, Telegraph Way, Winchester SO21 1HZ

  • Cost: £5 per person attending (under 5’s go free)

  • Closing date: Monday 10 February 2025

Earn your first Young Achievers Badge of the year at Winchester Science Centre!

Get your 2025 Young Achievers journey started with VICTA at Winchester Science Centre this March. Take part in a day filled with exciting science activities; start with a mesmerising Planetarium show then get stuck in with a sensory workshop about ‘Matter’, creating your own slime! “What’s the difference between solids, liquids and gases? Let’s find out together. Explore why they behave the way they do. Then let’s make some slime! As a non-Newtonian fluid, slime brings the properties of matter to life. See and feel them in action while having a lot of fun.”

Finish the day with a tactile tour of the centre and use the ‘Discovery Pens’ to explore the many intriguing exhibits on offer. As part of the day, primary school aged children with a vision impairment will also earn their VICTA Young Achievers Science badge in a day and kick-start their way to completing their 2025 medal. (Siblings will also earn a Super Siblings certificate and pin-badge for being, well… super!). Special personalised Braille certificates for the Young Achievers will follow soon after the activity.

To find out more about the VICTA Young Achievers Award and how you can get started, follow this link – Young Achievers Award – victastudents.org.uk

Please note, VICTA’s Young Achievers Award is aimed at those following a primary school curriculum however if your child is outside of this, we welcome your application. Priority will be given to those families with children of a primary school age.

Apply for this activity via the form below:

Why apply?

  • A great opportunity to meet other like-minded families
  • Spark an interest in science in your VI child
  • Earn the VICTA Young Achievers Science badge by the end of the activity
  • Become eligible to enter into the VICTA Science Fair competition by the end of the activity

Who can apply?

Applicants must be:

  • Registered or registrable blind or partially sighted
  • At least 5 years old on 1 March 2025
  • Aged 17 or under on 1 March 2025
  • Under 5’s go free
Apply for the Young Achievers Science Family Day at Winchester Science Centre

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