STEM Family Weekend Bytes - Six unique activities
The Weekend Bytes festival continues every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year and we have six great activities for kids aged four and upwards.
You will also have the opportunity to explore the whole museum as a family and be inspired by the hands-on demonstrations from our expert guide and volunteers.
There is the new Sphero Bolts, Minecraft challenges, Lego robot building and programming, BBC micro:bit programming and hands-on play programming with the help of a friendly wooden robot, plus Oculus Rift where you can try out some virtual reality experiences.
So, lots to fascinate kids throughout the year
NEW! Sphero Bolts
The Sphero Bolt is the latest in a line of programmable Sphero toys designed to teach kids coding. The toys work alongside the Sphero Edu app to teach basic concepts through a block-based visual language, much like Scratch, or – for more advanced students – through JavaScript. We encourage families to explore these fabulous kits together.
Oculus Rift - try a variety of Virtual Reality experiences - I deal for 13 years up
What not try 3D virtual reality experiences where you can visit a space station, take amusement rides, or fly around the world visiting many cities plus many other exiting activities..
Minecraft Challenge
Minecraft is an open-world construction-based video game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.
Lego Mindstorms Robots activities
Parental participation required because of the nature of the activity - allow 1-2 hours.
Participants will work with Lego Mindstorms to build and program a robot to solve a variety of problems, including mazes, moving objects and even racing. Lego Mindstorm kits are one of the world's most popular robotics kits, and can teach youngsters the potential of applying creative automated solutions to real-world problems.
BBC micro:bit drop-in session
The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customise and control to bring your digital ideas, games and apps to life.
In these sessions, children can learn to code from pre-constructed challenges and tasks that are designed to promote logical, creative thinking. We have a range of challenges suitable for all ages
Cubetto
Cubetto is a friendly wooden robot that will teach your child the basics of computer programming through adventure and hands-on play. Montessori-approved and LOGO Turtle-inspired, Cubetto is ideal for little coders getting started.
